South Florida Bulls at East Carolina Pirates
· NCAA Women's Basketball
64 - 65
East Carolina tops No. 25 South Florida women, 65-64
East Carolina (17-8, 8-6 American) led by 15 points after Jasmine Phillips drilled a jumper with 8:39 to play, but South Florida rallied. Courtney Williams' jumper made it 63-59 with :48 left. Following two free throws by Janesha Ebron to push the Pirates lead back to six, 65-59, Williams drilled a 3-pointer to halve the lead.
Williams' layup with :19 left cut the lead to one, 65-64, but she missed the accompanying free throw to tie.
East Carolina missed four straight free throws in the final 19 seconds.
South Florida (20-5, 11-2), playing in Greenville for the first time since the 2003-04 season, came from 11-points down in the first half to win the season opener over the Pirates, 69-62.
Jada Payne scored 15 of her 20 points in the first half as East Carolina built a 12-point lead, 35-23.
Williams finished with 34 points for South Florida, which had a six-game win streak snapped.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 64 - 65 |
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Alisia Jenkins Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 65 |
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I'Tiana Taylor missed Free Throw. | 64 - 65 |
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East Carolina Deadball Team Rebound. | 64 - 65 |
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I'Tiana Taylor missed Free Throw. | 64 - 65 |
Statistics
 USF |
ECU |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-59 | FG | 25-59 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 1-7 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 14 |
| 18-26 | FT | 14-23 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 9 | Assists | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 15 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fouls | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Greenville, NC
Attendance: 1,646 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 17-1 | - | 29-6 |
| East Carolina | 14-4 | 3 | 22-10 |
| South Florida | 13-5 | 4 | 20-12 |
| Tulsa | 11-7 | 6 | 19-12 |
| North Texas | 11-7 | 6 | 19-14 |
| UTSA | 9-9 | 8 | 18-16 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Charlotte | 8-10 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Florida Atlantic | 7-11 | 10 | 14-18 |
| Tulane | 6-12 | 11 | 11-20 |
| Wichita State | 5-13 | 12 | 8-23 |
| UAB | 4-14 | 13 | 11-19 |
| Memphis | 4-14 | 13 | 10-21 |