East Carolina Pirates at Memphis Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Lomax lifts Memphis over East Carolina 66-59
Landers Nolley II had 12 points for Memphis (12-6, 8-3 American Athletic Conference), which earned its sixth consecutive home victory. D.J. Jeffries added 12 points. DeAndre Williams had eight rebounds.
Jayden Gardner had 23 points and nine rebounds for the Pirates (8-7, 2-7), who were coming off an upset of No. 5 Houston on Wednesday night. It was their first win over a ranked team in almost two decades and the highest-ranked team they ever beat. Brandon Suggs added 10 points.
Memphis defeated East Carolina 80-53 on Jan. 24.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Alex Lomax Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Malcolm Dandridge Block. | 59 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Tremont Robinson-White missed Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 66 |
Statistics
 ECU |
 MEM |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-47 | FG | 20-52 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 1-13 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 8 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 18-24 | FT | 18-29 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 20 | Fouls | 22 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
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Location: Memphis, TN
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2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 29-7 |
| 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 |