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Walker and East Carolina knock off UTSA 80-79

AP
Feb 08, 2025

SAN ANTONIO (AP) C.J. Walker led East Carolina with 28 points, including the winning jump shot with four seconds left, and the Pirates knocked off UTSA 80-79 on Saturday night.

Walker also added 10 rebounds for the Pirates (13-11, 5-6 American Athletic Conference). Joran Riley scored 21 points and added six rebounds. RJ Felton had 15 points and shot 5 for 12 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 1 of 3 from the free-throw line.

Marcus Millender led the Roadrunners (10-13, 4-7) in scoring, finishing with 21 points. Raekwon Horton added 15 points and four assists for UTSA. Primo Spears had 13 points and four assists.

Walker scored 10 points in the first half and East Carolina went into the break trailing 40-33. Walker led East Carolina with 18 points in the second half, including his game-winning shot.

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East Carolina plays Tuesday against UAB at home, and UTSA visits Wichita State on Wednesday.

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1st Half
ECU
Pirates
33
UTSA
Roadrunners
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Roadrunners gains possession)
19:37		David Hermes misses two point jump shot
19:35		Jayshayne Woodard defensive rebound
19:27		David Hermes shooting foul
19:27	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-0
19:27	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-0
19:04		Primo Spears turnover (lost ball) (Jayshayne Woodard steals)
18:58		Trevion LaBeaux misses two point layup
18:56		David Hermes defensive rebound
18:46		Primo Spears turnover (traveling)
18:35		Yann Farell misses three point jump shot
18:33		Roadrunners defensive rebound
18:14	+2	Raekwon Horton makes two point layup	2-2
17:56	+2	Jayshayne Woodard makes two point dunk (Yann Farell assists)	4-2
17:32	+2	Raekwon Horton makes two point hook shot	4-4
17:20		David Hermes shooting foul
17:20	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-4
17:20	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-4
17:06		Damari Monsanto turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Riley steals)
17:04		Marcus Millender shooting foul
17:04	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-4
17:04	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-4
16:46		Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
16:44		Yann Farell defensive rebound
16:29		Jayshayne Woodard turnover (bad pass) (Jonnivius Smith steals)
16:25		Trevion LaBeaux shooting foul
16:25		Primo Spears misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:25	+1	Primo Spears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-5
16:05		Yann Farell misses three point jump shot
16:03		Trevion LaBeaux offensive rebound
15:59	+2	Trevion LaBeaux makes two point layup	10-5
15:50	+3	Raekwon Horton makes three point jump shot (Marcus Millender assists)	10-8
15:30		Jordan Riley misses two point jump shot
15:28		Baboucarr Njie defensive rebound
15:24		Trevion LaBeaux blocks Marcus Millender's two point layup
15:24		Roadrunners offensive rebound
15:24		TV timeout
15:07		Marcus Millender misses three point jump shot
15:05		Raekwon Horton offensive rebound
15:01		Primo Spears misses two point layup
14:59		Jonnivius Smith offensive rebound
14:56		Jonnivius Smith misses two point layup
14:54		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
14:48		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
14:46		Marcus Millender defensive rebound
14:41		C.J. Walker blocks Baboucarr Njie's two point layup
14:39		Raekwon Horton offensive rebound
14:29	+2	Raekwon Horton makes two point jump shot	10-10
14:15		C.J. Walker misses two point hook shot
14:13		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
13:59	+3	Primo Spears makes three point jump shot (Marcus Millender assists)	10-13
13:27		Jordan Riley misses three point jump shot
13:25		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
13:18	+2	Marcus Millender makes two point jump shot	10-15
12:57		Jonnivius Smith personal foul
12:45		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
12:43		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
12:13		Marcus Millender misses three point jump shot
12:11		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
12:04		Jordan Riley turnover (traveling)
11:50		TV timeout
11:31	+2	Jonnivius Smith makes two point jump shot (Marcus Millender assists)	10-17
11:08		Trevion LaBeaux turnover (bad pass) (Jonnivius Smith steals)
11:03	+2	Jonnivius Smith makes two point layup (Raekwon Horton assists)	10-19
10:55		Pirates 30 second timeout
10:39		Yann Farell misses three point jump shot
10:37		RJ Felton offensive rebound
10:34		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
10:32		RJ Felton offensive rebound
10:32		Jonnivius Smith personal foul
10:22		C.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
10:20		Baboucarr Njie defensive rebound
10:02		Baboucarr Njie misses three point jump shot
10:00		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
9:47	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	13-19
9:31		Primo Spears misses three point jump shot
9:29		David Hermes offensive rebound
9:19		Raekwon Horton misses three point jump shot
9:17		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
9:11		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
9:09		Baboucarr Njie defensive rebound
8:43		Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
8:41		Raekwon Horton offensive rebound
8:41		Cam Hayes personal foul
8:36	+2	Marcus Millender makes two point jump shot	13-21
8:31		C.J. Walker misses two point layup
8:29		Jayshayne Woodard offensive rebound
8:28		Marcus Millender shooting foul (Jayshayne Woodard draws the foul)
8:28	+1	Jayshayne Woodard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-21
8:28	+1	Jayshayne Woodard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-21
8:03		Raekwon Horton misses two point layup
8:01		Yann Farell defensive rebound
7:50	+2	Cam Hayes makes two point jump shot	17-21
7:25		Reid Cason blocks Raekwon Horton's two point layup
7:23		Reid Cason defensive rebound
7:17	+3	Cam Hayes makes three point jump shot (Jordan Riley assists)	20-21
7:15		Roadrunners 30 second timeout
7:15		TV timeout
6:56	+2	Tai'Reon Joseph makes two point jump shot (Primo Spears assists)	20-23
6:41		David Hermes shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
6:41		Jordan Riley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:41	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-23
6:25		Tai'Reon Joseph misses three point jump shot
6:23		Pirates defensive rebound
5:56	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point layup (Jayshayne Woodard assists)	23-23
5:34		Primo Spears misses two point layup
5:32		Baboucarr Njie offensive rebound
5:30	+2	Baboucarr Njie makes two point layup	23-25
5:06		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
5:04		Primo Spears defensive rebound
4:59		Yann Farell blocks Primo Spears's two point layup
4:57		Roadrunners offensive rebound
4:55	+3	Damari Monsanto makes three point jump shot (Baboucarr Njie assists)	23-28
4:33		C.J. Walker misses two point jump shot
4:31		C.J. Walker offensive rebound
4:30		Baboucarr Njie shooting foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul)
4:30	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-28
4:30	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-28
4:14		Raekwon Horton misses two point layup
4:12		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
3:57	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point dunk (RJ Felton assists)	27-28
3:35	+2	Raekwon Horton makes two point layup (Primo Spears assists)	27-30
3:13		Yann Farell misses three point jump shot
3:11		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
3:01	+3	Damari Monsanto makes three point jump shot (Primo Spears assists)	27-33
2:42		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
2:40		C.J. Walker offensive rebound
2:40		Raekwon Horton shooting foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul)
2:40		TV timeout
2:40	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-33
2:40	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-33
2:17	+3	Damari Monsanto makes three point jump shot	29-36
1:52	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point layup (Jayshayne Woodard assists)	31-36
1:22		Primo Spears misses two point layup
1:20		Jayshayne Woodard defensive rebound
1:17		Jayshayne Woodard turnover (bad pass) (Damari Monsanto steals)
1:14	+2	Primo Spears makes two point layup (Damari Monsanto assists)	31-38
0:46		C.J. Walker misses two point layup
0:44		Jordan Riley offensive rebound
0:44		Baboucarr Njie shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
0:44	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-38
0:44	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-38
0:32	+2	Baboucarr Njie makes two point dunk (Raekwon Horton assists)	33-40
0:03		Primo Spears blocks Cam Hayes's two point layup
0:01		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ECU
Pirates
47
UTSA
Roadrunners
39

