East Carolina Pirates vs. Charlotte 49ers

Feb 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ECU	25	31	56
CHAR	36	32	68

Game Recap

Bonke puts up 12 as Charlotte defeats East Carolina 68-56. Anton Bonke scored 12 points as Charlotte beat East Carolina 68-56 on Saturday.

Player Stats

EAST CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Eli DeLaurier	15	0-4	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	4	0
7Giovanni Emejuru	37	5-7	0-0	0-5	12	0	0	1	3	2	10
15Demitri Gardner	27	1-7	0-5	4-4	0	2	0	0	2	0	6
2Isaiah Mbeng	25	1-5	1-4	1-2	2	1	1	0	0	1	4
12Jordan Riley	39	5-17	1-2	9-10	5	2	2	0	3	2	20
11Vito Perkovic	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
43Luke Davis	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Reid Cason	16	0-0	0-0	0-0	6	1	2	2	2	4	0
5Corey Caulker	34	7-13	2-6	0-2	5	2	0	0	1	3	16



TOTAL	-	19-5534.5%	4-2020.0%	14-2360.9%	35	8	5	3	12	16	56

CHARLOTTE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Jarne Elouna Eyenga	23	3-5	1-1	0-0	4	1	0	0	2	3	7
12Arden Conyers	26	2-6	1-5	2-2	4	0	1	0	0	2	7
49Anton Bonke	21	4-6	0-0	4-6	8	0	0	0	1	3	12
2Dezayne Mingo	34	4-12	2-5	0-2	4	10	3	0	2	4	10
3Ben Bradford	30	5-14	1-5	1-2	7	1	1	0	0	0	12
9Spencer Elliott	21	3-9	0-2	2-2	6	2	1	1	1	2	8
31Nick Richart	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0
15Ethan Butler	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
44Raul Villar	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
10Damoni Harrison	24	2-6	2-6	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	1	8
5Major Freeman	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Kylan Blackmon	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	-	25-6240.3%	7-2626.9%	11-1668.8%	39	14	7	2	7	18	68

