East Carolina Pirates at Wichita State Shockers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Johnson scores 12 as East Carolina beats Wichita State 54-52
Bobby Pettiford Jr.'s dunk stretched the Pirates' lead to 54-47 with about three minutes to play. Dalen Ridgnal missed a potential game-tying 3 for Wichita State with two seconds left.
Johnson also had seven rebounds and three steals for the Pirates (10-10, 3-4 American Athletic Conference). RJ Felton added 10 points while finishing 5 of 15 from the floor. Ezra Ausar shot 4 of 9 from the field and 1 for 3 from the line to finish with 10 points.
Harlond Beverly led the Shockers (8-11, 0-6) in scoring, finishing with 18 points and six rebounds. Ridgnal added eight points and six rebounds. Colby Rogers had seven points. The loss was the Shockers' eighth straight.
East Carolina went into the half ahead of Wichita State 26-22. Jaden Walker put up six points in the half. East Carolina took the lead for good with 7:13 remaining in the second half on a dunk from Johnson to make it a 45-43 game.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 54 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ronnie DeGray III Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ezra Ausar missed Free Throw. | 54 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Foul on Ronnie DeGray III. | 54 - 52 |
Statistics
 ECU |
 WICH |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-68 | FG | 18-44 |
| 33.8 | Field Goal % | 40.9 |
| 5-14 | 3PT | 3-18 |
| 35.7 | Three Point % | 16.7 |
| 3-8 | FT | 13-16 |
| 37.5 | Free Throw % | 81.3 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Assists | 8 |
| 12 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Wichita, KS
Attendance: 5,252 | Capacity:
2024-25 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 16-2 | - | 29-6 |
| North Texas | 14-4 | 2 | 27-9 |
| UAB | 13-5 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Tulane | 12-6 | 4 | 19-15 |
| East Carolina | 10-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 10-8 | 6 | 18-16 |
| Temple | 9-9 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Wichita State | 8-10 | 8 | 19-15 |
| South Florida | 6-12 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Tulsa | 6-12 | 10 | 13-20 |
| UTSA | 6-12 | 10 | 12-19 |
| Rice | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| Charlotte | 3-15 | 13 | 11-22 |