East Carolina Pirates vs. Temple Owls

Jan 7, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ECU	21	46	67
TEM	36	39	75

Game Recap

Griffiths scores 24, Temple downs East Carolina 75-67. Gavin Griffiths had 24 points in Temple's 75-67 victory over East Carolina on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

EAST CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Giovanni Emejuru	31	6-9	0-0	7-11	9	1	3	3	1	3	19
15Demitri Gardner	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2
2Isaiah Mbeng	33	0-4	0-2	0-0	4	6	1	0	1	4	0
4Tybo Bailey	28	0-6	0-2	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2
12Jordan Riley	37	12-19	2-3	3-8	5	4	2	1	4	2	29
43Luke Davis	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
23Reid Cason	7	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
33Eli DeLaurier	16	5-5	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	0	1	2	10
10Paddy D'Arcy	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
5Corey Caulker	27	1-5	1-3	0-0	0	1	0	1	2	1	3
TOTAL	-	26-5250.0%	3-1030.0%	12-2157.1%	26	12	7	7	12	18	67

TEMPLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Jamai Felt	11	2-2	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	1	0	3	5
25Aiden Tobiason	27	1-4	0-2	2-2	3	0	2	0	3	3	4
32Jordan Mason	33	3-9	1-2	4-4	2	5	1	0	2	1	11
0Gavin Griffiths	35	9-16	5-7	1-2	6	2	2	4	2	2	24
22Derrian Ford	36	3-11	2-6	10-12	2	2	2	0	1	3	18
2Ayuba Bryant Jr.	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Babatunde Durodola	24	1-2	0-0	2-2	4	1	0	1	1	5	4
4Mohamed Keita	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Cam Wallace	7	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3
10Masiah Gilyard	23	2-8	1-6	1-2	5	1	1	0	1	0	6
TOTAL	-	22-5540.0%	10-2441.7%	21-2680.8%	26	11	9	6	10	18	75

