Tulane University
East Carolina
Men's Basketball Seeks Series Split Against ECU
Jan 1, 2021 | Men's Basketball
| GAME 8: TULANE Green Wave (5-2, 0-2 AAC) vs. EAST CAROLINA Pirates (7-1, 1-1 AAC) |
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| When: | Saturday, January 2 | 1 p.m. (CT) |
| Where: | New Orleans | Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse |
| Watch: | ESPN+ |
| Commentators: | Ken Berthelot (PxP) & David Grubb (Color) |
| Radio: | TuneIn App |
| Radio Talent: | Andrew Allegretta (Play-By-Play) |
| Live Scoring: | Statbroadcast |
| Notes: | Tulane | ECU | AAC |
| Social Media: | @GreenWaveMBB |
The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ as Ken Berthelot delivers play-by-play of all the action and David Grubb provides color analysis.
STARTING FIVE
1. Tulane plays its first game in 11 days and will face the same opponent as its last outing in search of an American Athletic Conference regular-season series split with East Carolina. The Pirates held on for a 68-58 win in Greenville on Dec.22.
2. Last time out, Jaylen Forbes scored a team-high 16 points, as Gabe Watson chipped in 14 points, four assists and three steals, but Tulane suffered a 68-58 road setback to East Carolina on Dec. 22. ECU opened up a double-digit lead with 17:25 left in the game and did not allow the Green Wave to draw any closer than 10 points for the remainder of the contest.
3. Tulane has won the turnover battle in six of its first seven contests this season while also forcing opponents into at least 15 mishaps on five occasions. Last season, the Green Wave committed equal or fewer turnovers than its opponents in 28 of 30 contests while ranking in the top 15 nationally in turnover margin (+4.3).
4. Tulane currently ranks second in The American in turnover margin (+3.6) and 3-pointers made per game (8.0) this season and third in fewest turnovers per game (12.3). On the national scale, the Green Wave rank in the top 100 in turnover margin and turnovers per game as of December 31.
5. Head coach Ron Hunter earned his 460th career win on December 9 against Southern Miss and currently has the 34th most victories among active NCAA Division I head coaches.
TULANE-EAST CAROLINA CONNECTIONS
» ECU associate head coach Steve Roccaforte was an assistant coach at Tulane from 1994-98 under former head coach Perry Clark. Roccaforte was part of a staff that guided the Green Wave to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 1995 and the Final Four of the 1996 NIT.
» Tulane redshirt freshman Ibby Ali and ECU sophomore Tremont Robinson-White were teammates at Maumelle (Ark.) High School.
» Tulane redshirt junior Jordan Walker and ECU freshman Noah Farrakhan both attended The Patrick School in New Jersey, but graduated three years apart.
SCOUTING ECU
• The Pirates enter Saturday's contest with a 1-1 record on the road this season.
• East Carolina is led by Preseason All-AAC First Team selection Jayden Gardner who is averaging 18.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game this season. He ranks third in the league in scoring and eighth in rebounding.
• East Carolina ranks second in The American in assists per game (17.6) and third in 3-point field goal percentage (.366) this season.
BY THE NUMBERS
• 10 - Tulane connected on a program-record 10 first-half 3-pointers in the win over Grambling State on Dec. 19. The Green Wave finished the game with 14 which tied for the third most in a single game in program history.
• 211 - Tulane has made at least one 3-point field goal in 211 consecutive games. The last time the Green Wave failed to do so occurred on January 16, 2014 at home against Louisiana Tech when they shot 0-for-14 from outside.
• 362 - Tulane scored 2,050 total points last season but return just 362 of those from one year ago. That means more than 82.3 percent of the Green Wave's total offense will be replaced in 2020-21 and that is the seventh most among NCAA Division I programs this season.
LAST TIME THEY MET - DECEMBER 22, 2020
Jaylen Forbes scored a team-high 16 points, as Gabe Watson chipped in 14 points, four assists and three steals, but Tulane suffered a 68-58 road setback to East Carolina on Dec. 22. ECU opened up a double-digit lead with 17:25 left in the game and did not allow the Green Wave to draw any closer than 10 points for the remainder of the contest. Jayden Gardner led the Pirates with 21 points and 10 rebounds.
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