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Riley scores 31, East Carolina takes down Buffalo 73-70

AP
Dec 14, 2025

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) Jordan Riley's 31 points led East Carolina Pirates past Buffalo Bulls 73-70 on Sunday.

Riley added eight rebounds for the Pirates (4-7). Tybo Bailey shot 2 of 7 from the field, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the line to add 11 points. Giovanni Emejuru had 10 points and finished 5 of 10 from the floor.

The Bulls (9-2) were led by Daniel Freitag, who recorded 31 points and 11 rebounds. Ryan Sabol added 19 points for Buffalo. Mikhail Pocknett also had seven points and 13 rebounds.

Riley scored 10 points in the first half and East Carolina went into the break trailing 47-28. Jordan Riley's 21-point second half helped East Carolina close out the three-point victory.

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

1st Half
BUF
Bulls
47
ECU
Pirates
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Tim Oboh vs. Giovanni Emejuru (Pirates gains possession)
19:45		Giovanni Emejuru turnover (lost ball)
19:30		Daniel Freitag turnover (bad pass) (Corey Caulker steals)
19:23	+2	Corey Caulker makes two point layup	0-2
19:10	+2	Tim Oboh makes two point layup (Angelo Brizzi assists)	2-2
18:45		Tybo Bailey misses three point jump shot
18:43		Luke Davis offensive rebound
18:38		Luke Davis misses two point layup
18:36		Giovanni Emejuru offensive rebound
18:35		Giovanni Emejuru misses two point layup
18:34		Luke Davis offensive rebound
18:34		Angelo Brizzi shooting foul (Luke Davis draws the foul)
18:34	+1	Luke Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-3
18:34	+1	Luke Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-4
18:17		Tim Oboh misses two point hook shot
18:15		Luke Davis defensive rebound
18:02		Giovanni Emejuru misses two point layup
18:00		Noah Batchelor defensive rebound
17:39		Angelo Brizzi misses three point jump shot
17:38		Giovanni Emejuru defensive rebound
17:38		Noah Batchelor personal foul (Luke Davis draws the foul)
17:24	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point jump shot (Corey Caulker assists)	2-6
17:04		Daniel Freitag misses three point jump shot
17:02		Corey Caulker defensive rebound
16:57		Jordan Riley misses two point layup
16:56		Tybo Bailey offensive rebound
16:56		Daniel Freitag shooting foul (Tybo Bailey draws the foul)
16:56	+1	Tybo Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-7
16:56	+1	Tybo Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-8
16:45		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
16:43		Mikhail Pocknett offensive rebound
16:39	+2	Mikhail Pocknett makes two point layup	4-8
16:23		Corey Caulker misses three point jump shot
16:21		Luke Davis offensive rebound
16:18		Derrick Talton Jr. personal foul (Tybo Bailey draws the foul)
16:11		Angelo Brizzi shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
16:11		Jordan Riley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:11	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-9
15:59		Corey Caulker shooting foul (Daniel Freitag draws the foul)
15:59		TV timeout
15:59	+1	Daniel Freitag makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-9
15:59		Daniel Freitag misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:59		Giovanni Emejuru defensive rebound
15:35		Jordan Riley misses two point layup
15:33		Giovanni Emejuru offensive rebound
15:29	+2	Giovanni Emejuru makes two point layup	5-11
15:24		Corey Caulker shooting foul (Daniel Freitag draws the foul)
15:24	+1	Daniel Freitag makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-11
15:24	+1	Daniel Freitag makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-11
15:05		Jordan Riley turnover (lost ball) (Derrick Talton Jr. steals)
15:00		Daniel Freitag misses two point dunk
14:58		Paddy D'Arcy defensive rebound
14:32		Jordan Riley misses two point jump shot
14:30		Mikhail Pocknett defensive rebound
14:02		Derrick Talton Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:00		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
13:51		Giovanni Emejuru misses two point layup
13:49		Ryan Sabol defensive rebound
13:36		Ezra McKenna misses three point jump shot
13:34		Luke Davis defensive rebound
13:14		Luke Davis misses three point jump shot
13:12		Daniel Freitag defensive rebound
13:04	+3	Ryan Sabol makes three point jump shot (Daniel Freitag assists)	10-11
12:40		Isaiah Mbeng misses three point jump shot
12:38		Daniel Freitag defensive rebound
12:27		Mikhail Pocknett misses two point layup
12:25		Giovanni Emejuru defensive rebound
12:16		Jordan Riley misses two point layup
12:16		Luke Davis offensive rebound
12:15		TV timeout
11:59		Bulls 30 second timeout
11:59		Tybo Bailey misses three point jump shot
