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FINAL
Feb 3, 2021

Game Recap

Gardner, East Carolina upset No. 5 Houston 82-73. Jayden Gardner had 21 points and 15 rebounds to help East Carolina stun fifth-ranked Houston 82-73 on Wednesday night, securing the Pirates' first win against a ranked opponent in nearly two decades.

Box Score

12T
HOU403373
ECU374582
Houston Cougars logoHOUSTONMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
4Justin Gorham365-111-20-1111201511
55Brison Gresham181-30-00-01100232
0Marcus Sasser395-143-104-413102217
24Quentin Grimes292-101-72-47101237
3DeJon Jarreau377-133-58-1055102225
13J'Wan Roberts20-00-00-00000010
32Reggie Chaney161-20-04-46001106
12Tramon Mark171-20-10-01200112
1Jamal Shead20-00-00-01000000
5Cameron Tyson41-41-40-02000023
TOTAL23-5939.0%9-2931.0%18-2378.3%351342111973
East Carolina Pirates logoEAST CAROLINAMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
1Jayden Gardner386-130-09-13154011321
21Ludgy Debaut112-40-00-01200134
12Tremont Robinson-White335-85-62-342201217
11J.J. Miles316-122-50-023201514
2Tristen Newton363-70-44-446302310
20Bitumba Baruti304-93-62-411100213
44Edra Luster10-00-00-00000000
33Miles James120-20-10-01100000
10Tyrie Jackson81-21-20-00100113
TOTAL27-5747.4%11-2445.8%17-2470.8%28208171982

