Who's Playing
South Florida Bulls @ East Carolina Pirates
Current Records: South Florida 10-9, East Carolina 11-9
How To WatchWhen: Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 1 p.m. ETWhere: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum -- Greenville, North CarolinaTV: ESPN PlusFollow: CBS Sports AppOnline Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)What to Know
After two games on the road, East Carolina is heading back home. They and the South Florida Bulls will face off in an American Athletic battle at 1:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The Pirates are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 76 points per game this season.
On Tuesday, East Carolina needed a bit of extra time to put away Tulsa. They walked away with an 85-76 victory over the Golden Hurricane. The win came about thanks to a strong surge starting at the 17:03 mark of the second half, when the Pirates were facing a 46-34 deficit.
East Carolina can attribute much of their success to Jordan Riley, who went 9 for 14 en route to 27 points plus seven rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave Riley a new career-high in threes (two). RJ Felton was another key player, posting 24 points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, the point spread may have favored South Florida on Wednesday, but the final result did not. They took a 69-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of Charlotte. The game marked the Bulls' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
East Carolina's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for South Florida, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-9 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. East Carolina hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 76 points per game. However, it's not like South Florida struggles in that department as they've been averaging 77.2. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
East Carolina came up short against South Florida in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 75-69. Will East Carolina have more luck at home instead of on the road?
Series History
South Florida has won 7 out of their last 10 games against East Carolina.
Dec 31, 2024 - South Florida 75 vs. East Carolina 69Mar 15, 2024 - South Florida 81 vs. East Carolina 59Jan 31, 2024 - South Florida 71 vs. East Carolina 60Mar 09, 2023 - East Carolina 73 vs. South Florida 58Feb 01, 2023 - South Florida 71 vs. East Carolina 63Jan 15, 2023 - South Florida 81 vs. East Carolina 70Feb 23, 2022 - East Carolina 64 vs. South Florida 60Feb 17, 2022 - East Carolina 65 vs. South Florida 57Jan 09, 2021 - South Florida 69 vs. East Carolina 63Feb 26, 2020 - South Florida 73 vs. East Carolina 68