GREENVILLE — Wichita State managed to pry a 92-89 American Conference double-overtime victory from the jaws of defeat at East Carolina on Wednesday night despite a career-high 40 points by Jordan Riley. The Shockers (17-10, 9-5 American) got a 4-point play from Kenyon Giles with 10 seconds left in regulation to tie the score at 69. There did not appear to be contact in the … [Read more...]

HOUSTON — East Carolina won its second straight American Conference game, 85-75, at Rice on Saturday. The Pirates improved to 9-16 overall and 4-8 in league play as Jordan Riley led four players into double-figure scoring with 22 points. Demitri Gardner had 21 points. Giovanni Emejuru tallied 17 and Corey Caulker added 14 as ECU won for the fourth time in its last six … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina kept Texas-San Antonio winless in American Conference play with an 88-72 victory in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Wednesday night. The Pirates improved to 8-16 overall and 3-8 in the American as Jordan Riley led five players into double figures with 19 points. Riley scored the 1,000th point of his two seasons at ECU on a free throw with … [Read more...]

Texas-San Antonio is winless in the American Conference going into a Wednesday matchup at East Carolina (7 p.m., ESPN+). The Roadrunners are 0-11 in league play. ECU is 0-5 against American opponents at home in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum this season. Obviously, one of those goose eggs will be broken. The Pirates are 11.5-point favorites on the early betting … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Jordan Riley scored 32 points on Saturday for East Carolina in an 81-73 American Conference loss to visiting Temple. The Owls (15-8, 7-3 American) swept the season series, following up on a 75-67 win in Philadelphia on Jan. 7. The Pirates (7-16, 2-8) got out to a 10-1 lead in the second meeting, but Temple responded with a 9-0 run to tie the score at 10 on a … [Read more...]