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Johnson has 21 in East Carolina's 68-55 victory over Wichita State

AP
Feb 15, 2024

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) Brandon Johnson and RJ Felton scored 21 points each to help East Carolina defeat Wichita State 68-55 on Thursday night.

Johnson also had 10 rebounds and four steals for the Pirates (13-12, 6-6 American Athletic Conference). Felton added seven rebounds. Bobby Pettiford went 4 of 6 from the field to finish with eight points.

Colby Rogers led the Shockers (10-15, 2-10) in scoring, finishing with 16 points and two steals. Wichita State also got 12 points from Harlond Beverly. In addition, Dalen Ridgnal finished with nine points and two steals.

East Carolina took the lead with 8:30 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 38-27 at halftime.

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

1st Half
WICH
Shockers
27
ECU
Pirates
38

Time		Play	Score
19:59		(Shockers gains possession)
19:29		Dalen Ridgnal misses three point jump shot
19:27		Shockers offensive rebound
19:27		Shockers turnover (shot clock violation)
19:17		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
19:15		Dalen Ridgnal defensive rebound
18:50		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
18:48		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
18:41	+3	Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	0-3
18:17		Bijan Cortes misses three point jump shot
18:15		RJ Felton defensive rebound
18:04	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point jump shot (RJ Felton assists)	0-5
17:42	+3	Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	3-5
17:20		Cam Hayes misses two point jump shot
17:18		Colby Rogers defensive rebound
17:10		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
17:08		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
16:58		Brandon Johnson misses two point layup
16:56		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
16:46	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point dunk (Bijan Cortes assists)	5-5
16:30		RJ Felton misses two point layup
16:28		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
16:18		Bijan Cortes misses three point jump shot
16:16		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
15:52		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:50		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
15:40		Bijan Cortes turnover (Cam Hayes steals)
15:35	+2	Cam Hayes makes two point layup	5-7
15:13	+3	Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (Harlond Beverly assists)	8-7
14:41	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point layup (Cam Hayes assists)	8-9
14:20	+3	Dalen Ridgnal makes three point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	11-9
14:03		Cam Hayes turnover (Colby Rogers steals)
13:57		Dalen Ridgnal misses three point jump shot
13:55		Dalen Ridgnal offensive rebound
13:43	+2	Colby Rogers makes two point jump shot	13-9
13:34		TV timeout
13:34		Pirates 30 second timeout
13:23	+2	Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes two point jump shot	13-11
12:49	+2	Harlond Beverly makes two point layup	15-11
12:15		Bencao Vungo misses two point jump shot
12:13		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
12:04		Ronnie DeGray III misses three point jump shot
12:02		Bencao Vungo defensive rebound
11:45		Bencao Vungo turnover (Colby Rogers steals)
11:40		Jaden Walker personal foul
11:40		TV timeout
11:40	+1	Harlond Beverly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-11
11:40	+1	Harlond Beverly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-11
11:13	+2	RJ Felton makes two point jump shot (Kalib LaCount assists)	17-13
10:48		Harlond Beverly turnover (bad pass)
10:28		Valentino Pinedo turnover (Kenny Pohto steals)
10:23		Xavier Bell turnover (traveling)
