East Carolina Pirates vs. UTSA Roadrunners

FINAL

Feb 25, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
ECU	34	48	82
UTSA	43	38	81

Game Recap

Riley and East Carolina take down UTSA 82-81. Jordan Riley led East Carolina with 27 points and Demitri Gardner made three free throws with three seconds left as the Pirates defeated UTSA 82-81 on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

EAST CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Eli DeLaurier	29	4-9	0-2	1-1	6	0	1	0	1	0	9
7Giovanni Emejuru	35	4-5	0-0	3-4	6	1	1	0	3	2	11
5Corey Caulker	38	4-7	3-6	1-2	4	6	1	0	3	2	12
15Demitri Gardner	29	4-12	1-5	4-5	3	1	0	1	3	3	13
12Jordan Riley	39	7-16	3-5	10-14	4	3	6	0	1	2	27
11Vito Perkovic	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43Luke Davis	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Reid Cason	9	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	6
10Paddy D'Arcy	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Isaiah Mbeng	16	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	2	1	4
TOTAL	-	28-5650.0%	7-2035.0%	19-2673.1%	28	12	11	1	13	10	82

UTSA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Matheo Coffi	27	3-7	2-5	0-0	4	1	0	0	2	2	8
12Daniel Akitoby	39	8-11	1-2	0-0	9	2	0	2	3	3	17
4Brent Moss	33	4-10	2-6	0-0	2	2	3	1	3	2	10
0Dorian Hayes	40	5-10	4-6	4-5	6	2	2	0	3	3	18
7Jamir Simpson	40	8-11	1-3	5-5	1	10	4	0	5	1	22
24Baboucarr Njie	21	3-5	0-0	0-0	2	2	1	1	1	5	6




