GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Katin Houser passed for 300 yards and two touchdowns, London Montgomery rushed for 125 yards and a score, and East Carolina beat Tulsa 41-27 on Thursday night.
ECU took a 31-14 lead on its first possession of the second half when Montgomery ran for a 51-yard touchdown.
Tulsa scored the next 10 points to get within 31-24. Seth Morgan made a 46-yard field goal and Stephen Kittleman capped an eight-play, 65-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run.
ECU went 61 yards on its next drive before settling for a 32-yard field goal to make it 34-24 with 10:51 left. Then the Pirates stopped Tulsa on fourth-and-15 near midfield when Rion Roseborough sacked Baylor Hayes.
Houser put ECU ahead 41-24 on a 2-yard run.
Marlon Gunn Jr. added 60 yards rushing and a score for ECU (4-3, 2-1 American Conference).
Hayes was 23 of 41 for 251 yards and two scores for Tulsa (2-5, 0-4), which was coming off a 45-7 loss at Memphis. Brody Foley caught six passes for 126 yards and a score.
ECU led 24-14 at halftime. Anthony Smith caught four passes for 150 yards and two scores in the first half, and Houser threw for 242 yards.
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