TULSA, Okla. -- Dane Evans threw three touchdown passes, James Flandersran for two more scores and Tulsa rolled to a 45-24 victory over East Carolina on Saturday night.
Tulsa (7-2, 4-1) has a half-game lead over Houston and is tied with Navy atop the American Athletic Conference West Division standings. The Golden Hurricane travel to face the Midshipmen next Saturday.
Evans was 22 of 38 for 274 yards, and threw a pair of touchdown passes to Josh Atkinson and another to Keevan Lucas. Atkinson had 10 catches, including a 64-yarder for a score.