East Carolina Pirates at Charlotte 49ers
· NCAA Men's BasketballGardner lifts East Carolina over Charlotte 66-57
Jayden Gardner had 18 points as East Carolina topped Charlotte 66-57 on Friday in the season-opener for both teams.
Tristen Newton had 15 points and six rebounds for East Carolina.
Jordan Shepherd had 15 points for the 49ers. Jhery Matos added 14 points and Jahmir Young had 10.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Bitumba Baruti Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Jordan Shepherd missed Jumper. | 66 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Jayden Gardner made Free Throw. | 66 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Jayden Gardner made Free Throw. | 65 - 57 |
Statistics
ECU |
CLT |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-57 | FG | 20-53 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 2-15 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 13 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 8-10 | FT | 12-17 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 14 | Assists | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Venue: Halton Arena
Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 1 | Capacity:
Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 1 | 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 |


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