11:57		Derrick Talton Jr. defensive rebound
11:41		Reid Cason personal foul (Tim Oboh draws the foul)
11:31	+2	Derrick Talton Jr. makes two point jump shot	12-11
11:04		Tim Oboh personal foul (Giovanni Emejuru draws the foul)
10:47		Corey Caulker misses three point jump shot
10:45		Ryan Sabol defensive rebound
10:33	+2	Ryan Sabol makes two point layup	14-11
9:59		Jordan Riley misses three point jump shot
9:57		Ryan Sabol defensive rebound
9:38	+3	Daniel Freitag makes three point jump shot	17-11
9:33		Pirates 30 second timeout
9:03	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point jump shot	17-13
8:52		Jordan Riley personal foul (Daniel Freitag draws the foul)
8:42		Paddy D'Arcy shooting foul (Daniel Freitag draws the foul)
8:42	+1	Daniel Freitag makes regular free throw 1 of 3	18-13
8:42	+1	Daniel Freitag makes regular free throw 2 of 3	19-13
8:42	+1	Daniel Freitag makes regular free throw 3 of 3	20-13
8:11		Isaiah Mbeng misses three point jump shot
8:11		Pirates turnover (shot clock violation)
7:54		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
7:52		Luke Davis defensive rebound
7:38		Jordan Riley misses two point jump shot
7:36		Mikhail Pocknett defensive rebound
7:30	+2	Mikhail Pocknett makes two point layup (Derrick Talton Jr. assists)	22-13
7:13		Luke Davis misses two point jump shot
7:11		Daniel Freitag defensive rebound
6:57	+3	Daniel Freitag makes three point jump shot	25-13
6:31		Tybo Bailey misses three point jump shot
6:29		Mikhail Pocknett defensive rebound
6:13	+3	Daniel Freitag makes three point jump shot (Derrick Talton Jr. assists)	28-13
6:13		Luke Davis shooting foul (Daniel Freitag draws the foul)
6:13		TV timeout
6:13		Daniel Freitag misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:13		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
5:55		Paddy D'Arcy misses three point jump shot
5:53		Bulls defensive rebound
5:36		Tim Oboh misses two point layup
5:34		Reid Cason defensive rebound
5:32		Mikhail Pocknett personal foul (Reid Cason draws the foul)
5:32	+1	Reid Cason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-14
5:32	+1	Reid Cason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-15
5:23		Tybo Bailey shooting foul (Daniel Freitag draws the foul)
5:23	+1	Daniel Freitag makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-15
5:23	+1	Daniel Freitag makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-15
5:09		Mikhail Pocknett shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
5:09		Jordan Riley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:09	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-16
4:48	+2	Noah Batchelor makes two point jump shot	32-16
4:32		Tim Oboh blocks Jordan Riley's two point layup
4:30		Giovanni Emejuru offensive rebound
4:27		Giovanni Emejuru misses two point layup
4:23		Giovanni Emejuru offensive rebound
4:23	+2	Giovanni Emejuru makes two point layup	32-18
4:20	+3	Ryan Sabol makes three point jump shot	35-18
4:05		Jordan Riley turnover (lost ball) (Daniel Freitag steals)
3:59	+2	Daniel Freitag makes two point layup	37-18
3:59		TV timeout
3:37		Luke Davis misses two point hook shot
3:35		Giovanni Emejuru offensive rebound
3:32		Giovanni Emejuru misses two point layup
3:30		Giovanni Emejuru offensive rebound
3:27	+2	Giovanni Emejuru makes two point layup	37-20
3:07		Noah Batchelor misses three point jump shot
3:03		Luke Davis defensive rebound
2:55	+3	Isaiah Mbeng makes three point jump shot (Corey Caulker assists)	37-23
2:28	+3	Daniel Freitag makes three point jump shot (Ryan Sabol assists)	40-23
2:04		Isaiah Mbeng misses three point jump shot
2:02		Daniel Freitag defensive rebound
1:48	+3	Daniel Freitag makes three point jump shot	43-23
1:47		Luke Davis shooting foul (Daniel Freitag draws the foul)
1:47	+1	Daniel Freitag makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-23
1:29		Tim Oboh shooting foul (Corey Caulker draws the foul)
1:29	+1	Corey Caulker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-24
1:29		Corey Caulker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:29		Daniel Freitag defensive rebound
1:20		Isaiah Mbeng shooting foul (Daniel Freitag draws the foul)
1:20		Official timeout
1:20		Daniel Freitag misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:20	+1	Daniel Freitag makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-24
0:49		Isaiah Mbeng misses two point jump shot
0:48		Jordan Riley offensive rebound
0:47	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point dunk	45-26
0:40	+2	Daniel Freitag makes two point jump shot	47-26
0:29	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point layup	47-28
0:04		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
0:02		Derrick Talton Jr. offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BUF
Bulls
23
ECU
Pirates
45

