Unbeatable through their first five games at home this basketball season, the East Carolina Pirates will likely face their toughest Minges Coliseum test yet tonight.
In-state rival and former Colonial Athletic Association foe UNC Wilmington is set to battle ECU (6-4) at 7 o’clock and the Seahawks bring more than their impressive 5-1 record to Greenville. Wilmington has a dominant road victory, 94-73 at East Tennessee State, under its belt and nearly pulled an upset at Georgetown on Saturday.
Down 25 points with 8:14 left to play, UNCW went on a remarkable 32-10 run and trailed 83-80 at the 18-second mark before falling 87-82 against a Hoyas team picked to finish second in the Big East.