10:08		RJ Felton turnover (Ronnie DeGray III steals)
9:58		Harlond Beverly turnover (Brandon Johnson steals)
9:49	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point dunk (Kalib LaCount assists)	17-15
9:30		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
9:28		Bobby Pettiford Jr. defensive rebound
9:21	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Bobby Pettiford Jr. assists)	17-18
8:55	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point layup	19-18
8:30	+2	RJ Felton makes two point jump shot	19-20
8:14		Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
8:12		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
7:54	+2	RJ Felton makes two point jump shot (Cyr Malonga assists)	19-22
7:39		Dalen Ridgnal misses three point jump shot
7:37		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
7:30	+3	Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Bobby Pettiford Jr. assists)	19-25
7:09		Dalen Ridgnal misses two point layup
7:07		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
7:02	+2	Jaden Walker makes two point layup (Bobby Pettiford Jr. assists)	19-27
7:01		Pirates 30 second timeout
7:01		TV timeout
6:45		Xavier Bell misses two point layup
6:43		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
6:20		Brandon Johnson misses two point layup
6:18		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
6:08	+2	Harlond Beverly makes two point jump shot	21-27
6:08		Cyr Malonga personal foul
6:08		Harlond Beverly misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:08		Dalen Ridgnal offensive rebound
6:02		Dalen Ridgnal turnover (Brandon Johnson steals)
5:44		Cam Hayes misses two point jump shot
5:44		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
5:44		Harlond Beverly personal foul
5:35		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
5:33		Shockers defensive rebound
5:14		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
5:12		Dalen Ridgnal offensive rebound
5:08	+2	Dalen Ridgnal makes two point layup	23-27
4:49		Cam Hayes turnover (Dalen Ridgnal steals)
4:45		Brandon Johnson blocks Dalen Ridgnal's two point jump shot
4:43		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
4:34	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	23-30
4:11		Dalen Ridgnal turnover (Cam Hayes steals)
4:02		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
4:00		Cam Hayes offensive rebound
3:44		Jaden Walker turnover (bad pass)
3:44		TV timeout
3:24		Harlond Beverly misses three point jump shot
3:22		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
3:06		Xavier Bell personal foul
3:06	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-31
3:06	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-32
2:54	+2	Harlond Beverly makes two point dunk (Xavier Bell assists)	25-32
2:31		Dalen Ridgnal personal foul
2:24	+2	Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes two point layup	25-34
1:59		Xavier Bell turnover (Bobby Pettiford Jr. steals)
1:59		Xavier Bell personal foul
1:42	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point layup	25-36
1:11		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
1:09		Bijan Cortes offensive rebound
0:58		Colby Rogers misses two point layup
0:56		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
0:53		Valentino Pinedo personal foul
0:53	+1	Dalen Ridgnal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-36
0:53	+1	Dalen Ridgnal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-36
0:38		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
0:36		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
0:23		Valentino Pinedo blocks Bijan Cortes's two point layup
0:21		Pirates defensive rebound
0:09		Bijan Cortes personal foul
0:02	+2	Jaden Walker makes two point layup	27-38
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WICH
Shockers
28
ECU
Pirates
30

