Pirates Defeat UMES Behind Riley's 18 Points, 68-56

Tuesday, December 2

Greenville, N.C.

7:00 p.m.

East Carolina University

3-5,0-0American

UMES

4-7,0-0MEAC

UMES

East Carolina

December 02, 2025 | Men's Basketball

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GREENVILLE, N.C. – Jordan Riley scored a game-high 18 points as East Carolina snapped a four-game skid with a 68-56 win over UMES on Tuesday night inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.

Isaiah Mbeng and Corey Caulker both had season-highs of 14 and 12 points for the Pirates (3-5) who shot 8-of-17 from distance in the 12-point win. Vito Perkovic added eight points while Luke Davis grabbed eight rebounds off the bench.

Dorion Staples and Michael Teal each scored 10 points for UMES (4-7).

UMES jumped out to a fast start, scoring the first seven points of the game until Giovanni Emejuru's free throw at the 17:25 mark put the Pirates on the board. The Hawks went ahead by as much as nine after Teal's three put UMES up 10-1 before a 10-2 run from ECU pulled the Pirates within a point with 11:03 remaining in the first half.

Back-to-back baskets put UMES ahead 16-11 with 9:20 to go in the half but the Pirates slowly chipped away before taking the lead on a three-point play from Perkovic at the four-minute mark. The Pirates would close the half strong as well, scoring the final four points to take a 32-26 lead at the break.

ECU outscored UMES 20-10 over the first 10 minutes of the second half as ECU lead ballooned to as much as 20 en route to the win.

Up Next
East Carolina continues its homestand on Saturday against UNCG at 4 p.m. on ESPN+.