East Carolina Pirates vs. Wichita State Shockers

FINAL

Jan 21, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
ECU	32	28	60
WICH	44	33	77

Game Recap

Giles scores 27 as Wichita State knocks off East Carolina 77-60. Kenyon Giles scored 27 points as Wichita State beat East Carolina 77-60 on Wednesday night, the Pirates' seventh loss in a row.

Player Stats

EAST CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Reid Cason	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7Giovanni Emejuru	30	4-11	0-0	3-5	11	0	1	4	0	4	11
5Corey Caulker	30	1-5	1-3	0-0	3	3	1	0	1	0	3
15Demitri Gardner	31	6-10	1-3	1-1	2	0	1	0	1	2	14
12Jordan Riley	36	5-18	0-4	5-9	3	3	1	0	1	2	15
11Vito Perkovic	14	1-6	0-3	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	2	2
43Luke Davis	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
33Eli DeLaurier	14	1-4	0-1	2-2	2	0	1	0	1	1	4
10Paddy D'Arcy	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
2Isaiah Mbeng	21	3-5	1-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	0	7
4Tybo Bailey	12	0-3	0-2	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
TOTAL	-	22-6334.9%	4-1921.1%	12-1963.2%	28	8	6	4	6	14	60

WICHITA STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Dillon Battie	18	4-6	0-1	2-2	5	2	1	0	0	3	10
0Karon Boyd	34	5-10	1-6	1-2	5	2	0	0	1	1	12
20Emmanuel Okorafor	14	2-2	0-0	2-2	6	1	0	0	1	3	6
1Kenyon Giles	37	9-19	5-15	4-4	3	3	3	0	4	1	27
9Michael Gray Jr.	30	4-12	3-9	1-2	4	4	0	0	0	1	12
22Noah Hill	7	0-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	2	2	0
21Henry Thengvall	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44Will Berg	19	1-2	0-0	2-2	9	0	0	2	0	4	4
3Dre Kindell	10	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
5Brian Amuneke	8	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
4TJ Williams	22	1-7	0-0	2-5	7	1	0	0	0	1	4
TOTAL	-	27-6442.2%	9-3426.5%	14-1973.7%	45	14	4	3	8	17	77

