Primo Spears and No. 11 seed UTSA will match up with RJ Felton and No. 6 seed East Carolina on Thursday in the AAC second round.

The No. 11-seeded UTSA will clash with the No. 6-seeded East Carolina in the second round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday night at Dickies Arena in Forth Worth, Texas. The East Carolina Pirates are 18-13 overall this season and finished 10-8 against teams in the AAC. They were tied with Florida Atlantic, but they lost the tiebreaker and ended with the No. 6 seed. This will be their first game of the tournament, with only one first round game between the two lowest seeds in the conference.

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Game Date: Thursday, Mar. 13, 2025

Game Time: 9 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN U

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They closed out their season with two wins and a loss this month. They beat Charlotte and Tulane before dropping the finalé to Florida Atlantic on Sunday by almost 30 points. The backcourt duo of RJ Felton and Jordan Riley leads the team. Felton is averaging 18.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. Riley is averaging 14.4 points and 5.8 rebounds this season.

The UTSA Roadrunners finished their season 12-18 overall and were just 6-12 against teams in the American Athletic Conference, tied with USF and Tulsa. Due to the tiebreakers in the conference, they ended with the worst of the three tied seedings. They ended their season on a high note, though, beating Charlotte by three points on the road.

This will be their first game of the tournament, with just that one game in the first round. The winner of this game advances to the quarterfinals. UTSA is led on the court by senior guard Primo Spears. He is averaging 19.8 points and 4.0 assists per game. The frontcourt is led by Raekwon Horton, who is averaging 12.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.

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