The East Carolina men’s basketball team had their first tough loss of the season to No. 14 California (4-2), Nov. 20. The Pirates (3-3) held the Bears off through the first half, but Cal took the 70-62 win over ECU in the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
Senior forward Michael Zangari matched his career high of 17 points for the Pirates. Zangari went into the night averaging 3.5 points-per-game, but helped ECU’s offense going 2-of-5 from beyond the arc.
ECU kept close with Cal thanks to the help of junior guard Caleb White, who had 15 points, including seven straight during a 57-second span in the second half.