East Carolina Pirates vs. North Carolina Tar Heels

Dec 22, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ECU	26	25	51
UNC	49	50	99

Game Recap

Caleb Wilson leads No. 12 North Carolina to season-high point total in 99-51 rout of East Carolina. Caleb Wilson had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 12 North Carolina had its highest point total of the season in a 99-51 victory over East Carolina on Monday night.

Player Stats

EAST CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
43Luke Davis	9	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	3	2
7Giovanni Emejuru	34	8-11	0-0	5-7	14	0	1	1	5	2	21
5Corey Caulker	32	0-5	0-2	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	4	0
4Tybo Bailey	24	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	3	2
12Jordan Riley	35	4-24	0-3	3-6	3	0	3	0	3	2	11
11Vito Perkovic	5	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
23Reid Cason	19	2-7	0-2	0-0	4	0	1	0	3	3	4
10Paddy D'Arcy	14	1-5	1-5	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3
2Isaiah Mbeng	26	1-11	0-7	1-2	2	6	1	0	2	2	3
6Ladontae Felton	2	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2






TOTAL	-	19-7326.0%	2-229.1%	11-1764.7%	31	8	7	2	16	23	51

NORTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Caleb Wilson	24	7-11	0-0	7-13	12	1	3	4	4	2	21
13Henri Veesaar	26	6-9	4-5	0-0	10	1	0	0	2	2	16
44Luka Bogavac	24	5-9	1-3	4-5	4	2	0	0	1	0	15
0Kyan Evans	17	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	1	3
7Seth Trimble	26	5-12	1-3	1-2	4	5	1	0	1	1	12
25John Holbrook	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Zayden High	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
15Jarin Stevenson	17	1-1	0-0	4-4	2	0	0	1	1	0	6
2James Brown	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	3	0
40Ivan Matlekovic	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
32Evan Smith	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2
5Isaiah Denis	8	2-4	1-2	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	6
3Derek Dixon	11	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	3	1	0	0	1	2
6Elijah Davis	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
11Jonathan Powell	19	2-6	2-5	1-2	3	4	2	0	1	2	7
4Jaydon Young	10	1-3	1-3	1-2	2	0	1	0	1	0	4
TOTAL	-	34-6354.0%	12-2548.0%	19-3063.3%	43	20	11	5	12	13	99

