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Matchup: East Carolina vs. Tulane

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2006
Time: 7:05 p.m. CST
Site: Fogelman Arena (New Orleans, La.)
Records: ECU 6-10 overall, 0-3 Conference USA; Tulane 4-11 overall, 0-3 Conference USA
Rankings: None
TV: None
Radio: Pirate Sports Radio Network. Jeff Charles (play-by-play) and Si Seymour (analyst) provide the call.

Jan. 21, 2006

Either East Carolina or Tulane will win its first Conference USA game of the year on Saturday night in New Orleans as both teams enter the contest with a record of 0-3 in league play with both teams riding a three-game losing streak. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST on the Tulane campus.

Jeff Charles (play-by-play) and Si Seymour (analyst) will call the game across the 18-station Pirate Sports Radio Network and over the internet at www.ecupirates.com. The pregame show is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. EST air time.

East Carolina is coming off a four-point overtime loss to Conference USA newcomer SMU at home Wednesday night. Kinston, N.C. native Jeremy Ingram Ingram and Corey Rouse led the Pirates with 14 points each, while junior college transfer Tyronne Beale added 12 points.

Tulane suffered a 28-point loss on the road to UTEP Wednesday night, 47-75. Quincy Davis was the only player to score double figures for the Green Wave as he dropped in 14 points. David Gomez, Tulane's leading scorer, was held to just eight points.

Saturday's game will be just the fourth home game of the season for Tulane, who spent most of the 2005 fall semester stationed in College Station, Texas due to the ramifications of Hurricane Katrina. Tulane posted wins over Richmond and Savannah State, while losing its C-USA home opener to Rice.

First Of Two
Saturday's game is the first of two games this season between East Carolina and Tulane. Due to the league's new 14-game schedule and one division format, the two are "mirror rivals" this season. Prior to this year, the two teams have never a played a home-and-home series during their first four years together in the league. During ECU's initial year in the conference (2001-02), the two teams didn't play at all. Tulane will make the return trip to Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Feb. 25 for the Pirates' final home game of the year.

Last Time We Met
March 5, 2005 --- Ivan Pjevcevic scored a career-high 24 points, including six threepointers, to lead Tulane to a 77-71 win over East Carolina and end the Pirates' season short of the league tournament.

With the victory Tulane secured the 12th and final spot in the 2005 Conference USA tournament.

Freshman Taylor Rochestie scored 12 points and Quincy Davis added nine.

Tulane led 40-to-28 at the halftime on 62-pointfive percent shooting from the field for the first half.

Former Pirate Mike Cook scored 20 points to lead ECU, while Corey Rouse added 16. Senior Moussa Badiane had 12 points and 13 rebounds for East Carolina.

East Carolina out-rebounded Tulane 48-to-30 while the Green Wave led in assists, 19-to-nine. Both teams had eleven turnovers.