East Carolina Pirates at Houston Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
51 - 73
Gray leads Houston in its final game in Hofheinz Pavilion
Houston (21-9, 12-6) claimed the third seed and a bye into the quarterfinals at the American Athletic Conference Tournament in Hartford, Connecticut. East Carolina (14-17, 6-12) is the ninth seed and plays eighth seed Temple on Thursday, the tournament's opening day.
Wes Van Beck added 11 points.
Jeremy Sheppard scored 12 points for the Pirates. Andre Washington blocked three shots, setting an ECU single-season record with 92.
Houston, leading 33-32 at halftime, used a 15-5 run, including eight points from Gray, to go up 48-37. Raquan Wilkins hit a 3-pointer for ECU but Gray then scored first seven points in a 19-6 run to lead 67-46 with three minutes to go.
Houston competed for the final time in Hofheinz Pavilion and will play off campus next season while the venue undergoes a $60 million renovation to re-emerge as Fertitta Center for 2018-19.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 51 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Jeremy Sheppard made Free Throw. | 51 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Jeremy Sheppard made Free Throw. | 50 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Foul on Armoni Brooks. | 49 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Damyean Dotson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wes VanBeck. | 49 - 73 |
Statistics
 ECU |
 HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-50 | FG | 26-69 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 5-21 | 3PT | 10-25 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 14-22 | FT | 11-13 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 6 | Assists | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Capacity:
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 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |