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Riley scores 24 to lead East Carolina over Presbyterian 74-53

AP
Dec 17, 2025

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) Joran Riley had 24 points in East Carolina Pirates's 74-53 victory over Presbyterian Blue Hose on Wednesday night.

Riley also had four steals for the Pirates (5-7). Giovanni Emejuru scored 21 points while shooting 9 of 11 from the field, adding seven rebounds and three blocks. Tybo Bailey had 12 points.

The Blue Hose (6-7) were led by Jaylen Peterson with 17 points and eight rebounds. Triston Wilson added nine points, five assists and four steals.

East Carolina took the lead with 19:05 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Riley led the team with 11 points for a 38-23 advantage at the break.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
PRES
Blue Hose
23
ECU
Pirates
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jonah Pierce vs. Giovanni Emejuru (Pirates gains possession)
19:37		Luke Davis turnover (bad pass) (Triston Wilson steals)
19:20		Giovanni Emejuru blocks Jonah Pierce's two point layup
19:18		Giovanni Emejuru defensive rebound
19:05	+2	Giovanni Emejuru makes two point dunk (Jordan Riley assists)	0-2
18:35		Carl Parrish misses three point jump shot
18:33		Giovanni Emejuru defensive rebound
18:31		Jaylen Peterson personal foul
18:14	+2	Giovanni Emejuru makes two point dunk (Corey Caulker assists)	0-4
17:53		Jaylen Peterson misses two point jump shot
17:51		Luke Davis defensive rebound
17:37	+2	Luke Davis makes two point jump shot (Corey Caulker assists)	0-6
17:18		Josh Pickett turnover (bad pass) (Tybo Bailey steals)
16:58		Triston Wilson shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
16:58		Jordan Riley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:58	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-7
16:50	+2	Jaylen Peterson makes two point layup (Triston Wilson assists)	2-7
16:33		Jordan Riley turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Peterson steals)
16:15	+2	Jaylen Peterson makes two point layup	4-7
16:07	+3	Corey Caulker makes three point jump shot	4-10
15:51		Carl Parrish misses two point layup
15:49		Jaylen Peterson offensive rebound
15:43		Jordan Riley blocks Jaylen Peterson's two point layup
15:41		Reid Cason defensive rebound
15:37		TV timeout
15:33		Giovanni Emejuru misses two point layup
15:33		Blue Hose defensive rebound
15:33		Triston Wilson turnover (lost ball)
15:22	+2	Giovanni Emejuru makes two point dunk (Corey Caulker assists)	4-12
15:01		Triston Wilson misses two point jump shot
14:59		Corey Caulker defensive rebound
14:43		Giovanni Emejuru turnover (lost ball) (Triston Wilson steals)
14:33		JD Bowden misses three point jump shot
14:31		Reid Cason defensive rebound
14:04		Jordan Riley misses three point jump shot
14:02		Chidi Chiakwelu defensive rebound
13:56		Jaylen Peterson misses two point layup
13:54		Isaiah Mbeng defensive rebound
13:37	+2	Giovanni Emejuru makes two point dunk (Isaiah Mbeng assists)	4-14
13:09		Carl Parrish misses three point jump shot
13:07		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
12:51		Jordan Riley misses two point layup
12:49		Iverson King defensive rebound
12:28	+2	Chidi Chiakwelu makes two point layup	6-14
12:27		Jordan Riley shooting foul (Chidi Chiakwelu draws the foul)
12:27	+1	Chidi Chiakwelu makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-14
12:00		Tybo Bailey misses three point jump shot
11:57		Pirates turnover (shot clock violation)
11:57		TV timeout
11:31		Josh Pickett misses two point layup
11:29		Tybo Bailey defensive rebound
11:15		Iverson King personal foul
11:05		Chidi Chiakwelu personal foul
10:44		Pirates turnover (shot clock violation)
10:30		Iverson King turnover (bad pass)
10:20		Corey Caulker misses two point layup
10:18		Khalon Hudson defensive rebound
10:07		Corey Caulker personal foul
9:55		Chidi Chiakwelu turnover (bad pass)
9:41		Chidi Chiakwelu shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
9:41	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-15
9:41	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-16
9:34	+2	Josh Pickett makes two point layup	9-16
