East Carolina Pirates at Memphis Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
58 - 70
58 - 70
Nichols paces Memphis past East Carolina, 70-58
Memphis closed the game on an 8-0 run in the final 3:30, with four points apiece from Nichols and Nick King.
King and Trahson Burrell each added 11 points as the Tigers (13-7, 6-3 American) shot 53.8 percent. King also grabbed seven rebounds and Burrell had three blocks.
Terry Whisnant had 17 points, shooting 5 of 7 from 3, and Caleb White pitched in 10 for East Carolina (8-12, 1-6). The Pirates lost their team-leading rebounder (5.8 per game), Michel-Ofik Nzege, to a head injury in the first half.
Memphis started the game on a 24-9 spurt and built a 39-24 halftime lead.
East Carolina began the second half on a 16-6 run, including three 3-pointers. Later, the Pirates cut the lead to four, 62-58, with 3:50 left, but wouldn't score again.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Trahson Burrell Offensive Rebound. | 58 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Avery Woodson missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 70 |
| 2nd 1:02 | Avery Woodson Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 70 |
| 2nd 1:02 | Terry Whisnant missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 70 |
Statistics
 ECU |
 MEM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-48 | FG | 28-52 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 13-27 | 3PT | 6-14 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 3-3 | FT | 8-14 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
Game Information
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2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| 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 |