Rice Owls vs. East Carolina Pirates

Jan 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
RICE	33	50	83
ECU	33	44	77

Game Recap

Rice Owls vs East Carolina Pirates game highlights

Rice defeats East Carolina 83-77. Jalen Smith's 21 points helped Rice defeat East Carolina 83-77 on Wednesday.

Player Stats

RICE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Jimmy Oladokun Jr.	21	1-3	0-0	1-4	8	1	0	0	0	4	3
23Nick Anderson	34	7-11	4-7	1-2	3	2	1	0	1	3	19
1Cam Carroll	29	4-8	1-2	5-6	4	5	2	0	2	0	14
12Trae Broadnax	32	6-11	1-6	3-6	10	3	1	0	3	2	16
2Jalen Smith	35	8-16	5-11	0-0	3	1	1	0	5	1	21
8Eternity Eguagie	26	2-7	1-2	4-5	4	1	0	1	1	3	9
13Andrew Akuchie	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
3Trey Patterson	11	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
32Stephen Giwa	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0
7Bodey Howell	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	28-5749.1%	12-2842.9%	15-2560.0%	34	14	5	2	12	17	83

EAST CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Reid Cason	15	1-2	0-0	0-0	5	2	1	0	1	1	2
7Giovanni Emejuru	36	2-3	0-0	9-10	6	1	2	0	1	1	13
5Corey Caulker	33	1-9	0-4	1-2	4	9	0	0	1	3	3
15Demitri Gardner	32	5-11	2-3	4-4	4	2	1	0	1	1	16
12Jordan Riley	36	14-29	2-8	7-8	4	1	1	1	3	4	37
43Luke Davis	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
33Eli DeLaurier	12	1-1	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	4
10Patrick D'Arcy	3	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
2Isaiah Mbeng	27	0-3	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	4	0