Play-by-Play

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1st halfECUWICH

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Wichita State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by East Carolina.
(19:44) Kenyon Giles misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(19:41) Emmanuel Okorafor Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:36) Karon Boyd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Emmanuel Okorafor assists).
03
(19:07) Demitri Gardner misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(19:03) Michael Gray Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:55) Michael Gray Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:52) Dillon Battie Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:46) Kenyon Giles makes driving layup.
05
+2 (18:28) Demitri Gardner makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
25
+2 (18:06) Emmanuel Okorafor makes 2-foot dunk (Dillon Battie assists).
27
+2 (17:54) Demitri Gardner makes layup (Jordan Riley assists).
47
+3 (17:41) Kenyon Giles makes 23-foot three point jumper (Michael Gray Jr. assists).
410
(17:22) Giovanni Emejuru misses 4-foot turnaround jump shot.
(17:18) Emmanuel Okorafor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:06) Dillon Battie makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
412
+2 (16:53) Jordan Riley makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
612
+2 (16:29) Michael Gray Jr. makes 11-foot pullup jump shot.
614
(16:16) Jordan Riley misses 19-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:13) Michael Gray Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:00) Foul on Reid Cason.
(15:49) Foul on Luke Davis.
+1 (15:49) Dillon Battie makes free throw 1 of 2.
615
+1 (15:49) Dillon Battie makes free throw 2 of 2.
616
+2 (15:19) Eli DeLaurier makes 5-foot hook shot.
816
+2 (15:07) Will Berg makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Karon Boyd assists).
818
(14:54) Corey Caulker misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:51) Wichita State Defensive Rebound.
(14:34) TJ Williams misses driving layup.
(14:31) Will Berg Offensive Rebound.
(14:28) Dre Kindell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:25) Dre Kindell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:23) Dre Kindell makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
820
(14:02) Tybo Bailey misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:59) Luke Davis Offensive Rebound.
(13:54) Luke Davis turnover.
+3 (13:42) Kenyon Giles makes 24-foot three point jumper (Karon Boyd assists).
823
(13:18) Isaiah Mbeng bad pass turnover.
(13:18) Kenyon Giles Steal.
+3 (13:11) Kenyon Giles makes 32-foot three pointer.
826
(12:48) Jordan Riley misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:43) Demitri Gardner Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:43) Demitri Gardner makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1026
(12:26) Foul on Giovanni Emejuru.
+1 (12:26) Will Berg makes free throw 1 of 2.
1027
+1 (12:26) Will Berg makes free throw 2 of 2.
1028
(12:02) Corey Caulker misses driving layup.
(11:59) TJ Williams Defensive Rebound.
(11:53) Kenyon Giles misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(11:49) Demitri Gardner Defensive Rebound.
(11:40) Giovanni Emejuru misses layup.
(11:40) Will Berg Block.
(11:36) Giovanni Emejuru Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:35) Giovanni Emejuru makes 0-foot hook shot.
1228
(11:11) Brian Amuneke misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:08) Corey Caulker Defensive Rebound.
(11:04) Jordan Riley misses driving layup.
(11:00) Giovanni Emejuru Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:00) Giovanni Emejuru makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1428
(10:40) Foul on Demitri Gardner.
(10:40) TJ Williams misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:40) Wichita State Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:40) TJ Williams misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:38) Giovanni Emejuru Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:26) Jordan Riley makes driving layup.
1628
(10:26) Foul on Will Berg.
(10:26) Jordan Riley misses free throw 1 of 1.
(10:26) Wichita State Defensive Rebound.
(10:08) TJ Williams misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(10:05) East Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(9:43) Jordan Riley misses 13-foot jumper.
(9:38) TJ Williams Defensive Rebound.
(9:30) Kenyon Giles misses 33-foot three point jumper.
(9:26) Giovanni Emejuru Defensive Rebound.
(9:20) Foul on TJ Williams.
(9:15) Corey Caulker misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(9:12) Kenyon Giles Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:06) Kenyon Giles makes 6-foot floating jump shot.
1630
+2 (8:45) Jordan Riley makes driving layup.
1830
(8:38) Karon Boyd bad pass turnover.
(8:38) Eli DeLaurier Steal.
(8:25) Eli DeLaurier misses 5-foot jumper.
(8:20) Giovanni Emejuru Offensive Rebound.
(8:20) Giovanni Emejuru misses tip in layup.
(8:19) Will Berg Defensive Rebound.
(8:11) Kenyon Giles misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:09) Giovanni Emejuru Defensive Rebound.
(7:52) Corey Caulker bad pass turnover.
(7:52) Kenyon Giles Steal.
+2 (7:48) Kenyon Giles makes driving layup.
1832
(7:36) Corey Caulker misses 4-foot floating jump shot.
(7:36) East Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(7:36) Foul on Dillon Battie.
(7:18) Foul on Dillon Battie.
(7:18) Tybo Bailey misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:18) East Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:18) Tybo Bailey makes free throw 2 of 2.
1932
(7:03) Karon Boyd misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:59) Giovanni Emejuru Defensive Rebound.
(6:47) Jordan Riley misses 7-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:46) East Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(6:38) Demitri Gardner misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:34) Dillon Battie Defensive Rebound.
(6:28) Kenyon Giles misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(6:24) Dillon Battie Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:21) Michael Gray Jr. makes 30-foot three point jumper (Dillon Battie assists).
1935
(6:08) Jordan Riley bad pass turnover.
(6:08) Kenyon Giles Steal.
+2 (6:03) Karon Boyd makes layup (Kenyon Giles assists).
1937
+2 (5:44) Jordan Riley makes driving layup.
2137
(5:29) Kenyon Giles bad pass turnover.
(5:29) Giovanni Emejuru Steal.
+2 (5:04) Vito Perkovic makes layup.
2337
(4:43) Michael Gray Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(4:39) Vito Perkovic Defensive Rebound.
(4:26) Vito Perkovic misses 6-foot hook shot.
(4:23) Karon Boyd Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:13) Emmanuel Okorafor makes 1-foot dunk (Kenyon Giles assists).
2339
(3:54) Jordan Riley misses driving layup.
(3:51) Will Berg Defensive Rebound.
(3:46) Brian Amuneke misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:42) Jordan Riley Defensive Rebound.
(3:38) Foul on Will Berg.
+1 (3:38) Jordan Riley makes free throw 1 of 2.
2439
+1 (3:38) Jordan Riley makes free throw 2 of 2.
2539
(3:14) Karon Boyd misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(3:11) Jordan Riley Defensive Rebound.
(3:04) Jordan Riley misses driving layup.
(2:57) Karon Boyd Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:48) Karon Boyd makes layup (Brian Amuneke assists).
2541
(2:18) Jordan Riley misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(2:14) Eli DeLaurier Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:04) Giovanni Emejuru makes layup (Jordan Riley assists).
2741
(2:04) Foul on Emmanuel Okorafor.
(2:04) Giovanni Emejuru misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:04) Emmanuel Okorafor Defensive Rebound.
(1:39) Michael Gray Jr. misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(1:36) Corey Caulker Defensive Rebound.
(1:28) Foul on Emmanuel Okorafor.
+1 (1:28) Giovanni Emejuru makes free throw 1 of 2.
2841
+1 (1:28) Giovanni Emejuru makes free throw 2 of 2.
2941
+2 (1:13) TJ Williams makes 3-foot turnaround jump shot.
2943
(0:57) Foul on Emmanuel Okorafor.
(0:57) Giovanni Emejuru misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:57) East Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:57) Giovanni Emejuru makes free throw 2 of 2.
3043
(0:41) TJ Williams misses driving layup.
(0:37) Noah Hill Offensive Rebound.
(0:37) Foul on Eli DeLaurier.
+1 (0:37) Karon Boyd makes free throw 1 of 2.
3044
(0:37) Karon Boyd misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:36) East Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(0:36) Foul on Noah Hill.
+1 (0:36) Eli DeLaurier makes free throw 1 of 2.
3144
+1 (0:36) Eli DeLaurier makes free throw 2 of 2.
3244
(0:12) TJ Williams misses driving layup.
(0:12) Giovanni Emejuru Block.
(0:06) Michael Gray Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(0:04) Michael Gray Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:01) Jordan Riley Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

ECU

WICH

60Points77

22-63(34.9%)Field Goal(%)27-64(42.2%)

4-19(21.1%)3-Point(%)9-34(26.5%)

12-19(63.2%)Free Throw(%)14-19(73.7%)

35(12)Rebounds(Offensive)49(17)

8Assists14

6Steals4

4Blocks3

6Turnovers8

14(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

0Largest Lead23

Game Details

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Charles Koch Arena · Wichita, KS

attendance: 5,588 (53.2%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: WICH -12.5

over/under: 144.5