9:17		Josh Pickett personal foul
8:59	+3	Tybo Bailey makes three point jump shot (Jordan Riley assists)	9-19
8:43		Jonah Pierce turnover (bad pass)
8:20		Iverson King personal foul (Tybo Bailey draws the foul)
8:20	+1	Tybo Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-20
8:20	+1	Tybo Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-21
8:01		Josh Pickett misses three point jump shot
7:59		Corey Caulker defensive rebound
7:48		Reid Cason offensive foul
7:48		Reid Cason turnover (offensive foul)
7:48		TV timeout
7:36	+2	Jaylen Peterson makes two point dunk (Jonah Pierce assists)	11-21
7:21		Jonah Pierce shooting foul (Luke Davis draws the foul)
7:21	+1	Luke Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-22
7:21	+1	Luke Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-23
6:57		Triston Wilson misses three point jump shot
6:55		Jaylen Peterson offensive rebound
6:53	+2	Jaylen Peterson makes two point layup	13-23
6:53		Luke Davis shooting foul (Jaylen Peterson draws the foul)
6:53	+1	Jaylen Peterson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-23
6:30		Isaiah Mbeng misses two point jump shot
6:28		Jaylen Peterson defensive rebound
6:21		Jaylen Peterson turnover (lost ball) (Giovanni Emejuru steals)
6:12		Corey Caulker misses three point jump shot
6:11		Josh Pickett defensive rebound
6:11	+2	Triston Wilson makes two point layup	16-23
6:11		Isaiah Mbeng shooting foul (Triston Wilson draws the foul)
6:11	+1	Triston Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	17-23
5:49	+3	Tybo Bailey makes three point jump shot (Corey Caulker assists)	17-26
5:30		Josh Pickett turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Riley steals)
5:24	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point dunk	17-28
5:12		Josh Pickett turnover (bad pass)
4:49		Jordan Riley misses two point jump shot
4:47		Jaylen Peterson defensive rebound
4:39		Reid Cason shooting foul (Jaylen Peterson draws the foul)
4:39	+1	Jaylen Peterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-28
4:39	+1	Jaylen Peterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-28
4:12	+2	Luke Davis makes two point dunk (Jordan Riley assists)	19-30
3:49		Jonah Pierce misses two point layup
3:47		Jonah Pierce offensive rebound
3:45		Luke Davis shooting foul (Jonah Pierce draws the foul)
3:45		TV timeout
3:45	+1	Jonah Pierce makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-30
3:45	+1	Jonah Pierce makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-30
3:26	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point jump shot	21-32
3:02		Reid Cason blocks Jonah Pierce's two point layup
2:54		Blue Hose turnover (shot clock violation)
2:36		Jordan Riley misses two point layup
2:34		Jaylen Peterson defensive rebound
2:28		Carl Parrish misses three point jump shot
2:26		Tybo Bailey defensive rebound
2:19		Jordan Riley turnover (lost ball) (Triston Wilson steals)
2:12		Triston Wilson misses two point layup
2:10		Triston Wilson offensive rebound
2:05	+2	Triston Wilson makes two point layup	23-32
1:52		Triston Wilson personal foul
1:52		Jordan Riley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:52		Jonah Pierce defensive rebound
1:36		Jonah Pierce misses two point jump shot
1:34		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
1:27	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point layup	23-34
1:10		Reid Cason blocks Jonah Pierce's two point layup
1:09		Blue Hose offensive rebound
1:09		Reid Cason personal foul
1:09		Jaylen Peterson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:09		Giovanni Emejuru defensive rebound
0:49		Tybo Bailey turnover (lost ball)
0:35		Jaylen Peterson turnover (lost ball)
0:30		Pirates 30 second timeout
0:07		Jaylen Peterson shooting foul (Luke Davis draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Luke Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-35
0:07	+1	Luke Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-36
0:06		Josh Pickett turnover (lost ball)
0:01	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point jump shot	23-38
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PRES
Blue Hose
30
ECU
Pirates
36