Play-by-Play

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1st halfECUUNC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by East Carolina.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by North Carolina.
(19:41) Foul on Henri Veesaar.
+1 (19:41) Giovanni Emejuru makes free throw 1 of 2.
10
+1 (19:41) Giovanni Emejuru makes free throw 2 of 2.
20
+2 (19:21) Luka Bogavac makes driving layup.
22
(18:50) Corey Caulker misses 21-foot step back jumpshot.
(18:48) North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:48) Foul on Giovanni Emejuru.
+2 (18:27) Luka Bogavac makes layup (Henri Veesaar assists).
24
(18:04) Corey Caulker misses driving layup.
(18:04) Caleb Wilson Block.
(18:00) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(17:59) Foul on Tybo Bailey.
+1 (17:59) Seth Trimble makes free throw 1 of 2.
25
(17:59) Seth Trimble misses free throw 2 of 2.
(17:58) Giovanni Emejuru Defensive Rebound.
(17:32) Reid Cason misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(17:29) Reid Cason Offensive Rebound.
(17:27) Reid Cason bad pass turnover.
(17:27) Caleb Wilson Steal.
+2 (17:24) Caleb Wilson makes 1-foot dunk.
27
(17:04) Tybo Bailey traveling turnover.
(16:50) Foul on Reid Cason.
+1 (16:50) Luka Bogavac makes free throw 1 of 2.
28
(16:50) Luka Bogavac misses free throw 2 of 2.
(16:49) Giovanni Emejuru Defensive Rebound.
(16:31) Giovanni Emejuru misses layup.
(16:29) Luka Bogavac Defensive Rebound.
(16:12) Seth Trimble misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:08) Caleb Wilson Offensive Rebound.
(16:07) Caleb Wilson misses 10-foot jumper.
(16:05) Henri Veesaar Offensive Rebound.
(16:04) Henri Veesaar misses tip in layup.
(16:03) East Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(15:42) Jordan Riley misses 17-foot jumper.
(15:39) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:21) Henri Veesaar makes layup (Seth Trimble assists).
210
(15:12) Jordan Riley misses 12-foot step back jumpshot.
(15:09) Luka Bogavac Defensive Rebound.
(15:04) Luka Bogavac bad pass turnover.
(15:04) Isaiah Mbeng Steal.
(14:55) Isaiah Mbeng misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:51) North Carolina Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:32) Seth Trimble makes driving layup.
212
+2 (14:14) Luke Davis makes 17-foot jumper (Isaiah Mbeng assists).
412
(13:53) Seth Trimble misses driving layup.
(13:53) Caleb Wilson Offensive Rebound.
(13:53) Foul on Corey Caulker.
+1 (13:53) Caleb Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2.
413
(13:53) Caleb Wilson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:52) Corey Caulker Defensive Rebound.
(13:40) Jordan Riley misses layup.
(13:40) Jarin Stevenson Block.
(13:39) East Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(13:27) Jordan Riley misses 12-foot step back jumpshot.
(13:26) Derek Dixon Defensive Rebound.
(13:25) Foul on Luke Davis.
(13:20) Jonathan Powell misses driving layup.
(13:17) Tybo Bailey Defensive Rebound.
(13:14) Jordan Riley misses driving layup.
(13:09) Derek Dixon Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:07) Caleb Wilson makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Jonathan Powell assists).
415
(12:52) Jordan Riley misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:49) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(12:44) Foul on Luke Davis.
+2 (12:28) Jarin Stevenson makes layup (Derek Dixon assists).
417
(12:19) Foul on Jonathan Powell.
+2 (11:58) Isaiah Mbeng makes 15-foot jumper.
617
+2 (11:47) Derek Dixon makes 10-foot pullup jump shot.
619
(11:32) Tybo Bailey misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(11:29) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
(11:25) Jonathan Powell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:22) Corey Caulker Defensive Rebound.
(11:01) Isaiah Mbeng bad pass turnover.
(11:01) Jonathan Powell Steal.
(10:59) Foul on Tybo Bailey.
+1 (10:59) Luka Bogavac makes free throw 1 of 2.
620
+1 (10:59) Luka Bogavac makes free throw 2 of 2.
621
(10:43) Jordan Riley misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:40) Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.
(10:29) Foul on Isaiah Mbeng.
+1 (10:29) Jarin Stevenson makes free throw 1 of 2.
622
+1 (10:29) Jarin Stevenson makes free throw 2 of 2.
623
+2 (10:05) Jordan Riley makes layup.
823
+3 (9:45) Jonathan Powell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luka Bogavac assists).
826
+2 (9:21) Giovanni Emejuru makes layup (Isaiah Mbeng assists).
1026
+3 (9:07) Henri Veesaar makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jonathan Powell assists).
1029
(8:46) Jordan Riley misses 16-foot step back jumpshot.
(8:43) Paddy D'Arcy Offensive Rebound.
(8:33) Paddy D'Arcy misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:30) Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.
