Wednesday, February 18
Greenville, N.C.
7:00 p.m.
East Carolina University
9-17,4-9American
89
vs
92
Wichita State
17-10,9-5American
1
2
OT 1
OT 2
F
Wichita St.
37
32
9
14
92
East Carolina
33
36
9
11
89
Pirates Fall in Double Overtime To Wichita State, 92-89
February 18, 2026 | Men's Basketball
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Jordan Riley scored a career-high 40 points but East Carolina fell in double overtime to Wichita State, 92-89, on Wednesday night inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.
Riley's 40-point outburst marked the first time a Pirate scored at least 40 in a game since Anton Gill scored 40 against Maryland on Jan. 9, 1994.
Giovanni Emejuru added 16 points and Demitri Gardner scored 14 points for the Pirates (9-17, 4-9 American) who held a four-point lead with 18 seconds left but a four-point play from the Shockers' Kenyon Giles extended the game.
TJ Williams led Wichita State (17-10, 9-5 American) with 27 points while Giles added 24 and made two big shots to extend the game for the Shockers.
After Wichita took an early 4-2 lead, the Pirates used a 9-2 run to jump in front 13-6 with 14 minutes left. The Shockers would retake the lead with eight minutes left in the first half and go up by as much as seven, forcing a Pirate timeout with 3:53 left before halftime.
The Pirates went on a 7-2 run down the stretch to make the score 35-33 after a Riley steal and slam but the Shockers went into the break ahead 37-33.
Riley and the Pirates got off to a strong start in the second half as the senior scored 11 of ECU's first 13 points of the half to put his team in front 46-44 with 16 minutes left in the game. Both teams traded the lead over the next four minutes until ECU took the lead on Gardner's second-chance basket with 10:27 left to make it 57-55.
ECU was never able to increase its lead to more than five and after Eli DeLaurier split a pair of free throws to make the score 69-65 with 18 seconds left, the Shockers converted on a four-point play to tie the game at 69 and send the contest to overtime.
Riley quickly converted back-to-back baskets to put ECU in front 73-69 in the first overtime, but Wichita State would not go away as Giles sank a deep three and Williams and Will Berg scored inside to keep the Shockers in it.
Holding a two-point lead, the Pirates appeared to have the game in control after Wichita State came up empty with six seconds left but an ECU turnover on an out-of-bounds play allowed Giles to pick up the ball and hit a pull up with three seconds left as the game went to a second overtime.
Once again, the Pirates started the extra period strong and were up 89-86 on Riley's jumper with just over a minute remaining but Wichita State would close out the game, scoring the final six points.
Up Next
East Carolina travels to Charlotte on Saturday at noon on ESPN2.
Riley's 40-point outburst marked the first time a Pirate scored at least 40 in a game since Anton Gill scored 40 against Maryland on Jan. 9, 1994.
Giovanni Emejuru added 16 points and Demitri Gardner scored 14 points for the Pirates (9-17, 4-9 American) who held a four-point lead with 18 seconds left but a four-point play from the Shockers' Kenyon Giles extended the game.
TJ Williams led Wichita State (17-10, 9-5 American) with 27 points while Giles added 24 and made two big shots to extend the game for the Shockers.
After Wichita took an early 4-2 lead, the Pirates used a 9-2 run to jump in front 13-6 with 14 minutes left. The Shockers would retake the lead with eight minutes left in the first half and go up by as much as seven, forcing a Pirate timeout with 3:53 left before halftime.
The Pirates went on a 7-2 run down the stretch to make the score 35-33 after a Riley steal and slam but the Shockers went into the break ahead 37-33.
Riley and the Pirates got off to a strong start in the second half as the senior scored 11 of ECU's first 13 points of the half to put his team in front 46-44 with 16 minutes left in the game. Both teams traded the lead over the next four minutes until ECU took the lead on Gardner's second-chance basket with 10:27 left to make it 57-55.
ECU was never able to increase its lead to more than five and after Eli DeLaurier split a pair of free throws to make the score 69-65 with 18 seconds left, the Shockers converted on a four-point play to tie the game at 69 and send the contest to overtime.
Riley quickly converted back-to-back baskets to put ECU in front 73-69 in the first overtime, but Wichita State would not go away as Giles sank a deep three and Williams and Will Berg scored inside to keep the Shockers in it.
Holding a two-point lead, the Pirates appeared to have the game in control after Wichita State came up empty with six seconds left but an ECU turnover on an out-of-bounds play allowed Giles to pick up the ball and hit a pull up with three seconds left as the game went to a second overtime.
Once again, the Pirates started the extra period strong and were up 89-86 on Riley's jumper with just over a minute remaining but Wichita State would close out the game, scoring the final six points.
Up Next
East Carolina travels to Charlotte on Saturday at noon on ESPN2.
Team Stats
WSU
ECU
FG%
.474
.455
3FG%
.227
.231
FT%
.652
.571
RB
45
45
TO
15
11
STL
5
7
Game Leaders
Pts
40
FGM
16
3FGM
1
FTM
7
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
14
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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