{"id":136057,"date":"2026-01-24T04:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T04:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/136057\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T04:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T04:06:11","slug":"riley-leads-east-carolina-past-north-texas-63-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/136057\/","title":{"rendered":"Riley leads East Carolina past North Texas 63-59"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DENTON, Texas (AP) Joran Riley scored 15 points, including a three-point play with 33 seconds left, and East Carolina<\/a> took down North Texas<\/a> 63-59 on Friday.<\/p>\n

Riley added two free throws on ECU’s next possession for a 61-56 lead.<\/p>\n

Riley also had five rebounds for the Pirates (6-14, 1-6 American Athletic Conference). Demitri Gardner scored 13 points, shooting 4 for 9 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line. Corey Caulker shot 4 for 10, including 3 for 7 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points.<\/p>\n

The Pirates stopped a seven-game skid with the win.<\/p>\n

Je’Shawn Stevenson finished with 18 points and two steals for the Mean Green (12-8, 3-4). David Terrell Jr. added 12 points.<\/p>\n

East Carolina went into halftime ahead of North Texas 28-23. Caulker scored 11 points in the half. Riley scored a team-high 11 points for East Carolina in the second half.<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n

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