Pirates secure first AAC victory behind B.J. Tyson

East Carolina University escaped the University of South Florida with a 67-65 road win Wednesday night behind guard B.J. Tyson.

Courtesy of ecupirates.com East Carolina University's men's basketball team not only escaped the cold weather, but it also managed to escape Tampa, Florida with a 67-65 road win over the University of South Florida Wednesday night.

The Pirates (7-7, 1-2 AAC) trailed for most of the game and found themselves down by as many as 10 points in the second half. Led by guards Isaac Fleming's 12-point second half and Kentrell Barkley's team-high 16 points, ECU fought its way back into the game and trailed by just one with two minutes remaining. But, in crunch time, it was…