Time		Play	Score
19:51		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
19:49		Daniel Freitag offensive rebound
19:41		Daniel Freitag turnover (bad pass) (Corey Caulker steals)
19:35		Corey Caulker misses two point layup
19:33		Daniel Freitag defensive rebound
19:20		Daniel Freitag turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Riley steals)
19:15	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point dunk	47-30
18:57	+2	Tim Oboh makes two point layup	49-30
18:46		Isaiah Mbeng misses three point jump shot
18:44		Daniel Freitag defensive rebound
18:36		Daniel Freitag misses two point layup
18:34		Tim Oboh offensive rebound
18:32		Giovanni Emejuru shooting foul (Tim Oboh draws the foul)
18:32		Tim Oboh misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:32	+1	Tim Oboh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-30
18:21		Noah Batchelor personal foul (Reid Cason draws the foul)
18:02		Reid Cason misses two point jump shot
18:00		Daniel Freitag defensive rebound
17:51		Ryan Sabol misses two point layup
17:49		Tim Oboh offensive rebound
17:44		Corey Caulker misses two point layup
17:44		Jordan Riley offensive rebound
17:44		Angelo Brizzi shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
17:44		Jordan Riley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:44	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-31
17:26		Tim Oboh misses two point layup
17:26		Tybo Bailey defensive rebound
17:26		Derrick Talton Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:24		Isaiah Mbeng defensive rebound
17:22		Tim Oboh personal foul (Isaiah Mbeng draws the foul)
17:02		Tybo Bailey misses two point jump shot
17:00		Daniel Freitag defensive rebound
16:51		Luke Davis blocks Daniel Freitag's two point layup
16:49		Tybo Bailey defensive rebound
16:41	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point layup	50-33
16:41		Noah Batchelor shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
16:41	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-34
16:14		Luke Davis blocks Mikhail Pocknett's two point layup
16:13		Mikhail Pocknett offensive rebound
16:13		Official timeout
16:13		TV timeout
16:13		Luke Davis shooting foul (Mikhail Pocknett draws the foul)
16:13	+1	Mikhail Pocknett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-34
16:13	+1	Mikhail Pocknett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-34
15:46		Mikhail Pocknett shooting foul (Tybo Bailey draws the foul)
15:46	+1	Tybo Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-35
15:46	+1	Tybo Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-36
15:29		Daniel Freitag misses three point jump shot
15:27		Tybo Bailey defensive rebound
15:15	+3	Isaiah Mbeng makes three point jump shot (Corey Caulker assists)	52-39
14:54		Mikhail Pocknett misses two point layup
14:52		Mikhail Pocknett offensive rebound
14:43		Giovanni Emejuru shooting foul (Ezra McKenna draws the foul)
14:43	+1	Ezra McKenna makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-39
14:43	+1	Ezra McKenna makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-39
14:31	+2	Isaiah Mbeng makes two point layup (Tybo Bailey assists)	54-41
14:14		Mikhail Pocknett turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Mbeng steals)
14:07		Jordan Riley misses two point jump shot
14:05		Mikhail Pocknett defensive rebound
13:48	+2	Ryan Sabol makes two point jump shot	56-41
13:25	+2	Giovanni Emejuru makes two point dunk (Isaiah Mbeng assists)	56-43
13:23		Pirates 60 second timeout
13:07		Derrick Talton Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Luke Davis steals)
13:01		Jordan Riley misses two point layup
12:59		Luke Davis offensive rebound
12:56	+2	Luke Davis makes two point layup	56-45
12:36		Ryan Sabol turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Mbeng steals)
12:27		Tybo Bailey misses three point jump shot
12:25		Bulls defensive rebound
12:12		Derrick Talton Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:08		Isaiah Mbeng defensive rebound
12:08		Jump ball. Isaiah Mbeng vs. Ryan Sabol (Pirates gains possession)
11:56		TV timeout
11:44		Jordan Riley misses two point layup
11:42		Ezra McKenna defensive rebound
11:23		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
11:21		Paddy D'Arcy defensive rebound
11:11	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point jump shot	56-47
10:50		Jordan Riley blocks Daniel Freitag's two point layup
10:48		Bulls offensive rebound
10:46		Ryan Sabol turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Mbeng steals)
10:42		Isaiah Mbeng turnover (bad pass) (Derrick Talton Jr. steals)
10:38	+3	Ryan Sabol makes three point jump shot (Derrick Talton Jr. assists)	59-47
10:37		Bulls 30 second timeout
10:15	+2	Luke Davis makes two point layup (Paddy D'Arcy assists)	59-49
9:51		Daniel Freitag misses three point jump shot
9:49		Luke Davis defensive rebound
