Roadrunners journey to East Carolina – UTSA Athletics

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The UTSA males’s basketball workforce (4-19, 0-11 AMER) takes on East Carolina (7-16, 2-8 AMER) on Wednesday for the primary of two contests with the Pirates in a 14-day, touring to Minges Coliseum. The Roadrunners need to snap their shedding skid and seize a convention highway victory, whereas the Pirates are chasing their first league win at residence. Tipoff is about for six p.m. CT and the sport shall be streamed stay on ESPN+.

On the Air and on the Web
Wednesday’s 6 p.m. CT tipoff with the Pirates on Williams Court at Minges Coliseum shall be streamed on ESPN+, with Patrick Johnson (play-by-play) and Jay Sonnhalter (analyst) on the decision.

The radio broadcast will seem on Sports Radio AM 760 The Ticket with Andy Everett (play-by-play) overlaying the motion stay from Greenville. The broadcast will characteristic a 30-minute pregame and 15-minute postgame present – obtainable on-line at Ticket760.com or through the free iHeartRadio app.

East Carolina Athletics can even present Live Stats.

About the UTSA Roadrunners
The Roadrunners head to Greenville combating a droop but in addition squaring off with the late-season damage bug, going up towards competitors additionally combating for the chance to achieve the convention match. In three of the final 4 video games, the Roadrunners have had breakout moments regardless of the losses, together with a season-high power-shooting efficiency at league-leading South Florida (56.1 p.c from the sphere, 57.1 p.c from three). After stalling within the minutes surrounding the half on Saturday, UTSA is coming off an 81-58 loss to North Texas. On the season, UTSA averages 68.7 ppg on 39.6 p.c taking pictures, logging 12.1 quick break ppg. On the boards, UTSA collects 36.2 rpg, together with an NCAA 77th-ranked 12.3 rpg on the offensive glass. The Roadrunners additionally rank forty third nationally and fourth within the American with 4.6 bpg on the season.

Steady as will be, grad pupil Jamir Simpson logged his twenty first double-figure efficiency with 17 towards UNT and leads the workforce with a 16.1 ppg common – rating eighth amongst American scorers. Junior Brent Moss was on fireplace in Tampa and dropped one of the best particular person UTSA efficiency of the yr, ninth-best within the American, whereas logging a career-high 32 factors and has put up 10.6 ppg with 5.7 rpg in convention video games. Sophomore Baboucarr Njie paces Roadrunner rebounding with 5.4 rpg, forward of freshman Kaidon Rayfield’s 4.8 rpg and Moss’ 4.7 rpg – whereas additionally rating third within the American and twenty fifth nationally with 2.0 bpg (44 on the season).

About the East Carolina Pirates
While the Pirates have their very own convention challenges, East Carolina has grabbed a few massive league wins within the fourth season underneath Michael Schwartz – toppling FAU two video games again in Boca Raton, 76-75, and downing North Texas in Denton, 63-59. ECU is on the lookout for its first residence convention win and first win at Minges since Dec. 17. The Pirates common 68.9 ppg on 40.7 taking pictures whereas focusing their efforts contained in the paint and have been restricted in transition with 9.2 quick break ppg. East Carolina has allowed opponents to shoot 45.1 p.c from the sphere and the Pirates seize 35.9 rpg.

In his second yr with the Pirates, senior guard Riley Jordan is a standout scorer, averaging an American-high (NCAA twelfth) 23.3 ppg with a heavy quantity on 43.4 p.c taking pictures (scoring 88.6 p.c of his factors contained in the arc). Riley additionally hits the glass at 5.6 rpg together with 2.3 apg and a team-best 1.6 spg. George Mason switch heart Giovanni Emejuru provides 13.3 ppg and an American-second 9.6 rpg, amassing a team-high 44 blocks together with his 6-foot-10 attain.

Series History
The Pirates ended the Roadrunners’ 2024-25 season with a 70-65 end within the opening spherical of the American Championships. It was the third consecutive shut end between these groups within the collection ECU leads 6-0. Last time in Greenville, it was a dogfight all the best way to the tip of regulation and ECU pulled away within the further interval on late UTSA turnovers – and RJ Felton carrying the Pirates with 30 factors towards the 96-89 additional time ultimate. The first assembly final season in San Antonio noticed the Roadrunners undergo a one-point loss, as UTSA constructed a seven-point halftime lead, however the Pirates battled again all through the second half and an premature bounce ball gave ECU the chance for CJ Walker to hit the game-sealing turnaround jumper with :04 on the clock for the 80-79 ultimate. The Pirates are 2-0 in Greenville.

Up Next
UTSA will head again to North Carolina over the weekend, touring to Charlotte for a Feb. 15 rematch at Halton Arena in a nationally televised bout on ESPNU.

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