Pirates Wrap Up Road Trip At North Texas Friday

Game 20: East Carolina (5-14, 0-6 American) at North Texas (12-7, 3-3 American)
Date \| Time	January 23, 2026 \| 1 p.m. ET
Location	Denton, Texas \| The Super Pit
Game Program	Digital Game Program #4
Coverage	Stream: ESPN+ Radio: 107.9WNCT Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Statistics	East Carolina \| North Texas \| The American
Game Notes	East Carolina \| North Texas \| The American
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Denton, Texas – East Carolina wraps up its two-game road swing on Friday afternoon when the Pirates take on North Texas at The Super Pit.

The game is slated for a 1 p.m ET tip time after being originally scheduled for Saturday at 6 p.m. ET and will be streamed on ESPN+ with Kyle Youmans (play-by-play) and DJ Draper (analyst) on the call. Pirate fans can also tune in to 107.9 WNCT FM, 94.3 The Game or download the IBX app to hear Daron Vaught call the action.

Jordan Riley leads the Pirates on offense with a league-best 21.8 points per game while Giovanni Emejuru adds 13.8 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. Demitri Gardner has recorded back-to-back games in double figures after scoring 14 points at Wichita State.

Last Time Out
Jordan Riley scored a team-high 15 points but East Carolina could not overcome a slow start as the Pirates fell 77-60 to Wichita State on Wednesday night at Charles Koch Arena.

Scouting the Mean Green
North Texas comes into Friday having won their last two contests including an 81-62 win over UTSA at home on Wednesday night behind a career-high 27 points from Je'Shawn Stevenson. Stevenson leads the Mean Green on offense with 17 points per game while Will McClendon (13 ppg) and David Terrell Jr. (12.8 ppg) add secondary scoring. North Texas is 9-2 at home this season.

Series History
North Texas leads the all-time series with East Carolina 5-1 including a 3-0 mark in American Conference contests. The Pirates are 0-2 in Denton and their lone win in the series came on Dec. 29, 1984 in Tulsa, Okla. where the Pirates prevailed by a score of 70-65.

On This Date
ECU is 4-13 in games played on Jan. 23 with the last game on this date coming during the 2018-19 season when the Pirates fell 94-50 on the road to No. 17 Houston.

Up Next
East Carolina hosts Rice on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on ESPNU.

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Players Mentioned

Giovanni Emejuru

Demitri Gardner

Jordan Riley

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