East Carolina Pirates at Memphis Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
72 - 78
Balanced attack helps Memphis beat East Carolina 78-72
Memphis (10-6, 2-1 American Athletic Conference) rebounded from a 90-77 loss at then-No. 19 Houston on Sunday that snapped a four-game win streak. East Carolina (8-7, 1-2) has lost three of its last five.
With the game tied at 65 with about eight minutes left, Isaiah Maurice scored on a hook shot, Davenport made a dunk and Harris a 3-pointer and the Tigers led 72-67 with 4:47 left. The Pirates cut the deficit to 72-70 with 2:31 to go but did not score again until 3 seconds remained.
Harris made four 3-pointers and Davenport collected his sixth double-double of the season. Kareem Brewton Jr. added 13 points for the Tigers. Antwann Jones and Maurice chipped in 10 points apiece.
Jayden Gardner had 18 points for the Pirates. Seth LeDay added 14 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks. K.J. Davis had 12 points and 12 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:03 | East Carolina Timeout | 72 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jayden Gardner made Layup. | 72 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jayden Gardner Offensive Rebound. | 70 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Isaac Fleming missed Layup. | 70 - 78 |
Statistics
 ECU |
 MEM |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-70 | FG | 25-52 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 4-22 | 3PT | 8-23 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 12-15 | FT | 20-30 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 19 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 21 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fouls | 13 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Memphis, TN
Attendance: 14,622 | 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 |