Time		Play	Score
19:37		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:35		RJ Felton offensive rebound
19:29	+3	Cam Hayes makes three point jump shot (Jaden Walker assists)	27-41
19:10	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point layup	29-41
18:46	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point dunk (Jaden Walker assists)	29-43
18:20		Dalen Ridgnal misses three point jump shot
18:18		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
18:07		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:05		RJ Felton offensive rebound
18:01		RJ Felton misses two point layup
17:59		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
17:57		Quincy Ballard personal foul
17:57	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-44
17:57	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-45
17:41		Ezra Ausar blocks Xavier Bell's two point jump shot
17:39		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
17:30		Jaden Walker misses three point jump shot
17:28		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
17:17		Cam Hayes personal foul
17:07		RJ Felton personal foul
17:07	+1	Dalen Ridgnal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-45
17:07	+1	Dalen Ridgnal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-45
16:53		Ezra Ausar turnover (Harlond Beverly steals)
16:41		Harlond Beverly turnover (Ezra Ausar steals)
16:35		Jaden Walker turnover (Dalen Ridgnal steals)
16:27		Brandon Johnson blocks Harlond Beverly's two point jump shot
16:25		Bobby Pettiford Jr. defensive rebound
16:11		Kalib LaCount misses three point jump shot
16:09		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
16:02		Brandon Johnson misses two point layup
16:00		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
15:52	+2	Kenny Pohto makes two point layup (Bijan Cortes assists)	33-45
15:25		TV timeout
15:20		Kalib LaCount misses three point jump shot
15:18		Isaac Abidde defensive rebound
14:57	+2	Harlond Beverly makes two point layup (Kenny Pohto assists)	35-45
14:28		Ezra Ausar misses two point jump shot
14:26		Isaac Abidde defensive rebound
14:17		Harlond Beverly misses two point layup
14:15		RJ Felton defensive rebound
14:07	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Bobby Pettiford Jr. assists)	35-48
13:48		Kenny Pohto misses two point layup
13:46		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
13:31		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
13:29		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
13:15		Bijan Cortes turnover (Kalib LaCount steals)
13:10	+2	Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes two point layup (Kalib LaCount assists)	35-50
12:51	+2	Bijan Cortes makes two point layup	37-50
12:27	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup (RJ Felton assists)	37-52
12:15		Bijan Cortes misses three point jump shot
12:13		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
12:12		Isaac Abidde personal foul
11:49	+2	Cam Hayes makes two point jump shot	37-54
11:35		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
11:33		RJ Felton defensive rebound
11:15		TV timeout
11:05		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
11:03		Dalen Ridgnal defensive rebound
10:36		Valentino Pinedo blocks Colby Rogers's two point jump shot
10:36		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
10:11		Bobby Pettiford Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:09		Isaac Abidde defensive rebound
10:02		Kenny Pohto misses two point jump shot
10:00		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
9:45	+2	Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes two point jump shot (Valentino Pinedo assists)	37-56
9:21	+2	Colby Rogers makes two point jump shot	39-56
9:05		Dalen Ridgnal personal foul
8:54		Valentino Pinedo misses two point jump shot
8:52		Bijan Cortes defensive rebound
8:52		RJ Felton personal foul
8:28	+2	Colby Rogers makes two point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	41-56
8:07		Quincy Ballard blocks Bobby Pettiford Jr.'s two point layup
8:05		Shockers defensive rebound
7:52		Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
7:50		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
7:48		Cyr Malonga blocks Quincy Ballard's two point layup
7:46		Pirates defensive rebound
7:45		TV timeout
7:36		Quincy Ballard personal foul
7:36	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-57
7:36	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-58
7:11		Cyr Malonga blocks Dalen Ridgnal's two point jump shot
7:09		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
6:50		Cyr Malonga misses two point layup
6:50		Cyr Malonga offensive rebound
6:50		Xavier Bell personal foul
6:50		Cyr Malonga misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:50	+1	Cyr Malonga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-59
6:40	+3	Isaac Abidde makes three point jump shot (Xavier Bell assists)	44-59
6:22		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
6:20		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
6:16		Bobby Pettiford Jr. personal foul
6:16	+1	Colby Rogers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-59
6:16	+1	Colby Rogers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-59
5:46		Valentino Pinedo misses two point jump shot
5:44		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
5:29	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point jump shot	48-59
5:19		Pirates 30 second timeout
5:19		TV timeout
5:13		Jaden Walker misses two point jump shot
5:11		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
4:51		Xavier Bell turnover (Brandon Johnson steals)
4:28		Cam Hayes misses two point jump shot
4:26		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
4:10		Colby Rogers turnover (out of bounds)
3:49	+2	RJ Felton makes two point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	48-61
3:25		Jaden Walker personal foul
3:25		TV timeout
3:23		Cyr Malonga shooting foul
3:23		Kenny Pohto misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:23	+1	Kenny Pohto makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-61
3:21		Jump ball. (Shockers gains possession)
3:14		RJ Felton turnover (Joy Ighovodja steals)
3:10		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
3:08		RJ Felton defensive rebound
2:46		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
2:44		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
2:29		Isaac Abidde turnover (out of bounds)
2:04	+3	Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	49-64
1:49		Brandon Johnson personal foul
1:49	+1	Colby Rogers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-64
1:49	+1	Colby Rogers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-64
1:27		Cam Hayes turnover (bad pass)
1:06		Colby Rogers misses two point layup
1:04		Kenny Pohto offensive rebound
1:01	+2	Kenny Pohto makes two point layup	53-64
1:01		Shockers 30 second timeout
0:57		Cam Hayes turnover (bad pass)
0:51		Xavier Bell turnover (Brandon Johnson steals)
0:46		Colby Rogers personal foul
0:44		Xavier Bell personal foul
0:44	+1	Kalib LaCount makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-65
0:44	+1	Kalib LaCount makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-66
0:30	+2	Harlond Beverly makes two point layup (Xavier Bell assists)	55-66
0:30		Shockers 30 second timeout
0:20		Harlond Beverly personal foul
0:20	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-67
0:20	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-68
0:10		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
0:08		RJ Felton defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

RJ Felton defensive rebound