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Tulsa @ East Carolina

Current Records: Tulsa 9-18; East Carolina 15-13

What to Know

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are staying on the road Saturday to face off against the East Carolina Pirates at 4 p.m. ET Feb. 26 at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. East Carolina will be strutting in after a victory while the Golden Hurricane will be stumbling in from a defeat.

Tulsa received a tough blow on Wednesday as they fell 75-61 to the SMU Mustangs. Despite the loss, Tulsa got a solid performance out of forward Jeriah Horne, who shot 5-for-7 from beyond the arc and finished with 24 points and five rebounds. Horne hadn't helped his team much against the South Florida Bulls on Saturday, so this was a nice turnaround for him.

Meanwhile, East Carolina came out on top in a nail-biter against South Florida on Wednesday, sneaking past 64-60. Guard Tristen Newton (15 points), guard Brandon Suggs (15 points), and guard Tremont Robinson-White (13 points) were the top scorers for the Pirates.

The Golden Hurricane are expected to win this handily, but they should have beaten the Air Force Falcons Nov. 13 easily too and instead slipped up with a 59-58. In other words, don't count East Carolina out just yet.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 4 p.m. ET
  • Where: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum -- Greenville, North Carolina
  • TV: ESPN Plus
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Pirates are a slight 1.5-point favorite against the Golden Hurricane, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 1.5-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -111

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Series History

Tulsa have won ten out of their last 12 games against East Carolina.

  • Feb 08, 2022 - East Carolina 73 vs. Tulsa 71
  • Jan 30, 2021 - Tulsa 77 vs. East Carolina 68
  • Feb 12, 2020 - Tulsa 70 vs. East Carolina 56
  • Jan 15, 2020 - Tulsa 65 vs. East Carolina 49
  • Mar 03, 2019 - Tulsa 91 vs. East Carolina 78
  • Feb 17, 2019 - Tulsa 77 vs. East Carolina 73
  • Mar 01, 2018 - Tulsa 72 vs. East Carolina 58
  • Dec 28, 2017 - Tulsa 79 vs. East Carolina 53
  • Feb 26, 2017 - Tulsa 74 vs. East Carolina 66
  • Jan 25, 2017 - East Carolina 69 vs. Tulsa 66
  • Jan 19, 2016 - Tulsa 84 vs. East Carolina 69
  • Jan 05, 2016 - Tulsa 55 vs. East Carolina 43

Injury Report for East Carolina

  • J.J. Miles: Game-Time Decision (Achilles)
  • Wynston Tabbs: Out for the Season (Knee)

Injury Report for Tulsa

  • Keyshawn Embery-Simpson: Out for the Season (Academics)
  • Josh Earley: Out for the Season (Academics)