WICHITA, Kan. (Interstat) — Kenyon Giles scored 27 points to lead Wichita State to a 77-60 victory over East Carolina in an American Athletic Conference men’s basketball game Wednesday night at Charles Koch Arena.

The Shockers built a 44-32 halftime lead and maintained a double-digit advantage throughout the second half. Giles added three assists in 36 minutes for Wichita State, which improved to 12-8 overall. Dillon Battie added 10 points.

Jordan Riley led East Carolina with 15 points. Demitri Gardner scored 14 and Giovanni Emejuru added 11 points and four blocks for the Pirates, who fell to 5-14.

Attendance was 5,588.