Time		Play	Score
19:43	+2	Carl Parrish makes two point layup (Triston Wilson assists)	25-38
19:36		Jordan Riley turnover (bad pass)
19:17	+2	Triston Wilson makes two point dunk	27-38
19:06		Jaylen Peterson personal foul
18:54		Jonah Pierce blocks Giovanni Emejuru's two point layup
18:52		Luke Davis offensive rebound
18:45		Corey Caulker misses three point jump shot
18:45		Pirates turnover (shot clock violation)
18:17	+2	Carl Parrish makes two point jump shot	29-38
17:43		Tybo Bailey turnover (lost ball) (Carl Parrish steals)
17:35		Khalon Hudson misses two point layup
17:33		Jonah Pierce offensive rebound
17:28		Triston Wilson misses three point jump shot
17:28		Luke Davis defensive rebound
17:17		Isaiah Mbeng turnover (bad pass) (Josh Pickett steals)
17:15		Reid Cason blocks Josh Pickett's two point dunk
17:13		Khalon Hudson offensive rebound
17:12	+2	Khalon Hudson makes two point dunk	31-38
17:12		Pirates 30 second timeout
17:12		TV timeout
17:12	+2	Giovanni Emejuru makes two point dunk (Isaiah Mbeng assists)	31-40
17:12		Triston Wilson turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Riley steals)
17:12		Jordan Riley misses two point layup
17:10		Josh Pickett defensive rebound
16:35		Reid Cason personal foul
16:10	+2	Carl Parrish makes two point jump shot	33-40
15:51		Jonah Pierce blocks Luke Davis's two point layup
15:49		Carl Parrish defensive rebound
15:45		Carl Parrish turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Mbeng steals)
15:40		Corey Caulker misses three point jump shot
15:38		Khalon Hudson defensive rebound
15:29		Khalon Hudson turnover (lost ball)
15:29		TV timeout
15:03	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point jump shot	33-42
14:49	+2	Khalon Hudson makes two point layup	35-42
14:49		Giovanni Emejuru shooting foul (Khalon Hudson draws the foul)
14:49	+1	Khalon Hudson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-42
14:22		Isaiah Mbeng misses three point jump shot
14:20		Blue Hose defensive rebound
13:58		Carl Parrish turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Riley steals)
13:52		Khalon Hudson personal foul
13:38		Tybo Bailey turnover (bad pass) (Triston Wilson steals)
13:34	+2	Triston Wilson makes two point dunk	38-42
13:13		Triston Wilson personal foul (Tybo Bailey draws the foul)
13:05	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point dunk	38-44
12:49		Josh Pickett misses two point layup
12:47		Giovanni Emejuru defensive rebound
12:37	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point dunk (Giovanni Emejuru assists)	38-46
12:30		Blue Hose 30 second timeout
12:30		TV timeout
12:16		Jordan Riley personal foul (Jaylen Peterson draws the foul)
12:16		Jaylen Peterson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:16		Jaylen Peterson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:16		Giovanni Emejuru defensive rebound
11:59		Jonah Pierce shooting foul
11:59	+1	Giovanni Emejuru makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-47
11:59	+1	Giovanni Emejuru makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-48
11:44		Luke Davis personal foul
11:31		Jaylen Peterson misses two point layup
11:29		Corey Caulker defensive rebound
11:25		Luke Davis turnover
11:08		Triston Wilson turnover (traveling)
10:42		Corey Caulker misses two point layup
10:40		Pirates offensive rebound
10:27		Corey Caulker turnover (bad pass) (Iverson King steals)
10:03	+2	Jaylen Peterson makes two point dunk (Triston Wilson assists)	40-48
9:51		Carl Parrish shooting foul (Corey Caulker draws the foul)
9:51	+1	Corey Caulker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-49
9:51	+1	Corey Caulker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-50
9:38		JD Bowden turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Riley steals)
9:36	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point layup	40-52
