"The East Carolina Pirates (7-15, 2-7 AAC) will look to break a four-game home losing streak when they take on the Temple Owls (14-8, 6-3 AAC) on February 7, 2026 at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. In its previous game, East Carolina beat Florida Atlantic on Sunday, 76-75. Its leading scorer was Jordan Riley with 35 points. On Saturday, in its last game, Temple topped South Florida 79-78. With 22 points, Aiden Tobiason was its top scorer."
"East Carolina is being outscored by 7.7 points per game with a -170 scoring differential overall. It puts up 68.7 points per game (327th in college basketball) and allows 76.4 per contest (249th in college basketball). The 68.7 points the Pirates average are just 1.6 fewer than the Owls concede. East Carolina hits 5.0 three-pointers per game (359th in college basketball) at a 27.3% rate (365th in college basketball), compared to the 8.5 per contest its opponents make while shooting 36.0% from deep."
East Carolina (7-15, 2-7 AAC) hosts Temple (14-8, 6-3 AAC) on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum with a 12 p.m. ET tipoff. East Carolina seeks to end a four-game home losing streak after a 76-75 win over Florida Atlantic led by Jordan Riley's 35 points. Temple enters after a 79-78 victory over South Florida in which Aiden Tobiason scored 22 points. East Carolina averages 68.7 points and allows 76.4 per game, shooting 27.3% from three. Temple averages 75.4 points and holds a +5.1 scoring margin. The game will air on ESPNU.
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