Tulsa Golden Hurricane @ East Carolina Pirates
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
TLSA | 42 | 42 | 84 |
| 37 | 32 | 69 |
Tulsa beats East Carolina 84-69 behind Woodard's 22 points
GREENVILLE, N.C. -- James Woodard scored 22 points with four 3-pointers, Pat Birt added 20 with six 3s and Tulsa beat East Carolina 84-69 on Tuesday night to win its fourth straight game.
Rashad Smith scored 12 points, Rashad Ray added 11, and Shaquille Harrison scored 10 with a career-high 10 assists for Tulsa (12-6, 4-2 American).
Tulsa shot 14 of 27 from long distance (52 percent) and outscored the Pirates 30-18 in the paint.
Trailing 42-37 at halftime, East Carolina gained on an 11-2 run in which Prince Williams and B.J. Tyson each hit 3-pointers. Then Caleb White tied it at 56 with a jumper.
Tulsa replied with a 7-2 run in which Smith scored four points and the Golden Hurricane led 69-65 after Birt's back-to-back 3-pointers. Woodard hit a 3 with 1:59 left and Tulsa finished with an 11-2 run.
Tyson scored 16 for East Carolina (8-11, 0-6), which has lost six straight.
Game Information
Greenville, NC
Referee:Rodrick Dixon
Referee:Tom O'Neill
Referee:Duke Edsall
2025-26 Standings
| American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
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