East Carolina Pirates at Memphis Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Memphis defeats East Carolina 69-59
Williams was 8 of 17 shooting (1 for 3 from distance) for the Tigers (12-4, 2-1 American Athletic Conference). Kendric Davis added 14 points while going 6 of 20 from the floor, including 0 for 6 from distance, and 2 for 3 from the line, and he also had six assists and three steals. Elijah McCadden finished 4 of 4 from the field to finish with nine points.
Brandon Johnson finished with 15 points, three steals and three blocks for the Pirates (10-7, 1-3). RJ Felton added 10 points for East Carolina. Javon Small also had 10 points, four assists and three steals.
Williams scored 11 points in the first half and Memphis went into halftime trailing 33-25. Memphis used a 22-0 second-half run to come back from a seven-point deficit and take the lead at 51-36 with 11:55 remaining in the half before finishing off the victory. Davis scored 12 second-half points.
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Both teams next play Wednesday. Memphis visits UCF while East Carolina visits Cincinnati.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Johnathan Lawson Block. | 59 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Damaria Franklin Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Javon Small missed Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 69 |
Statistics
 ECU |
 MEM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-54 | FG | 28-59 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 9-28 | 3PT | 2-13 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 15 |
| 6-8 | FT | 11-17 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 13 | Assists | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 15 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 28 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Memphis, TN
Attendance: 11,328 | Capacity:
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 |