TULSA, Okla. -- Shane Carden threw for four touchdowns Friday night and ran for another and East Carolina beat Tulsa 49-32.

Cory Hunter scored on a 1-yard run for the Pirates (8-3, 5-2 American Athletic Conference) and Brandon Williams picked off a pass by Tulsa's Dane Evans and returned it 37 yards for a score.

A good night for Shane Carden who led East Carolina to a 49-32 victory over Tulsa with 4 TDs in the air and another on the ground

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Nov 11, 2014 at 9:35pm PST

Carden was 28 of 41 for 338 yards and an interception, with TD passes of 15 yards and 12 yards to Bryce Williams, 16 yards to Jimmy Williams and 4 yards to Justin Hardy. He scored on a 2-yard run in the fourth quarter.

D'Angelo Brewer scored on a 5-yard run for Tulsa (7-4, 4-3), Matt Hickman recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a score, James Flanders scored on a 1-yard run and Carl Salazar kicked a 35-yard field goal.

Evans was 15 of 32 for 200 yards, two interceptions and a 30-yard TD pass to Keyarris Garrett.