Coming off a 24-point loss to the University of Connecticut, the Pirates appeared hungry to bounce back against a struggling Shocker team in front of their home fans. The East Carolina University men’s basketball team went and got out shocked by Wichita State University last night in Minges Coliseum 65-49.
ECU (9-13, 2-8 AAC) and Wichita State (11-11, 4-6 AAC) had only matched up one time prior to yesterday’s game, which dated back to last season where the then No. 5 ranked Shockers blew out the Pirates 95-60 in Minges Coliseum.
Roster changes and players going to the NBA draft has caused Wichita State to fall from the national rankings to where they are sitting, just one game above ECU in the American Athletic Conference.