TOTAL	-	25-6041.7%	4-1921.1%	23-2688.5%	27	15	5	1	9	18	77

Play-by-Play

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1st halfRICEECU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by East Carolina.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Rice.
+2 (19:38) Demitri Gardner makes driving layup.
02
(19:12) Jalen Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:08) Corey Caulker Defensive Rebound.
(18:53) Jordan Riley misses 15-foot step back jumpshot.
(18:49) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:43) Jalen Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cam Carroll assists).
32
(18:09) Reid Cason misses 11-foot jumper.
(18:07) Cam Carroll Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:03) Nick Anderson makes driving layup (Cam Carroll assists).
52
(17:45) Jordan Riley misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:42) Giovanni Emejuru Offensive Rebound.
(17:35) Giovanni Emejuru misses 3-foot hook shot.
(17:30) Jordan Riley Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:30) Jordan Riley makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
54
(17:09) Nick Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:05) Jalen Smith Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:02) Cam Carroll makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
74
(16:47) Foul on Jordan Riley.
(16:47) Jordan Riley turnover.
(16:24) Trae Broadnax misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:20) Giovanni Emejuru Defensive Rebound.
(16:09) Corey Caulker misses 13-foot floating jump shot.
(16:07) Giovanni Emejuru Offensive Rebound.
(16:07) Foul on Trae Broadnax.
+1 (16:07) Giovanni Emejuru makes free throw 1 of 2.
75
+1 (16:07) Giovanni Emejuru makes free throw 2 of 2.
76
+2 (15:55) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Trae Broadnax assists).
96
(15:46) Corey Caulker misses driving layup.
(15:45) Rice Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:23) Eternity Eguagie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Stephen Giwa assists).
126
(14:45) Jordan Riley misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:45) East Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(14:30) Foul on Stephen Giwa.
+1 (14:30) Jordan Riley makes free throw 1 of 2.
127
+1 (14:30) Jordan Riley makes free throw 2 of 2.
128
(14:06) Cam Carroll misses 21-foot step back jumpshot.
(14:02) Eternity Eguagie Offensive Rebound.
(13:58) Eternity Eguagie misses driving layup.
(13:56) Eli DeLaurier Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:49) Giovanni Emejuru makes 3-foot hook shot (Corey Caulker assists).
1210
(13:32) Cam Carroll misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(13:28) Nick Anderson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:14) Cam Carroll makes driving layup.
1410
(13:01) Jordan Riley misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:58) Stephen Giwa Defensive Rebound.
(12:37) Cam Carroll misses 8-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:33) Jordan Riley Defensive Rebound.
(12:26) Jordan Riley misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:23) Nick Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(12:19) Jalen Smith bad pass turnover.
(12:19) Jordan Riley Steal.
+2 (12:15) Jordan Riley makes 2-foot dunk.
1412
+3 (11:56) Nick Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cam Carroll assists).
1712
(11:40) Foul on Jalen Smith.
+1 (11:40) Jordan Riley makes free throw 1 of 2.
1713
+1 (11:40) Jordan Riley makes free throw 2 of 2.
1714
+3 (11:24) Trae Broadnax makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jimmy Oladokun Jr. assists).
2014
+2 (11:04) Jordan Riley makes 13-foot step back jumpshot (Reid Cason assists).
2016
(10:42) Foul on Reid Cason.
+1 (10:42) Trey Patterson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2116
(10:42) Trey Patterson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:40) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(10:36) Trae Broadnax misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:31) Eli DeLaurier Defensive Rebound.
(10:09) Demitri Gardner misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(10:06) Trey Patterson Defensive Rebound.
(9:51) Cam Carroll bad pass turnover.
(9:51) Giovanni Emejuru Steal.
(9:25) Jordan Riley misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:21) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:11) Eternity Eguagie misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:07) Reid Cason Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:51) Giovanni Emejuru makes 2-foot hook shot (Corey Caulker assists).
2118
(8:36) Eternity Eguagie traveling turnover.
(8:09) Corey Caulker misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:05) Eternity Eguagie Defensive Rebound.
(7:45) Jalen Smith bad pass turnover.
(7:35) Foul on Stephen Giwa.
(7:35) Corey Caulker misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:35) East Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:35) Corey Caulker makes free throw 2 of 2.
2119
(7:17) Nick Anderson misses 19-foot jumper.
(7:14) Reid Cason Defensive Rebound.
(7:06) Corey Caulker misses driving layup.
(7:06) Andrew Akuchie Block.
(7:02) Reid Cason Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:01) Reid Cason makes layup.
2121
(6:40) Bodey Howell misses 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
(6:37) Giovanni Emejuru Defensive Rebound.
(6:26) Reid Cason bad pass turnover.
(6:26) Nick Anderson Steal.
+3 (6:22) Jalen Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nick Anderson assists).
2421
(6:01) Isaiah Mbeng misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:57) Trae Broadnax Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:53) Trae Broadnax makes driving layup.
2621
(5:34) Giovanni Emejuru bad pass turnover.
(5:34) Trae Broadnax Steal.
(5:27) Nick Anderson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:23) Trae Broadnax Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:23) Trae Broadnax makes driving layup.
2821
(5:01) Corey Caulker misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:57) Luke Davis Offensive Rebound.
(4:56) Luke Davis out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(4:32) Cam Carroll misses driving layup.
(4:30) Cam Carroll Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:29) Cam Carroll makes layup.
3021
+2 (4:08) Demitri Gardner makes driving layup (Corey Caulker assists).
3023
(3:41) Jalen Smith bad pass turnover.
+2 (3:20) Jordan Riley makes driving layup (Demitri Gardner assists).
3025
(2:53) Jalen Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:49) Jordan Riley Defensive Rebound.
(2:41) Jordan Riley misses driving layup.
(2:40) East Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(2:25) Foul on Nick Anderson.
+1 (2:25) Demitri Gardner makes free throw 1 of 2.
3026
+1 (2:25) Demitri Gardner makes free throw 2 of 2.
3027
(2:11) Eternity Eguagie misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:08) Demitri Gardner Defensive Rebound.
(1:59) Foul on Eternity Eguagie.
(1:45) Jordan Riley misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(1:38) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:32) Foul on Demitri Gardner.
+1 (1:32) Nick Anderson makes free throw 1 of 2.
3127
(1:32) Nick Anderson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:31) Reid Cason Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:16) Jordan Riley makes driving layup (Demitri Gardner assists).
3129
(1:04) Foul on Isaiah Mbeng.
+1 (1:03) Cam Carroll makes free throw 1 of 2.
3229
+1 (1:03) Cam Carroll makes free throw 2 of 2.
3329
(0:47) Foul on Jimmy Oladokun Jr..
+1 (0:47) Giovanni Emejuru makes free throw 1 of 2.
3330
+1 (0:47) Giovanni Emejuru makes free throw 2 of 2.
3331
(0:28) Eternity Eguagie misses 9-foot pullup jump shot.
(0:26) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(0:25) Trae Broadnax bad pass turnover.
(0:25) Reid Cason Steal.
+2 (0:02) Jordan Riley makes driving layup.
3333
(0:00) Trae Broadnax misses 62-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) East Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

RICE

ECU

83Points77

28-57(49.1%)Field Goal(%)25-60(41.7%)

12-28(42.9%)3-Point(%)4-19(21.1%)

15-25(60.0%)Free Throw(%)23-26(88.5%)

36(12)Rebounds(Offensive)34(11)

14Assists15

5Steals5

2Blocks1

13Turnovers9

17(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

18Largest Lead2

Game Details

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum · Greenville, NC

attendance: 4,107 (51.3%)

spread: ECU -2.5

over/under: 140.5