(8:20) Jonathan Powell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:17) Giovanni Emejuru Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:05) Giovanni Emejuru makes 1-foot dunk.
1229
(7:45) Seth Trimble bad pass turnover.
(7:45) Jordan Riley Steal.
+2 (7:35) Giovanni Emejuru makes 2-foot dunk.
1429
(7:18) Jaydon Young misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:14) Tybo Bailey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:09) Tybo Bailey makes driving layup.
1629
(6:54) Seth Trimble misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:51) North Carolina Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:35) Seth Trimble makes driving layup.
1631
+3 (6:22) Paddy D'Arcy makes 26-foot three point jumper (Corey Caulker assists).
1931
(6:13) Caleb Wilson bad pass turnover.
(5:50) Tybo Bailey misses 22-foot step back jumpshot.
(5:50) Caleb Wilson Block.
(5:46) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(5:46) Caleb Wilson turnover.
(5:34) Giovanni Emejuru bad pass turnover.
+3 (5:15) Seth Trimble makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kyan Evans assists).
1934
(4:59) Jordan Riley misses 19-foot pullup jump shot.
(4:56) Seth Trimble Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:50) Henri Veesaar makes 25-foot three point jumper (Seth Trimble assists).
1937
(4:50) Foul on Caleb Wilson.
+1 (4:50) Isaiah Mbeng makes free throw 1 of 2.
2037
(4:50) Isaiah Mbeng misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:50) East Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:35) Jordan Riley misses layup.
(4:35) Caleb Wilson Block.
(4:35) East Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(4:21) Isaiah Mbeng misses 33-foot three point jumper.
(4:19) East Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:19) team shot clock turnover .
(4:08) Foul on Paddy D'Arcy.
(4:08) Caleb Wilson misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:05) Caleb Wilson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:03) Caleb Wilson makes 1-foot dunk.
2039
+2 (3:48) Jordan Riley makes 1-foot dunk (Isaiah Mbeng assists).
2239
(3:31) Caleb Wilson bad pass turnover.
(3:31) Reid Cason Steal.
(3:25) Foul on James Brown.
(3:23) Isaiah Mbeng misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:20) Seth Trimble Defensive Rebound.
(3:12) Caleb Wilson bad pass turnover.
(3:12) Corey Caulker Steal.
(3:04) Isaiah Mbeng misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:01) Giovanni Emejuru Offensive Rebound.
(2:59) Reid Cason misses layup.
(2:59) Caleb Wilson Block.
(2:53) Reid Cason Offensive Rebound.
(2:53) Reid Cason misses tip in layup.
(2:52) Giovanni Emejuru Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:52) Reid Cason makes layup.
2439
+2 (2:45) Seth Trimble makes 12-foot floating jump shot.
2441
(2:27) Reid Cason bad pass turnover.
(2:27) Caleb Wilson Steal.
(2:24) Foul on Reid Cason.
+1 (2:24) Caleb Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2442
+1 (2:24) Caleb Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2443
(2:12) Giovanni Emejuru misses layup.
(2:10) East Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(1:51) Isaiah Mbeng misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(1:48) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:39) Henri Veesaar makes 25-foot three point jumper (Seth Trimble assists).
2446
(1:18) Luke Davis misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(1:14) Giovanni Emejuru Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:14) Giovanni Emejuru makes 2-foot dunk.
2646
(1:07) Seth Trimble misses driving layup.
(1:07) Giovanni Emejuru Block.
(1:06) North Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(1:02) Luka Bogavac misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(0:58) Luka Bogavac Offensive Rebound.
(0:57) Luka Bogavac misses layup.
(0:55) Jordan Riley Defensive Rebound.
(0:53) Jordan Riley misses layup.
(0:53) North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:52) Foul on Luke Davis.
(0:52) Jonathan Powell misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:52) North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:52) Jonathan Powell makes free throw 2 of 2.
2647
(0:34) Jordan Riley bad pass turnover.
(0:34) Seth Trimble Steal.
+2 (0:30) Seth Trimble makes driving layup.
2649
(0:03) Paddy D'Arcy misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Seth Trimble Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

ECU

UNC

51Points99

19-73(26.0%)Field Goal(%)34-63(54.0%)

2-22(9.1%)3-Point(%)12-25(48.0%)

11-17(64.7%)Free Throw(%)19-30(63.3%)

42(20)Rebounds(Offensive)48(15)

8Assists20

7Steals11

2Blocks5

17Turnovers12

23(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

2Largest Lead50

Game Details

Monday, December 22, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Dean E. Smith Center · Chapel Hill, NC

attendance: 20,479 (94.2%)

tv: ACC Network

spread: UNC -25.5

over/under: 144.5