Try as they might, East Carolina and UNC Wilmington could not keep themselves from playing an entertaining basketball game on Wednesday night.
It was not very pretty, but it was rarely dull.
The host Pirates remained undefeated at home this season after overcoming an 11-point deficit in a 78-73 victory over the Seahawks in Minges Coliseum. There were five technical fouls, 72 free throw attempts — 51 for ECU — and the teams combined to shoot 6-of-35 from 3-point range, but 11 lead changes, another highlight-reel dunk from Pirate star B.J. Tyson and some key plays at critical times from seniors Mike Zangari and Prince Williams helped coach Jeff Lebo’s team beat UNCW for the first time since 2008 while keeping the crowd of 4,038 in the game.