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FINAL
Feb 4, 2023

Game Recap

Johnson scores 27, East Carolina beats SMU 77-72. Brandon Johnson scored 27 points as East Carolina beat SMU 77-72 on Saturday night.

Box Score

12T
SMU324072
ECU403777
Smu Mustangs logoSMUMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
11Samuell Williamson315-110-10-071101410
23Efe Odigie252-90-13-69211207
1Zhuric Phelps347-192-57-853200423
2Jalen Smith281-40-10-01300202
10Zach Nutall345-123-75-523102118
3Stefan Todorovic100-00-00-01000010
22Keon Ambrose-Hylton224-50-00-04001038
13Mo Njie92-20-00-01000134
5Ricardo Wright40-00-00-00000100
15Darius McBride30-00-00-00000110
TOTAL26-6241.9%5-1533.3%15-1978.9%301252101772
East Carolina Pirates logoEAST CAROLINAMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
2Ezra Ausar357-120-05-8130011219
23Brandon Johnson368-124-67-763222227
5Ben Bayela160-30-20-02110040
3RJ Felton406-133-63-463103218
21Jaden Walker391-70-10-04821222
11Valentino Pinedo40-00-00-00000010
24Ludgy Debaut51-20-00-01011102
4Quentin Diboundje252-71-34-41100209
TOTAL25-5644.6%8-1844.4%19-2382.6%331675111377

