East Carolina 63, at North Texas 59

DENTON, Texas (Interstat) — In a game defined by defensive grit and offensive inefficiency, the East Carolina Pirates snapped a five-game losing streak and secured their first American Athletic Conference victory of the season with a 63-59 upset of the North Texas Mean Green on Friday afternoon at the North Texas Coliseum. The outcome defied both the odds and the statistical profile of the contest. North Texas, which entered as a heavy favorite with a 93.5% win probability according to Interstat’s ELO system, was undone by a frigid shooting performance and a dominant rebounding effort from East Carolina’s Giovanni Emejuru.… Read more...