THE GAME
• This is the 25th meeting between Tulsa and East Carolina and the 12th as American Athletic Conference members.
• ECU is 10-14 on the season ... the Pirates come into Saturday's match-up off of a 81-67 victory over Tulane ... East Carolina has key conference wins over SMU, Tulane and USF.
• This will be the second of two games between Tulsa and ECU as the Golden Hurricane defeated the Pirates 65-49 at the Williams Arena on Jan. 15.
• East Carolina enters the game 4-7 in the American Athletic Conference, while Tulsa is 7-3 in conference play.