TOTAL	-	31-5457.4%	10-2245.5%	9-1090.0%	24	19	10	4	17	16	81

Play-by-Play

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1st halfECUUTSA

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by East Carolina.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by UTSA.
(19:47) Demitri Gardner misses 8-foot pullup jump shot.
(19:36) Matheo Coffi Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:35) Dorian Hayes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamir Simpson assists).
03
(19:25) Demitri Gardner misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:21) Giovanni Emejuru Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:21) Giovanni Emejuru makes 0-foot tip in layup.
23
(18:59) Dorian Hayes misses driving layup.
(18:56) Demitri Gardner Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:36) Demitri Gardner makes 22-foot three point jumper (Corey Caulker assists).
53
(18:19) Matheo Coffi misses 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
(18:16) Jordan Riley Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:06) Corey Caulker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Riley assists).
83
+2 (17:43) Jamir Simpson makes 14-foot jumper.
85
(17:23) Foul on Matheo Coffi.
(17:23) Jordan Riley misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:23) East Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:23) Jordan Riley makes free throw 2 of 2.
95
(17:02) Brent Moss bad pass turnover.
(17:02) Corey Caulker Steal.
(16:58) Demitri Gardner misses driving layup.
(16:54) Corey Caulker Offensive Rebound.
(16:49) Corey Caulker bad pass turnover.
(16:49) Brent Moss Steal.
+2 (16:40) Daniel Akitoby makes 9-foot hook shot (Jamir Simpson assists).
97
(16:17) Eli DeLaurier misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(16:17) Daniel Akitoby Block.
(16:12) Dorian Hayes Defensive Rebound.
(16:06) Baboucarr Njie misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(16:02) Daniel Akitoby Offensive Rebound.
(16:02) Daniel Akitoby misses tip in layup.
(16:02) Baboucarr Njie Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:47) Baboucarr Njie makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
99
+2 (15:20) Jordan Riley makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
119
(15:07) Brent Moss bad pass turnover.
(15:07) Reid Cason Steal.
(15:04) Giovanni Emejuru bad pass turnover.
(15:04) Jamir Simpson Steal.
(14:58) Brent Moss misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(14:55) Giovanni Emejuru Defensive Rebound.
(14:45) Jordan Riley misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:42) Brent Moss Defensive Rebound.
(14:39) Foul on Corey Caulker.
(14:22) Baboucarr Njie bad pass turnover.
(14:22) Jordan Riley Steal.
+2 (14:18) Corey Caulker makes driving layup.
139
(13:55) Dorian Hayes misses driving layup.
(13:50) Corey Caulker Defensive Rebound.
(13:31) Giovanni Emejuru misses layup.
(13:26) Dorian Hayes Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:15) Matheo Coffi makes 23-foot three point jumper (Daniel Akitoby assists).
1312
+2 (13:02) Reid Cason makes layup (Corey Caulker assists).
1512
(12:40) Dorian Hayes bad pass turnover.
(12:24) Foul on Baboucarr Njie.
(12:16) Eli DeLaurier bad pass turnover.
(12:16) Jamir Simpson Steal.
+2 (12:05) Jamir Simpson makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
1514
+2 (11:41) Eli DeLaurier makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
1714
(11:32) Brent Moss misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(11:28) Matheo Coffi Offensive Rebound.
(11:21) Jamir Simpson misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(11:19) East Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(10:54) Demitri Gardner misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(10:50) Eli DeLaurier Offensive Rebound.
(10:50) Eli DeLaurier misses tip in layup.
(10:50) Brent Moss Block.
(10:48) Baboucarr Njie Defensive Rebound.
(10:44) Dorian Hayes misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(10:40) Brent Moss Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:32) Daniel Akitoby makes 14-foot jumper (Jamir Simpson assists).
1716
+2 (10:15) Demitri Gardner makes layup (Isaiah Mbeng assists).
1916
+2 (10:05) Baboucarr Njie makes layup (Jamir Simpson assists).
1918
+3 (9:45) Jordan Riley makes 24-foot three pointer.
2218
+2 (9:20) Brent Moss makes 13-foot floating jump shot (Jamir Simpson assists).
2220
(9:02) Foul on Daniel Akitoby.
(9:02) Giovanni Emejuru misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:02) East Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:02) Giovanni Emejuru makes free throw 2 of 2.
2320
+3 (8:47) Dorian Hayes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brent Moss assists).
2323
(8:25) Vito Perkovic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:21) Daniel Akitoby Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:57) Daniel Akitoby makes 22-foot three point jumper (Baboucarr Njie assists).
2326
(7:46) Corey Caulker bad pass turnover.
(7:46) Dorian Hayes Steal.
+2 (7:25) Jamir Simpson makes 5-foot dunk (Daniel Akitoby assists).
2328
+2 (7:09) Demitri Gardner makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Corey Caulker assists).
2528
+2 (6:54) Daniel Akitoby makes 3-foot dunk (Baboucarr Njie assists).
2530
(6:36) Corey Caulker out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (6:17) Daniel Akitoby makes 7-foot dunk.
2532
(5:49) Demitri Gardner misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(5:46) Daniel Akitoby Defensive Rebound.
(5:39) Brent Moss misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(5:36) Isaiah Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
(5:30) Foul on Baboucarr Njie.
(5:30) Jordan Riley misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:30) East Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:30) Jordan Riley makes free throw 2 of 2.
2632
+2 (5:12) Daniel Akitoby makes 4-foot dunk (Jamir Simpson assists).
2634
+2 (4:57) Reid Cason makes layup (Jordan Riley assists).
2834
+3 (4:38) Dorian Hayes makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot.
2837
(4:19) Paddy D'Arcy misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:14) Reid Cason Offensive Rebound.
(4:11) Corey Caulker misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:07) Paddy D'Arcy Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:03) Reid Cason makes 3-foot dunk (Corey Caulker assists).
3037
(3:42) Brent Moss bad pass turnover.
(3:42) Jordan Riley Steal.
(3:37) Corey Caulker misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:31) Dorian Hayes Defensive Rebound.
(3:04) Foul on Jordan Riley.
(3:04) Dorian Hayes misses free throw 1 of 3.
(3:04) UTSA Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:04) Dorian Hayes makes free throw 2 of 3.
3038
+1 (3:04) Dorian Hayes makes free throw 3 of 3.
3039
+2 (2:55) Giovanni Emejuru makes 4-foot dunk (Demitri Gardner assists).
3239
(2:37) Daniel Akitoby out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(2:18) Demitri Gardner bad pass turnover.
(2:18) Dorian Hayes Steal.
+2 (2:15) Dorian Hayes makes driving layup.
3241
(1:56) Foul on Dorian Hayes.
(1:45) Demitri Gardner misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:42) Jordan Riley Offensive Rebound.
(1:40) Eli DeLaurier misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:36) Daniel Akitoby Defensive Rebound.
(1:26) Matheo Coffi misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:23) Jordan Riley Defensive Rebound.
(1:10) Foul on Giovanni Emejuru.
(1:10) Giovanni Emejuru turnover.
(0:44) Daniel Akitoby bad pass turnover.
(0:44) Jordan Riley Steal.
+2 (0:36) Jordan Riley makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
3441
+2 (0:03) Jamir Simpson makes driving layup.
3443

2nd half

Team Stats

ECU

UTSA

82Points81

28-56(50.0%)Field Goal(%)31-54(57.4%)

7-20(35.0%)3-Point(%)10-22(45.5%)

19-26(73.1%)Free Throw(%)9-10(90.0%)

29(14)Rebounds(Offensive)25(8)

12Assists19

11Steals10

1Blocks4

13Turnovers17

10(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

5Largest Lead11

Game Details

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 · 8:00 PM

UTSA Convocation Center · San Antonio, TX

attendance: 1,037 (39.1%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: ECU -4.5

over/under: 153.5