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North Carolina Wesleyan Battling Bishops at East Carolina Pirates

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North Carolina Wesleyan Battling Bishops
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81 - 99
East Carolina Pirates
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East Carolina gets past NC Wesleyan 99-81

Tyson shot 7 of 10 from the field and was a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line to become the first East Carolina player to score more than 20 points in their debut game since Darrell Jenkins in 2006. Nzege, who was 7 of 9 from the field, also had 12 rebounds.

Marshall Guilmette, Caleb White and Terry Whisnant scored 14 points apiece in the win, the second straight year the teams have opened their seasons against each other and their third meeting.

NC Wesleyan, an NCAA Division III team, was led by Eric Dortch-Jones, who had 25 points, including a pair of 3-pointers. Adrian Moore added 13 points for the Battling Bishops.

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Statistics

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27-66 FG 30-62
41 Field Goal % 48
7-20 3PT 3-16
35 Three Point % 19
20-30 FT 36-46
67 Free Throw % 78
33 Rebounds 46
13 Offensive Rebounds 15
20 Defensive Rebounds 31
18 Assists 17
14 Steals 17
3 Blocks 3
24 Turnovers 22
0 Team Turnovers 0
24 Total Turnovers 22
3 Technical Fouls 0
3 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
31 Fouls 24

Game Information

Venue: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum

Location: Greenville, NC
Attendance: 5,096 | Capacity:

2025-26 American Conference Standings

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Tulsa 13-5 2 30-8
Wichita State 13-5 2 24-12
UAB 11-7 4 20-12
North Texas 9-9 6 19-14
Florida Atlantic 9-9 6 18-15
Charlotte 9-9 6 17-17
Tulane 8-10 7 18-15
Temple 8-10 7 16-16
Memphis 8-10 7 13-19
Rice 7-11 8 13-18
East Carolina 6-12 9 11-20
UTSA 1-17 14 5-25
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