Pirates Upset Bid Denied By Wichita State

Thursday, January 11

Greenville, N.C.

9 P.M.

East Carolina University

7-9, 1-4

Wichita State

14-2, 4-0

Wichita State

ECU

January 12, 2018 | Men's Basketball

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RESULT
Fifth-ranked Wichita State won its sixth consecutive game and 10^th straight on the road with a 95-60 victory over ECU inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Thursday.

TURNING POINT
ECU led 14-9 eight minutes into the game before the Shockers went on a 21-4 run over a six-minute stretch to take a 30-18 lead with 5:51 remaining before halftime and led by 22 at the break, 45-23. The Pirates never cut their deficit under double figures the remainder of the game.

ECU PLAYER-OF-THE-GAME
Senior B.J. Tyson posted his sixth-consecutive double-figure scoring game and lead ECU with 16 points … Tyson also grabbed four rebounds and handed out a pair of assists.

WICHITA STATE PLAYER-OF-THE-GAME
Redshirt sophomore Landry Shamet posted his first career double-double with 11 points and 11 assists … He connected on 4-of-7 from the field, including 3-of-5 outside the arc.

QUOTE OF THE NIGHT
"We have to continue to have the next up mentality… Even the guys who are playing major minutes. Those guys may have a bad night shooting the basketball, but the next day they'll have the chance to bounce back again. It's got to be a next man up mentality." - ECU Interim Head Coach Michael Perry

KEY PERFORMERS
Junior Kentrell Barkley scored 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting … Junior Justice Obasohan scored a career-high nine points; he had scored four points in 12 career games entering the contest … Freshman Dimitri Spasojevic netted double figures for the second straight game, scoring 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting… Spasojevic also led the Pirates in rebounding for the fifth time this season, pulling down six rebounds.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Wichita State shot 59.4 percent from the field compared to 39.7 percent by the Pirates … The Shockers shot 80 percent from the floor in the second half (21-30) … Wichita State was credited with 32 assists on 38 made field goals … The Shockers won the battle of the boards by 14 (40-26) … ECU drew its largest crowd of the season (5,539) and largest since 6,022 patrons filed into Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum to watch the Pirates face No. 10 SMU on Jan. 13, 2016.

UP NEXT
The Pirates continue their three-game homestand Sunday afternoon against American Athletic Conference rival Houston. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.