Central Florida had to erase a 10-point second half deficit to beat East Carolina by three in the first basketball meeting between the teams this season on Jan. 2.
In the rematch, the Knights did not have to worry about any kind of comeback, theirs or ECU’s.
Five UCF players reached double-figure scoring, the Knights built a 28-point halftime lead and East Carolina dropped another road game, 89-69, in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday afternoon. It was the fifth consecutive loss for the Pirates (8-10, 0-5 American Athletic Conference), who lost their seventh straight away game this season and fell to 1-18 in their last 19 true road games dating back to last season.