East Carolina Pirates at Temple Owls
· FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
80 - 69
Barkley leads ECU over Temple, into matchup with No. 12 SMU
Elijah Hughes added 17 points and Caleb White 11 for the ninth-seeded Pirates (15-17), who led wire-to-wire to advance to play top-seeded and No. 12-ranked SMU in a Friday quarterfinal. Barkley made three 3-pointers for ECU, which shot 51 percent overall and 48 percent from the arc (10 of 21).
Obi Enechionyia made four 3-pointers and scored 20 points for the eighth-seeded Owls (16-16), who split their two regular-season games with the Pirates. Quinton Rose added 13 points, Shizz Alston Jr. 11 and Quinto Rose 13 points and nine rebounds.
Deng Riak and Barkley hit 3-pointers to start the game as ECU took a 36-29 halftime lead. The Owls got within one at 11:20 of the second half put the Pirates pulled away, a 15-5 run giving them a 15-point lead in the final minute.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Alani Moore II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quinton Rose. | 80 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Quinton Rose Defensive Rebound. | 80 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Kentrell Barkley missed Free Throw. | 80 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Kentrell Barkley made Free Throw. | 80 - 66 |
Statistics
 ECU |
 TEM |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-55 | FG | 26-69 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 10-21 | 3PT | 9-29 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 14-20 | FT | 8-10 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 11 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fouls | 20 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Hartford, CT
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 |