Saturday, February 7
Greenville, N.C.
Noon
East Carolina University
7-16,2-8American
73
vs
81
Temple
15-8,7-3American
1
2
F
Temple
35
46
81
East Carolina
28
45
73
Pirates Fall To Temple, 81-73
February 07, 2026 | Men's Basketball
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Jordan Riley scored a game-high 32 points but East Carolina could not string together consecutive conference wins for the first time this year as the Pirates fell to Temple, 81-73, inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Saturday afternoon.
Riley recorded 30 points for the third straight game while Demitri Gardner added 16 points and Giovanni Emejuru recorded a double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds for the Pirates (7-16, 2-8 American).
Temple (15-8, 7-3 American) had four players in double figures led by Aiden Tobiason's 27 points.
The Pirates jumped out to a 10-1 lead, behind six early points from Gardner, but Temple quickly tied the game up at 10 on Gavin Griffiths' three at the 14-minute mark. Both teams traded the lead three times before being stuck in a scoring drought of nearly three minutes until Corey Caulker's floater with 8:12 to go in the first half made it 19-18 in favor of Temple.
Masiah Gilyard's layup with two minutes left gave Temple its largest lead of the first half as the Pirates found themselves trailing 35-28 at the break.
Temple controlled the second half, going up by as much as 14 and the Pirates were never able to get closer than six points the rest of the way.
Up Next
East Carolina hosts UTSA on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
Riley recorded 30 points for the third straight game while Demitri Gardner added 16 points and Giovanni Emejuru recorded a double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds for the Pirates (7-16, 2-8 American).
Temple (15-8, 7-3 American) had four players in double figures led by Aiden Tobiason's 27 points.
The Pirates jumped out to a 10-1 lead, behind six early points from Gardner, but Temple quickly tied the game up at 10 on Gavin Griffiths' three at the 14-minute mark. Both teams traded the lead three times before being stuck in a scoring drought of nearly three minutes until Corey Caulker's floater with 8:12 to go in the first half made it 19-18 in favor of Temple.
Masiah Gilyard's layup with two minutes left gave Temple its largest lead of the first half as the Pirates found themselves trailing 35-28 at the break.
Temple controlled the second half, going up by as much as 14 and the Pirates were never able to get closer than six points the rest of the way.
Up Next
East Carolina hosts UTSA on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Temple
ECU
FG%
.433
.472
3FG%
.280
.250
FT%
.800
.741
RB
40
31
TO
4
6
STL
3
3
Game Leaders
Pts
32
FGM
11
3FGM
1
FTM
9
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
10
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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