The Wichita State Shockers (10-10, 3-5 AAC) visit the East Carolina Pirates (11-10, 2-6 AAC) in an AAC rivals’ matchup at the Minges Coliseum on Sunday, January at 12:00 p.m ET begins 29th, 2023.
Here’s how to watch East Carolina vs. Wichita State
Key Stats for East Carolina vs. Wichita State
- The Shockers are scoring just 1.8 points less (67.5) per game than the Pirates are giving up (69.3).
- The Pirates amassed just 3.8 more points per game (69.4) than the Shockers conceded to their opponents (65.6).
- This season, the Shockers have a 42.1% shot percentage from the field, which is 1.1% less than the 43.2% of shots that knocked down the Pirates’ opponents.
- The 41.0% of Pirates who fired from the field this season is 1.8 percentage points higher than the Shockers conceded to their opponents (39.2%).
Wichita State Players to Watch
- Craig Porter Jr. leads the Shockers in rebounds and assists. Porter averages 12.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.
- Wichita State’s top scorer is Jaykwon Walton, who has 13.3 points per game in addition to his 5.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists.
- The Shockers are getting the most three-pointers out of Jaron Pierre Jr., who is making 1.6 three-pointers per game.
- Porter leads the state of Wichita in steals and blocks with 1.4 steals and 1.8 blocks per game.
East Carolina Players to Watch
- Javon Small is averaging 15.8 points and adding 5.6 assists per game, putting him at the top of the Pirates leaderboards in this statistic.
- Brandon Johnson is averaging 8.9 rebounds per game (he also averages 12.9 points per game and adds 2.1 assists per game), putting him at the top of East Carolina’s rebounding rankings.
- Small is reliable from three-point range and leads the Pirates with 2.0 three-pointers made per game.
- East Carolina’s leader in steals is Small at 1.2 per game, and leader in blocks is Johnson at 0.7 per game.
Wichita State Schedule
| date | Opponent | score | Home/Away |
|---|---|---|---|
|
01/08/2023 |
South Florida |
W 70-66 |
path |
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01/14/2023 |
Tulsa |
W 73-69 |
home |
|
01/19/2023 |
memphis |
L88-78 |
path |
|
01/22/2023 |
SMU |
W 71-69 |
path |
|
01/25/2023 |
Tulane |
L 95-90 |
home |
|
01/29/2023 |
East Carolina |
– |
path |
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2/2/2023 |
Houston |
– |
home |
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2.5.2023 |
Tulsa |
– |
path |
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02/08/2023 |
UCF |
– |
home |
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02/12/2023 |
SMU |
– |
home |
|
02/16/2023 |
temple |
– |
path |
East Carolina schedule
| date | Opponent | score | Home/Away |
|---|---|---|---|
|
01/07/2023 |
memphis |
L 69-59 |
path |
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01/11/2023 |
cincinnati |
L83-55 |
path |
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01/15/2023 |
South Florida |
L 81-70 |
home |
|
01/18/2023 |
temple |
L73-58 |
path |
|
01/24/2023 |
Tulsa |
W 76-66 |
home |
|
01/29/2023 |
State of Wichita |
– |
home |
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02/01/2023 |
South Florida |
– |
path |
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2/4/2023 |
SMU |
– |
home |
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02/11/2023 |
Tulane |
– |
path |
|
02/15/2023 |
cincinnati |
– |
home |
|
02/19/2023 |
SMU |
– |
path |