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East Carolina 60, at Wichita State 77

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 · Final · American Athletic

American Athletic 1 2 PTS

East Carolina Pirates

11-20 · L2 · #219 (1211 ELO -6)

32 28 60

Wichita State Shockers

24-12 · L1 · #63 (1581 ELO +6)

44 33 77

Charles Koch Arena · Wichita, KS

Attendance: 5,588

Officials: Steve Orkus., Bharat Ramnanan, Jason Baker

Giles Powers Shockers Past Pirates in AAC Matchup

WICHITA, Kan. (Interstat) — Kenyon Giles erupted for 27 points and Wichita State used a dominant first half to cruise past East Carolina 77-60 in an American Athletic Conference men’s basketball game Wednesday night at Charles Koch Arena. The Shockers, improving to 12-8 overall and 3-4 in the AAC, built a commanding 44-32 halftime lead behind a blistering offensive start and never looked back. The Pirates fell to 5-14 and 0-6 in league play, extending their losing streak to six games. Giles, a 5-foot-10 guard from Chesapeake, Virginia, was the catalyst, hitting five 3-pointers and adding three assists in 36… Read more...

Top Statlines

Kenyon Giles WICH 36m 27p 3r 3a
Giovanni Emejuru ECU 30m 11p 11r 4b
Dillon Battie WICH 17m 10p 5r 2a

Forecasting

ELO Probability WICH 89.5%

Spread WICH -13.5

Money Line WICH -1190/ECU +795

Over/Under 144.5 (Under)