East Carolina’s basketball team will try to avoid its second six-game losing steak of 2016 when the Pirates take on No. 21 SMU today at 2 p.m. in Dallas.
ECU (10-16, 2-11 American Athletic Conference), which started 0-6 in American play, has lost five consecutive games after a pair of late-January victories over Memphis and Temple. The Pirates’ most recent loss, a 69-52 setback at home against South Florida on Tuesday, dropped them into sole possession of last place in the league.
SMU (21-4, 9-4) opened the season with 18 straight wins and was ranked as high as No.