THE GAME
• This is the 24th meeting between Tulsa and East Carolina and the 11th as American Athletic Conference members.
• ECU is 8-8 on the season ... the Pirates come into Saturday's match-up off of a 71-68 victory over SMU ... East Carolina has key wins over Evansville, Charlotte and USF.
• This will be the first of two games between Tulsa and ECU as the Golden Hurricane will welcome the Pirates to the Reynolds Center on Feb. 12.
• East Carolina enters the game 2-1 in the American Athletic Conference, while Tulsa is also 2-1 in conference play.