South Carolina Upstate Spartans @ East Carolina Pirates

East Carolina hosts South Carolina Upstate to tip off season

Updated: Nov 1, 2026, 07:51 pm

South Carolina Upstate Spartans at East Carolina Pirates

Greenville, North Carolina; Monday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina starts the season at home against South Carolina Upstate.

East Carolina went 11-20 overall with a 7-10 record at home during the 2025-26 season. The Pirates gave up 77.5 points per game while committing 16.1 fouls last season.

South Carolina Upstate finished 5-12 in Big South games and 3-13 on the road last season. The Spartans averaged 74.3 points per game last season, 34.6 in the paint, 14.1 off of turnovers and 12.0 on fast breaks.

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Game Information

Greenville, NC

NCAA Division I

Big South Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Charleston Southern	0-0	-	0-0
Gardner-Webb	0-0	-	0-0
High Point	0-0	-	0-0
Longwood	0-0	-	0-0
Presbyterian	0-0	-	0-0
Radford	0-0	-	0-0
South Carolina Upstate	0-0	-	0-0
UNC Asheville	0-0	-	0-0
Winthrop	0-0	-	0-0

American Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Charlotte	0-0	-	0-0
East Carolina	0-0	-	0-0
Florida Atlantic	0-0	-	0-0
Memphis	0-0	-	0-0
North Texas	0-0	-	0-0
Rice	0-0	-	0-0
South Florida	0-0	-	0-0
Temple	0-0	-	0-0
Tulane	0-0	-	0-0
Tulsa	0-0	-	0-0
UAB	0-0	-	0-0
UTSA	0-0	-	0-0
Wichita State	0-0	-	0-0

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