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East Carolina Pirates vs Tulane Green Wave Recap - East Carolina Wins 82-80
Shawn Williams went off for 29 points and added 2 rebounds leading East Carolina over Tulane, 82-80, on Wednesday at Devlin Fieldhouse.
East Carolina won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +12.5-point spread as underdogs.
B.J. Tyson had 22 points for East Carolina and Isaac Fleming chipped in with 16 points. Isaac Fleming had 3 assists for them, while Aaron Jackson was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 12 boards.
Tulane got 23 points from Cameron Reynolds in a losing cause and another 14 points from Ray Ona Embo. Jordan Cornish contributed 5 assists for them, while Cameron Reynolds had 6 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed East Carolina were victorious, as the score was 34-31 at the break.
The rebound battle favored East Carolina as they grabbed 27 boards, while Tulane only had 26
Next game, East Carolina takes its act home to face Connecticut looking for another win. For Tulane, they head home to face Memphis.