The East Carolina Pirates (10-17) will try to put an end to their six-game skid when they meet the Tulane Green Wave (10-17) at Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse. Action begins at 8:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Feb. 24 and can be seen on ESW and ES3.
The Green Wave are hoping to rebound after their 82-69 loss to Houston in their last matchup. Despite the loss, Dylan Osetkowski earned his 10th double-double this season with 19 points and 12 rebounds. The Pirates, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 74-63 loss against SMU in their last game. Prince Williams had a team-high 20 points.
Louis Dabney has taken his game to another level over the last five games for the Green Wave. During that stretch, he has averaged 21.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.6 steals, and 2.4 three-pointers.
The Green Wave may have trouble getting to the line in this one. They’re 292nd in the nation in FTA rate (32.5), while East Carolina is among the nation’s least foul-prone squads (yielding a FTA rate of just 27.5, 23rd in the country).
This is the second game of the year between these two teams, with the Green Wave winning the first matchup 100-92. Dabney had a standout performance in the victory, putting up 32 points, four rebounds, six assists, one steal, and three three-pointers.
Notes
Tulane averages 68.8 possessions per game, scoring .971 points on each possession. While East Carolina averages fewer possessions per game with 68.0, they score more points per possession with 1.023.
The Tulane Green Wave average an effective field goal percentage of 45.6% this season. The East Carolina Pirates have a poor record of 6-15 when opponents have an eFG% of 45.6% or greater.
On average, the Tulane Green Wave attempt 21.0 three point field goals per game and the East Carolina Pirates attempt 20.0. In games where they attempt at least 20 threes, both teams have losing records; Tulane is 5-13 and East Carolina is 3-11.
Tulane, the 82nd-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 38.3 rebounds per game. East Carolina does worse, ranked 279th with 34.0.
On average, Tulane makes 5.9 steals per game. East Carolina is a poor 6-13 when it gives up at least 5 steals.