9:36		Iverson King shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
9:36	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	40-53
9:19	+3	JD Bowden makes three point jump shot (Triston Wilson assists)	43-53
8:47	+2	Isaiah Mbeng makes two point jump shot	43-55
8:18	+2	Jaylen Peterson makes two point layup (Triston Wilson assists)	45-55
8:18		Reid Cason shooting foul (Jaylen Peterson draws the foul)
8:18	+1	Jaylen Peterson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-55
8:00		TV timeout
7:52		Corey Caulker misses two point layup
7:50		Jaylen Peterson defensive rebound
7:43		Carl Parrish misses two point jump shot
7:41		Chidi Chiakwelu offensive rebound
7:37	+2	Chidi Chiakwelu makes two point layup	48-55
7:14	+2	Giovanni Emejuru makes two point layup (Luke Davis assists)	48-57
6:56		Triston Wilson misses three point jump shot
6:54		Corey Caulker defensive rebound
6:20		Corey Caulker misses three point jump shot
6:20		Giovanni Emejuru offensive rebound
6:20	+2	Giovanni Emejuru makes two point layup	48-59
6:20		Chidi Chiakwelu shooting foul (Giovanni Emejuru draws the foul)
6:08	+1	Giovanni Emejuru makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-60
5:42		Carl Parrish misses three point jump shot
5:42		Luke Davis defensive rebound
5:42		Triston Wilson shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
5:42	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-61
5:42		Jordan Riley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:42		Jaylen Peterson defensive rebound
5:24		Jonah Pierce turnover (bad pass)
4:58		Jordan Riley turnover (bad pass)
4:45		Carl Parrish misses two point jump shot
4:43		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
4:25		Triston Wilson shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
4:25		Jordan Riley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:25	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-62
4:14		Giovanni Emejuru blocks Jonah Pierce's two point layup
4:12		Blue Hose offensive rebound
4:10		Khalon Hudson misses three point jump shot
4:08		Pirates defensive rebound
3:47		Khalon Hudson shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
3:47		TV timeout
3:47	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-63
3:47	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-64
3:44		Josh Pickett turnover (bad pass) (Corey Caulker steals)
3:15		Corey Caulker misses three point jump shot
3:13		Jonah Pierce defensive rebound
2:59		Giovanni Emejuru blocks Khalon Hudson's two point layup
2:57		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
2:38		Jonah Pierce personal foul (Corey Caulker draws the foul)
2:38	+1	Corey Caulker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-65
2:38	+1	Corey Caulker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-66
2:22	+2	Carl Parrish makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Peterson assists)	50-66
2:06	+2	Giovanni Emejuru makes two point layup (Corey Caulker assists)	50-68
1:51	+2	Jonah Pierce makes two point jump shot (Carl Parrish assists)	52-68
1:20	+3	Tybo Bailey makes three point jump shot (Luke Davis assists)	52-71
1:19		Carl Parrish shooting foul (Tybo Bailey draws the foul)
1:19	+1	Tybo Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-72
1:03		Carl Parrish misses two point jump shot
1:01		Pirates defensive rebound
0:34		Jordan Riley misses two point layup
0:32		Giovanni Emejuru offensive rebound
0:25	+2	Giovanni Emejuru makes two point dunk	52-74
0:24		Jonah Pierce misses two point layup
0:24		Jaylen Peterson offensive rebound
0:24		Corey Caulker shooting foul (Carl Parrish draws the foul)
0:24		Jaylen Peterson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:24	+1	Jaylen Peterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-74
0:00		End of period

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Jaylen Peterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2