GREENVILLE, N.C. (Interstat) — Jordan Riley scored 31 points to rally East Carolina past Buffalo 73-70 in a nonconference men’s basketball game Sunday at Williams Arena.

The Pirates overcame a 19-point halftime deficit, outscoring the Bulls 45-23 in the second half. Buffalo’s Daniel Freitag matched Riley with 31 points and 11 rebounds. The Bulls led 47-28 at halftime but were held to 23 points after the break.

East Carolina improved to 4-7. Buffalo, which got 19 points from Ryan Sabol, fell to 9-2. Attendance was 2,579.