Play-by-Play

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1st halfECUTEM

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Temple.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by East Carolina.
+2 (19:32) Jordan Mason makes 7-foot pullup jump shot.
02
(19:23) Isaiah Mbeng bad pass turnover.
(19:23) Gavin Griffiths Steal.
+2 (19:20) Gavin Griffiths makes driving layup.
04
+2 (19:02) Giovanni Emejuru makes layup (Isaiah Mbeng assists).
24
(18:44) Foul on Isaiah Mbeng.
(18:44) Jamai Felt misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:44) Temple Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:44) Jamai Felt makes free throw 2 of 2.
25
(18:28) Giovanni Emejuru bad pass turnover.
(18:28) Gavin Griffiths Steal.
(18:22) Jordan Mason misses driving layup.
(18:19) Gavin Griffiths Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:19) Gavin Griffiths makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
27
+2 (18:13) Jordan Riley makes 13-foot step back jumpshot.
47
(17:52) Gavin Griffiths misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:50) Isaiah Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:40) Jordan Riley makes layup.
67
(17:21) Derrian Ford misses layup.
(17:17) Jamai Felt Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:17) Jamai Felt makes 0-foot tip in layup.
69
(17:08) Giovanni Emejuru misses layup.
(17:08) Gavin Griffiths Block.
(17:06) Gavin Griffiths Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:49) Gavin Griffiths makes layup.
611
(16:27) Foul on Aiden Tobiason.
(16:20) Jordan Riley misses 19-foot step back jumpshot.
(16:18) East Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(16:18) Foul on Giovanni Emejuru.
+2 (15:59) Babatunde Durodola makes layup.
613
(15:52) Corey Caulker bad pass turnover.
(15:52) Aiden Tobiason Steal.
(15:45) Masiah Gilyard misses driving layup.
(15:41) Jordan Riley Defensive Rebound.
(15:40) Jordan Riley misses driving layup.
(15:38) Masiah Gilyard Defensive Rebound.
(15:17) Gavin Griffiths misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:14) Reid Cason Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:07) Corey Caulker makes 23-foot three point jumper.
913
(14:46) Masiah Gilyard misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(14:42) Tybo Bailey Defensive Rebound.
(14:38) Foul on Jordan Mason.
+1 (14:38) Tybo Bailey makes free throw 1 of 2.
1013
+1 (14:38) Tybo Bailey makes free throw 2 of 2.
1113
(14:21) Masiah Gilyard misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:17) Luke Davis Defensive Rebound.
(14:10) Jordan Riley bad pass turnover.
(14:10) Masiah Gilyard Steal.
(13:57) Foul on Reid Cason.
+1 (13:57) Aiden Tobiason makes free throw 1 of 2.
1114
+1 (13:57) Aiden Tobiason makes free throw 2 of 2.
1115
+2 (13:31) Eli DeLaurier makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot (Jordan Riley assists).
1315
(13:09) Gavin Griffiths misses driving layup.
(13:09) Giovanni Emejuru Block.
(13:07) East Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(12:58) Corey Caulker misses 16-foot jumper.
(12:55) Eli DeLaurier Offensive Rebound.
(12:51) Corey Caulker misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:48) Temple Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:25) Gavin Griffiths misses driving layup.
(12:24) Paddy D'Arcy Defensive Rebound.
(12:05) Tybo Bailey bad pass turnover.
+3 (11:45) Cam Wallace makes 23-foot three point jumper (Gavin Griffiths assists).
1318
+2 (11:24) Giovanni Emejuru makes layup.
1518
(11:03) Mohamed Keita misses 7-foot hook shot.
(11:00) Giovanni Emejuru Defensive Rebound.
(10:40) Isaiah Mbeng misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(10:36) Aiden Tobiason Defensive Rebound.
(10:23) Foul on Giovanni Emejuru.
+1 (10:23) Gavin Griffiths makes free throw 1 of 2.
1519
(10:23) Gavin Griffiths misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:22) Jordan Riley Defensive Rebound.
(10:13) Foul on Cam Wallace.
(10:00) Reid Cason misses layup.
(9:58) Jamai Felt Defensive Rebound.
(9:35) Aiden Tobiason misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:32) Jordan Riley Defensive Rebound.
(9:23) Isaiah Mbeng misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:20) Aiden Tobiason Defensive Rebound.
(9:10) Aiden Tobiason bad pass turnover.
(8:56) Foul on Aiden Tobiason.
(8:53) Demitri Gardner bad pass turnover.
(8:53) Cam Wallace Steal.
(8:50) Foul on Tybo Bailey.
+2 (8:33) Masiah Gilyard makes layup (Babatunde Durodola assists).
1521
(8:04) Demitri Gardner bad pass turnover.
(8:04) Derrian Ford Steal.
(7:43) Derrian Ford misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(7:42) East Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(7:23) Tybo Bailey misses layup.
(7:23) Gavin Griffiths Block.
(7:20) Gavin Griffiths Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:12) Derrian Ford makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gavin Griffiths assists).
1524
(6:52) Foul on Eli DeLaurier.
(6:52) Eli DeLaurier turnover.
(6:26) Masiah Gilyard misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:23) Eli DeLaurier Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:09) Eli DeLaurier makes layup (Jordan Riley assists).
1724
(5:39) Derrian Ford misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(5:36) Babatunde Durodola Offensive Rebound.
(5:34) Babatunde Durodola misses 9-foot jumper.
(5:31) Masiah Gilyard Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:18) Jordan Mason makes layup.
1726
(4:55) Jordan Riley misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:52) Gavin Griffiths Defensive Rebound.
(4:42) Babatunde Durodola bad pass turnover.
(4:42) Giovanni Emejuru Steal.
(4:39) Foul on Derrian Ford.
(4:39) Jordan Riley misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:39) East Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:38) Jordan Riley misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:37) Derrian Ford Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:26) Gavin Griffiths makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordan Mason assists).
1729
(4:04) Tybo Bailey misses 16-foot step back jumpshot.
(4:01) East Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(3:53) Tybo Bailey misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(3:50) Gavin Griffiths Defensive Rebound.
(3:36) Jordan Mason misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:34) Giovanni Emejuru Defensive Rebound.
(3:29) Tybo Bailey misses driving layup.
(3:29) Babatunde Durodola Block.
(3:28) Temple Defensive Rebound.
(3:15) Jordan Mason misses layup.
(3:15) Corey Caulker Block.
(3:14) Jordan Mason Offensive Rebound.
(2:58) Jordan Mason misses 10-foot pullup jump shot.
(2:54) Masiah Gilyard Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:50) Derrian Ford makes driving layup.
1731
+2 (2:38) Reid Cason makes layup (Isaiah Mbeng assists).
1931
(2:13) Jordan Mason bad pass turnover.
(2:13) Jordan Riley Steal.
(2:02) Jordan Riley misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(1:59) Masiah Gilyard Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:30) Gavin Griffiths makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrian Ford assists).
1934
+2 (1:19) Jordan Riley makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
2134
(0:48) Cam Wallace misses driving layup.
(0:45) Jamai Felt Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:45) Jamai Felt makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2136
(0:30) Isaiah Mbeng misses layup.
(0:30) Jamai Felt Block.
(0:29) East Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(0:19) Tybo Bailey misses 14-foot hook shot.
(0:19) Gavin Griffiths Block.
(0:15) Masiah Gilyard Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Foul on Derrian Ford.
(0:01) Derrian Ford turnover.

2nd half

Team Stats

ECU

TEM

67Points75

26-52(50.0%)Field Goal(%)22-55(40.0%)

3-10(30.0%)3-Point(%)10-24(41.7%)

12-21(57.1%)Free Throw(%)21-26(80.8%)

34(10)Rebounds(Offensive)30(11)

12Assists11

7Steals9

7Blocks6

12Turnovers10

18(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

0Largest Lead18

Game Details

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Liacouras Center · Philadelphia, PA

attendance: 2,128 (20.9%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: TEM -7.5

over/under: 143.5