9:29		Tybo Bailey turnover (lost ball) (Derrick Talton Jr. steals)
9:23	+2	Ryan Sabol makes two point layup (Derrick Talton Jr. assists)	61-49
8:55		Ryan Sabol personal foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
8:43	+3	Tybo Bailey makes three point jump shot (Jordan Riley assists)	61-52
8:14		Mikhail Pocknett misses two point layup
8:12		Mikhail Pocknett offensive rebound
8:09	+2	Tim Oboh makes two point layup (Mikhail Pocknett assists)	63-52
7:45		Tim Oboh shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
7:45		TV timeout
7:45		Jordan Riley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:45		Jordan Riley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:45		Daniel Freitag defensive rebound
7:35		Daniel Freitag misses three point jump shot
7:31		Derrick Talton Jr. offensive rebound
7:21		Ezra McKenna misses three point jump shot
7:18		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
7:11	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point layup	63-54
6:52		Derrick Talton Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:50		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
6:46		Ryan Sabol shooting foul (Tybo Bailey draws the foul)
6:46		Tybo Bailey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:46	+1	Tybo Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-55
6:33	+2	Daniel Freitag makes two point layup	65-55
6:14		Jordan Riley misses three point jump shot
6:12		Mikhail Pocknett defensive rebound
6:12		Ryan Sabol turnover (back court violation)
6:05		Paddy D'Arcy misses three point jump shot
6:03		Mikhail Pocknett defensive rebound
5:44		Daniel Freitag misses two point jump shot
5:42		Mikhail Pocknett offensive rebound
5:37	+2	Ryan Sabol makes two point jump shot	67-55
5:15		Daniel Freitag shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
5:15	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-56
5:15	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-57
4:57		Ezra McKenna misses two point layup
4:55		Mikhail Pocknett offensive rebound
4:55		Luke Davis shooting foul (Mikhail Pocknett draws the foul)
4:55	+1	Mikhail Pocknett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-57
4:55		Mikhail Pocknett misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:55		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
4:36	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point jump shot	68-59
4:35		Mikhail Pocknett shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
4:35	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	68-60
4:28		Luke Davis blocks Ryan Sabol's two point layup
4:26		Isaiah Mbeng defensive rebound
4:19		Corey Caulker misses three point jump shot
4:17		Noah Batchelor defensive rebound
4:04		Derrick Talton Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Corey Caulker steals)
4:03		Derrick Talton Jr. personal foul (Corey Caulker draws the foul)
4:03	+1	Corey Caulker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-61
4:03	+1	Corey Caulker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-62
3:46		Derrick Talton Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:44		Luke Davis defensive rebound
3:38		Ezra McKenna shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
3:38		TV timeout
3:38	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-63
3:38	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-64
3:37		Noah Batchelor turnover (bad pass) (Luke Davis steals)
3:30	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point dunk (Luke Davis assists)	68-66
3:25		Daniel Freitag misses two point jump shot
3:23		Bulls offensive rebound
3:08	+2	Ryan Sabol makes two point layup	70-66
2:51	+3	Tybo Bailey makes three point jump shot (Corey Caulker assists)	70-69
2:23		Daniel Freitag misses three point jump shot
2:21		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
2:01		Jordan Riley turnover (bad pass) (Mikhail Pocknett steals)
1:55		Ryan Sabol turnover (bad pass) (Tybo Bailey steals)
1:44		Isaiah Mbeng misses two point layup
1:42		Mikhail Pocknett defensive rebound
1:30		Daniel Freitag turnover (bad pass) (Giovanni Emejuru steals)
1:07		Jordan Riley misses two point layup
1:07		Giovanni Emejuru offensive rebound
1:04	+2	Giovanni Emejuru makes two point layup	70-71
1:04		Pirates 60 second timeout
0:41		Daniel Freitag turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Mbeng steals)
0:26		Ryan Sabol shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
0:21	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-72
0:21	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-73
0:21		Pirates 30 second timeout
0:16		Isaiah Mbeng personal foul (Ryan Sabol draws the foul)
0:16		Bulls 30 second timeout
0:15		Corey Caulker personal foul (Angelo Brizzi draws the foul)
0:02		Angelo Brizzi misses three point jump shot
0:00		Ryan Sabol offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Ryan Sabol offensive rebound