The past two games have come down to the wire for the East Carolina University men’s basketball team, as it had to go to overtime against both the University of Memphis Tigers and the Tulane University Green Wave.
On Saturday, the Pirates (9-13, 3-8 AAC) took on the Tigers (14-9, 5-5 AAC) in what would be their second-straight overtime thriller in Minges Coliseum.
ECU went down 80-78 in the first minute of the extra period. Redshirt freshman guard Shawn Williams nailed back-to-back threes to go up 84-80. Williams went to knock down the final four free throws of the game to get the 88-85 victory.