Play-by-Play

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1st halfECUCHAR

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by East Carolina.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Charlotte.
(19:35) Eli DeLaurier misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(19:32) Dezayne Mingo Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:12) Arden Conyers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarne Elouna Eyenga assists).
03
(18:56) Jordan Riley misses driving layup.
(18:53) Anton Bonke Defensive Rebound.
(18:39) Ben Bradford misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(18:35) Isaiah Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
(18:30) Demitri Gardner misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:26) Arden Conyers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:22) Jarne Elouna Eyenga makes layup (Dezayne Mingo assists).
05
(18:09) Eli DeLaurier misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:05) Anton Bonke Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:56) Ben Bradford makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dezayne Mingo assists).
08
+3 (17:23) Isaiah Mbeng makes 28-foot three point jumper (Demitri Gardner assists).
38
(16:46) Anton Bonke misses 10-foot step back jumpshot.
(16:46) Charlotte Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:46) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (16:27) Giovanni Emejuru makes layup.
58
(16:27) Foul on Anton Bonke.
(16:27) Giovanni Emejuru misses free throw 1 of 1.
(16:26) Ben Bradford Defensive Rebound.
(16:11) Ben Bradford misses 8-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:07) Jarne Elouna Eyenga Offensive Rebound.
(16:03) Dezayne Mingo misses driving layup.
(15:57) Anton Bonke Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:57) Anton Bonke makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
510
(15:51) Jordan Riley misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:47) Arden Conyers Defensive Rebound.
(15:45) Dezayne Mingo bad pass turnover.
(15:45) Isaiah Mbeng Steal.
(15:37) Demitri Gardner misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(15:32) Eli DeLaurier Offensive Rebound.
(15:30) Eli DeLaurier bad pass turnover.
(15:30) Arden Conyers Steal.
(15:09) Anton Bonke misses layup.
(15:05) Giovanni Emejuru Defensive Rebound.
(14:54) Giovanni Emejuru traveling turnover.
+3 (14:43) Dezayne Mingo makes 28-foot three point jumper.
513
(14:07) Corey Caulker misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(14:03) Jarne Elouna Eyenga Defensive Rebound.
(13:58) Jarne Elouna Eyenga bad pass turnover.
(13:58) Reid Cason Steal.
+2 (13:53) Demitri Gardner makes driving layup (Reid Cason assists).
713
+2 (13:25) Spencer Elliott makes 6-foot hook shot.
715
+2 (13:11) Corey Caulker makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
915
+2 (12:52) Ben Bradford makes driving layup.
917
(12:27) Foul on Spencer Elliott.
+1 (12:27) Demitri Gardner makes free throw 1 of 2.
1017
+1 (12:27) Demitri Gardner makes free throw 2 of 2.
1117
(11:59) Spencer Elliott misses 10-foot hook shot.
(11:56) Luke Davis Defensive Rebound.
(11:42) Luke Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:38) Damoni Harrison Defensive Rebound.
(11:34) Foul on Reid Cason.
+1 (11:34) Arden Conyers makes free throw 1 of 2.
1118
+1 (11:34) Arden Conyers makes free throw 2 of 2.
1119
(11:19) Isaiah Mbeng misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:16) Jordan Riley Offensive Rebound.
(11:09) Jordan Riley bad pass turnover.
(11:09) Spencer Elliott Steal.
(10:55) Spencer Elliott bad pass turnover.
(10:30) Eli DeLaurier misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(10:25) Charlotte Defensive Rebound.
(10:20) Damoni Harrison misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(10:17) Corey Caulker Defensive Rebound.
(10:08) Foul on Nick Richart.
(9:58) Foul on Anton Bonke.
(9:58) Giovanni Emejuru misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:58) East Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:58) Giovanni Emejuru misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:56) Nick Richart Defensive Rebound.
(9:32) Major Freeman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:30) Jarne Elouna Eyenga Offensive Rebound.
(9:30) Foul on Eli DeLaurier.
+3 (9:09) Damoni Harrison makes 25-foot three pointer.
1122
+2 (8:55) Giovanni Emejuru makes 2-foot dunk (Demitri Gardner assists).
1322
(8:26) Ben Bradford misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(8:23) Reid Cason Defensive Rebound.
(8:11) Charlotte Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Charlotte retains its timeout.
(8:11) Demitri Gardner bad pass turnover.
(7:50) Dezayne Mingo misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(7:47) Ben Bradford Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:46) Ben Bradford makes layup.
1324
(7:30) Foul on Nick Richart.
(7:21) Demitri Gardner misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:17) Reid Cason Offensive Rebound.
(7:15) Jordan Riley misses driving layup.
(7:13) Spencer Elliott Defensive Rebound.
(7:11) Damoni Harrison misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(7:08) East Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(6:52) Corey Caulker bad pass turnover.
(6:52) Dezayne Mingo Steal.
+2 (6:47) Dezayne Mingo makes driving layup.
1326
(6:30) Giovanni Emejuru misses layup.
(6:27) Giovanni Emejuru Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:26) Giovanni Emejuru makes 4-foot dunk.
1526
(6:10) Spencer Elliott misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:06) Corey Caulker Defensive Rebound.
(6:00) Foul on Reid Cason.
(6:00) Reid Cason turnover.
(5:50) Damoni Harrison misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:47) Charlotte Offensive Rebound.
(5:41) Ben Bradford misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:38) Vito Perkovic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:30) Corey Caulker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Riley assists).
1826
(5:13) Damoni Harrison misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:09) Jordan Riley Defensive Rebound.
(5:03) Foul on Jarne Elouna Eyenga.
+1 (5:03) Jordan Riley makes free throw 1 of 2.
1926
+1 (5:03) Jordan Riley makes free throw 2 of 2.
2026
(4:50) Foul on Giovanni Emejuru.
+2 (4:36) Jarne Elouna Eyenga makes 7-foot hook shot (Spencer Elliott assists).
2028
(4:12) Demitri Gardner misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:09) Jordan Riley Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:59) Jordan Riley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Corey Caulker assists).
2328
(3:39) Foul on Jarne Elouna Eyenga.
(3:39) Jarne Elouna Eyenga turnover.
(3:28) Corey Caulker misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(3:26) Jordan Riley Offensive Rebound.
(3:10) Vito Perkovic misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(3:07) Giovanni Emejuru Offensive Rebound.
(3:07) Foul on Ethan Butler.
(3:07) Giovanni Emejuru misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:07) East Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:07) Giovanni Emejuru misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:06) Spencer Elliott Defensive Rebound.
(2:40) Spencer Elliott misses 10-foot hook shot.
(2:37) Giovanni Emejuru Defensive Rebound.
(2:27) Jordan Riley misses driving layup.
(2:27) Spencer Elliott Block.
(2:23) Spencer Elliott Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:09) Spencer Elliott makes layup (Dezayne Mingo assists).
2330
(1:55) Foul on Dezayne Mingo.
+1 (1:55) Demitri Gardner makes free throw 1 of 2.
2430
+1 (1:55) Demitri Gardner makes free throw 2 of 2.
2530
+2 (1:37) Spencer Elliott makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Dezayne Mingo assists).
2532
(1:28) Jordan Riley bad pass turnover.
(1:28) Kylan Blackmon Steal.
+2 (1:23) Kylan Blackmon makes layup (Dezayne Mingo assists).
2534
(1:16) Demitri Gardner misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:13) Charlotte Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:55) Dezayne Mingo misses driving layup.
(0:55) Reid Cason Block.
(0:51) Reid Cason Defensive Rebound.
(0:50) Reid Cason bad pass turnover.
(0:50) Dezayne Mingo Steal.
+2 (0:45) Ethan Butler makes layup (Dezayne Mingo assists).
2536
(0:30) Isaiah Mbeng misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:26) Kylan Blackmon Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

ECU

CHAR

56Points68

19-55(34.5%)Field Goal(%)25-62(40.3%)

4-20(20.0%)3-Point(%)7-26(26.9%)

14-23(60.9%)Free Throw(%)11-16(68.8%)

38(12)Rebounds(Offensive)42(13)

8Assists14

5Steals7

3Blocks2

12Turnovers8

16(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

0Largest Lead13

Game Details

Saturday, February 21, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Dale F. Halton Arena · Charlotte, NC

attendance: 3,583 (39.4%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: CHAR -4.5

over/under: 145.5