Play-by-Play

1st halfhouecu
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (19:37) DeJon Jarreau made Layup.
    20
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (18:51) Tristen Newton Defensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +2 (18:35) Ludgy Debaut made Jumper. Assisted by J.J. Miles.
    24
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (18:14) Justin Gorham missed Layup.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (18:14) Jayden Gardner Block.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (18:09) Justin Gorham Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (18:08) Justin Gorham made Layup.
    44
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (17:43) Tristen Newton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (17:39) East Carolina Offensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (17:30) J.J. Miles Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (17:16) Justin Gorham made Layup. Assisted by DeJon Jarreau.
    64
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (17:16) Foul on Ludgy Debaut.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (17:16) Justin Gorham missed Free Throw.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (17:16) Jayden Gardner Defensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (16:53) Ludgy Debaut missed Layup.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (16:51) Jayden Gardner Offensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +2 (16:50) Jayden Gardner made Layup.
    66
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (16:30) Brison Gresham made Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Grimes.
    86
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (16:04) Jayden Gardner missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:02) Quentin Grimes Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:41) DeJon Jarreau missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:38) Justin Gorham Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:37) Marcus Sasser missed Three Point Jumper.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (15:34) J.J. Miles Defensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (15:21) Tristen Newton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:17) DeJon Jarreau Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (15:12) Justin Gorham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeJon Jarreau.
    116
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (14:39) Ludgy Debaut Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:39) Marcus Sasser Steal.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:33) DeJon Jarreau Turnover.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (14:33) Tremont Robinson-White Steal.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (14:18) Tremont Robinson-White missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:14) Quentin Grimes Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:03) Justin Gorham missed Layup.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (14:01) Jayden Gardner Defensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (13:50) Ludgy Debaut missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:48) Justin Gorham Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:44) Foul on Brison Gresham.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:44) Brison Gresham Turnover.
  • (13:44) Official TV Timeout
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +2 (13:25) Jayden Gardner made Jumper. Assisted by Miles James.
    118
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:08) Marcus Sasser Turnover.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (13:08) Bitumba Baruti Steal.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +3 (12:44) Bitumba Baruti made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrie Jackson.
    1111
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:15) Quentin Grimes missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:13) Justin Gorham Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:08) Quentin Grimes missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:08) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:08) Houston Turnover.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (11:55) Tristen Newton Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (11:55) Justin Gorham Steal.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (11:47) Quentin Grimes missed Three Point Jumper.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (11:44) Jayden Gardner Defensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +2 (11:36) Jayden Gardner made Layup.
    1113
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (11:24) Foul on Jayden Gardner.
  • (11:24) Official TV Timeout
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (11:15) Reggie Chaney made Layup.
    1313
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (10:55) Tremont Robinson-White missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (10:53) Justin Gorham Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (10:36) DeJon Jarreau made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Gorham.
    1613
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (10:15) Tyrie Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (10:11) Tremont Robinson-White Offensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (10:09) Bitumba Baruti missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (10:06) Justin Gorham Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (9:58) Tramon Mark made Layup.
    1813
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (9:57) East Carolina Timeout
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +3 (9:37) Tremont Robinson-White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bitumba Baruti.
    1816
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (9:16) Marcus Sasser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeJon Jarreau.
    2116
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (8:52) Jayden Gardner missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (8:48) Reggie Chaney Defensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (8:43) Foul on Tyrie Jackson.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (8:36) Foul on Tristen Newton.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (8:36) DeJon Jarreau made Free Throw.
    2216
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (8:36) DeJon Jarreau made Free Throw.
    2316
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (8:12) Foul on Marcus Sasser.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (8:04) J.J. Miles missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (8:00) Reggie Chaney Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:52) Marcus Sasser missed Three Point Jumper.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (7:48) East Carolina Defensive Rebound.
  • (7:46) Official TV Timeout
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (7:30) Jayden Gardner missed Layup.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (7:28) J.J. Miles Offensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +3 (7:24) Tremont Robinson-White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tristen Newton.
    2319
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (7:00) Quentin Grimes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Sasser.
    2619
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (6:42) Bitumba Baruti missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:38) Tramon Mark Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:27) Brison Gresham missed Jumper.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (6:23) Jayden Gardner Defensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +3 (6:15) J.J. Miles made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Gardner.
    2622
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:02) Marcus Sasser Turnover.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (6:02) Tristen Newton Steal.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +3 (5:42) Tremont Robinson-White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Gardner.
    2625
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (5:17) Quentin Grimes missed Jumper.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (5:14) Jayden Gardner Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (5:10) Foul on J'Wan Roberts.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +1 (5:10) Jayden Gardner made Free Throw.
    2626
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +1 (5:10) Jayden Gardner made Free Throw.
    2627
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +3 (4:23) Tyrie Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ludgy Debaut.
    2830
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (4:01) Marcus Sasser made Jumper.
    3030
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (3:54) Foul on Tremont Robinson-White.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (3:54) Tremont Robinson-White Turnover.
  • (3:54) Official TV Timeout
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (3:42) Justin Gorham missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (3:39) Brison Gresham Offensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (3:39) Foul on Ludgy Debaut.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (3:24) DeJon Jarreau made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Sasser.
    3330
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (3:08) Bitumba Baruti missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (3:04) Justin Gorham Defensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (2:53) Foul on Tremont Robinson-White.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (2:53) Marcus Sasser made Free Throw.
    3430
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (2:53) Marcus Sasser made Free Throw.
    3530
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (2:32) Tyrie Jackson Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (2:21) Tramon Mark missed Three Point Jumper.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (2:18) Tristen Newton Defensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +2 (1:56) Jayden Gardner made Jumper.
    3532
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (1:44) DeJon Jarreau made Layup.
    3732
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +2 (1:37) J.J. Miles made Jumper. Assisted by Tristen Newton.
    3734
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (1:11) Marcus Sasser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brison Gresham.
    4034
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +3 (0:49) Bitumba Baruti made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tristen Newton.
    4037
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:22) Foul on Brison Gresham.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:22) Brison Gresham Turnover.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (0:00) Jayden Gardner missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:00) Houston Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

73Points82
23-59(39%)Field Goal(%)27-57(47.4%)
9-29(31%)3-Point(%)11-24(45.8%)
18-23(78.3%)Free Throw(%)17-24(70.8%)
37(12)Rebounds(Offensive)36(9)
13Assists20
4Steals8
2Blocks1
12Turnovers7
19(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)
7Largest Lead12

Game Details

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 · 6:00 PM
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum · Greenville, NC
attendance: 78 (1.0%)
spread: HOU -16.5
over/under: 132.5