East Carolina Pirates at UTSA Roadrunners
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Riley and East Carolina take down UTSA 82-81
Down by two points with five seconds to play, Corey Caulker missed the second of two free throws. Gardner grabbed the offensive rebounds, was fouled on a 3-point shot and hit all three foul shots to cap the scoring.
Riley also contributed six steals for the Pirates (10-18, 5-10 American Athletic Conference). Gardner scored 13 points while shooting 4 for 12 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line. Caulker shot 4 for 7, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points, while adding six assists.
Jamir Simpson led the way for the Roadrunners (5-23, 1-15) with 22 points, 10 assists and four steals. Dorian Hayes added 18 points, six rebounds and two steals for UTSA. Daniel Akitoby also had 17 points, nine rebounds and two blocks.
Riley scored nine points in the first half and East Carolina went into the break trailing 43-34. Riley scored 18 points in the second half. East Carolina outscored UTSA by 10 points over the final half.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 82 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 82 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Demitri Gardner makes free throw 3 of 3 | 82 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:03 | UTSA Timeout | 81 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Demitri Gardner makes free throw 2 of 3 | 81 - 81 |
Statistics
 ECU |
 UTSA |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-56 | FG | 31-54 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 10-22 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 19-26 | FT | 9-10 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 12 | Assists | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fouls | 16 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 11 |
| 7 | Lead Changes | 7 |
| 26 | Percent Led | 56 |
Game Information
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 1,037 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-8 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 27-7 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 23-11 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |