East Carolina Pirates (11-11, 2-8 AAC) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (7-14, 1-9 AAC)
Tulsa, Oklahoma; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
LINE: Tulsa -5.5; over/under is 138.5
BOTTOM LINE: Tulsa plays the East Carolina Pirates after Rey Idowu scored 21 points in Tulsa's 67-58 loss to the Temple Owls.
The Golden Hurricane are 6-6 on their home court. Tulsa is seventh in the AAC shooting 33.7% from downtown, led by Jeriah Horne shooting 39.6% from 3-point range.
The Pirates have gone 2-8 against AAC opponents. East Carolina ranks sixth in the AAC shooting 33.9% from 3-point range.
The Golden Hurricane and Pirates face off Tuesday for the first time in AAC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sam Griffin is shooting 41.4% and averaging 15.9 points for the Golden Hurricane. Horne is averaging 9.8 points over the last 10 games for Tulsa.
Tristen Newton is scoring 17.5 points per game with 4.5 rebounds and 4.9 assists for the Pirates. Vance Jackson is averaging 10.1 points and 4.3 rebounds while shooting 40.8% over the last 10 games for East Carolina.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Hurricane: 1-9, averaging 65.6 points, 30.5 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 6.9 steals and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.6 points per game.
Pirates: 2-8, averaging 66.9 points, 31.8 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 6.3 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 37.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.7 points.
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