Tulsa moved into first place in the American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings Saturday (Feb. 29) with a win over UCF.
UConn 84, ECU 63 - Box Score
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Christian Vital had a season-high 27 points as UConn defeated East Carolina 84-63 on Saturday.
James Bouknight had 19 points and 10 rebounds for UConn (17-12, 8-8 American Athletic Conference). Isaiah Whaley added 16 points and seven rebounds. Brendan Adams had 11 points.
UConn totaled 42 first-half points, a season best for the team.
Tristen Newton scored a season-high 25 points for the Pirates (11-19, 5-12).