Play-by-Play

1st halfsmuecu
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (19:50) RJ Felton Turnover.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (19:50) Efe Odigie Steal.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    +2 (19:46) Zhuric Phelps made Layup. Assisted by Efe Odigie.
    20
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (19:46) Foul on Benjamin Bayela.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    +1 (19:46) Zhuric Phelps made Free Throw.
    30
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +2 (19:26) RJ Felton made Layup.
    32
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (19:06) Efe Odigie missed Layup.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (19:03) Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (18:47) Foul on RJ Felton.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (18:47) RJ Felton Turnover.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (18:26) Samuell Williamson missed Jumper.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (18:23) RJ Felton Defensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +2 (18:12) Ezra Ausar made Layup. Assisted by Jaden Walker.
    34
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (17:48) Samuell Williamson Turnover.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (17:48) Brandon Johnson Steal.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +3 (17:31) Brandon Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Felton.
    37
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (17:00) Zach Nutall missed Layup.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (17:00) Ezra Ausar Block.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (16:59) SMU Offensive Rebound.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (16:56) Jalen Smith Turnover.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (16:56) RJ Felton Steal.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +3 (16:38) Brandon Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Benjamin Bayela.
    310
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    +2 (16:25) Zhuric Phelps made Layup.
    510
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +3 (16:18) RJ Felton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaden Walker.
    513
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (16:15) SMU Timeout
  • (16:15) Official TV Timeout
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (15:52) Darius McBride Turnover.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (15:52) Benjamin Bayela Steal.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (15:51) Foul on Darius McBride.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (15:36) Brandon Johnson missed Layup.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (15:33) Zhuric Phelps Defensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (15:20) Foul on Benjamin Bayela.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    +1 (15:18) Zach Nutall made Free Throw.
    613
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    +1 (15:18) Zach Nutall made Free Throw.
    713
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    +1 (15:18) Zach Nutall made Free Throw.
    813
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (14:52) Jaden Walker missed Jumper.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (14:49) Stefan Todorovic Defensive Rebound.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (14:44) Zhuric Phelps missed Layup.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (14:41) Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +2 (14:30) Brandon Johnson made Jumper.
    815
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    +2 (14:10) Samuell Williamson made Dunk. Assisted by Zhuric Phelps.
    1015
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +3 (13:59) Brandon Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaden Walker.
    1018
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    +3 (13:38) Zhuric Phelps made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samuell Williamson.
    1318
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +3 (13:04) RJ Felton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaden Walker.
    1321
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (12:32) Efe Odigie missed Jumper.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (12:29) Keon Ambrose-Hylton Offensive Rebound.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    +2 (12:28) Keon Ambrose-Hylton made Layup.
    1521
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +2 (12:06) Quentin Diboundje made Jumper.
    1523
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (11:57) Jalen Smith missed Layup.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (11:57) Ludgy Debaut Block.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (11:53) Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (11:48) Jaden Walker Turnover.
  • (11:48) Official TV Timeout
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (11:27) Keon Ambrose-Hylton missed Layup.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (11:24) Ludgy Debaut Defensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (10:59) Brandon Johnson missed Layup.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (10:56) Efe Odigie Defensive Rebound.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (10:52) Zach Nutall Turnover.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (10:52) Brandon Johnson Steal.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (10:23) Ludgy Debaut missed Dunk.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (10:22) Jalen Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (10:12) Zach Nutall Turnover.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (10:12) Ludgy Debaut Steal.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (10:08) Ludgy Debaut Turnover.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (10:08) Samuell Williamson Steal.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (9:45) Zhuric Phelps missed Layup.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (9:42) Samuell Williamson Offensive Rebound.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (9:42) Samuell Williamson missed Layup.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (9:39) Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (9:17) RJ Felton missed Layup.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (9:14) Ezra Ausar Offensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (9:13) Ezra Ausar missed Layup.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (9:11) Ezra Ausar Offensive Rebound.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (9:11) Foul on Samuell Williamson.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +1 (9:11) Ezra Ausar made Free Throw.
    1524
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (9:11) Ezra Ausar missed Free Throw.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (9:10) Efe Odigie Defensive Rebound.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (8:53) Zhuric Phelps missed Three Point Jumper.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (8:51) Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (8:44) Jaden Walker missed Layup.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (8:41) Efe Odigie Defensive Rebound.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (8:37) Zach Nutall missed Three Point Jumper.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (8:31) Jaden Walker Defensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (8:01) Quentin Diboundje Turnover.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    +2 (7:49) Zach Nutall made Layup. Assisted by Efe Odigie.
    1724
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (7:21) Quentin Diboundje missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (7:18) Zach Nutall Defensive Rebound.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    +2 (6:57) Zhuric Phelps made Layup.
    1924
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (6:40) Quentin Diboundje missed Dunk.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (6:40) Efe Odigie Block.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (6:37) Samuell Williamson Defensive Rebound.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (6:34) Zach Nutall missed Three Point Jumper.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (6:30) Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +2 (6:04) Jaden Walker made Layup. Assisted by RJ Felton.
    1926
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (5:43) Efe Odigie Turnover.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (5:43) Jaden Walker Steal.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +2 (5:35) Ezra Ausar made Dunk. Assisted by Jaden Walker.
    1928
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (5:12) Foul on Valentino Pinedo.
  • (5:12) Official TV Timeout
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    +1 (5:12) Efe Odigie made Free Throw.
    2028
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (5:12) Efe Odigie missed Free Throw.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (5:11) Quentin Diboundje Defensive Rebound.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (4:50) Foul on Stefan Todorovic.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +1 (4:50) Quentin Diboundje made Free Throw.
    2029
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +1 (4:50) Quentin Diboundje made Free Throw.
    2030
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    +2 (4:25) Samuell Williamson made Jumper.
    2230
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (3:59) Quentin Diboundje missed Jumper.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (3:55) Ezra Ausar Offensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +3 (3:53) RJ Felton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaden Walker.
    2233
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (3:35) Samuell Williamson missed Layup.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (3:32) Samuell Williamson Offensive Rebound.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (3:31) Samuell Williamson missed Layup.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (3:29) RJ Felton Defensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +2 (3:21) Brandon Johnson made Layup. Assisted by RJ Felton.
    2235
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    +3 (3:02) Zach Nutall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Smith.
    2535
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (2:45) Foul on Keon Ambrose-Hylton.
  • (2:45) Official TV Timeout
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +1 (2:45) Ezra Ausar made Free Throw.
    2536
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (2:45) Ezra Ausar missed Free Throw.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (2:44) SMU Defensive Rebound.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (2:27) Zach Nutall missed Jumper.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (2:24) RJ Felton Defensive Rebound.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (2:09) Foul on Samuell Williamson.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (2:02) RJ Felton missed Jumper.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (1:58) Zach Nutall Defensive Rebound.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (1:51) Efe Odigie missed Layup.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (1:46) Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (1:34) Jaden Walker missed Layup.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (1:31) Ezra Ausar Offensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (1:31) Ezra Ausar missed Layup.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (1:31) Ezra Ausar Offensive Rebound.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +2 (1:31) Ezra Ausar made Layup.
    2538
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    +2 (1:12) Efe Odigie made Jumper. Assisted by Zach Nutall.
    2738
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (1:03) Ezra Ausar Turnover.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    +2 (0:53) Jalen Smith made Layup.
    2938
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (0:53) East Carolina Timeout
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (0:45) Quentin Diboundje missed Layup.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (0:44) SMU Defensive Rebound.
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    (0:30) Ricardo Wright Turnover.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    (0:30) Jaden Walker Steal.
  • East Carolina Pirates logo
    +2 (0:25) RJ Felton made Dunk. Assisted by Jaden Walker.
    2940
  • Smu Mustangs logo
    +3 (0:04) Zach Nutall made Three Point Jumper.
    3240
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

72Points77
26-62(41.9%)Field Goal(%)25-56(44.6%)
5-15(33.3%)3-Point(%)8-18(44.4%)
15-19(78.9%)Free Throw(%)19-23(82.6%)
35(11)Rebounds(Offensive)37(10)
12Assists16
5Steals7
2Blocks5
10Turnovers11
17(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)
3Largest Lead13

Game Details

Saturday, February 4, 2023 · 4:00 PM
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum · Greenville, NC
attendance: 4,365 (54.6%)
spread: SMU -2.5
over/under: 140.5