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point jump shot	35-40
19:18		Marcus Millender misses two point jump shot
19:16		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
18:53		Cam Hayes turnover (lost ball) (Damari Monsanto steals)
18:40	+2	Jonnivius Smith makes two point layup (Primo Spears assists)	35-42
18:30		C.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
18:28		Roadrunners defensive rebound
18:18	+2	Primo Spears makes two point jump shot	35-44
17:50	+3	Cam Hayes makes three point jump shot	38-44
17:22		Marcus Millender misses three point jump shot
17:20		Jayshayne Woodard defensive rebound
17:12		Jordan Riley misses two point layup
17:10		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
17:03	+2	Jonnivius Smith makes two point layup (Raekwon Horton assists)	38-46
16:44	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	40-46
16:43		Pirates 30 second timeout
16:26		Jonnivius Smith turnover (lost ball) (Yann Farell steals)
16:14		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
16:12		Cam Hayes offensive rebound
15:57	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point layup (Cam Hayes assists)	42-46
15:35		Jonnivius Smith misses two point layup
15:33		Cam Hayes defensive rebound
15:29	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	45-46
15:11		C.J. Walker shooting foul
15:11		TV timeout
15:11	+1	Primo Spears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-47
15:11	+1	Primo Spears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-48
14:36	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot	48-48
14:04	+2	Jonnivius Smith makes two point dunk (Baboucarr Njie assists)	48-50
13:57	+2	RJ Felton makes two point layup (Cam Hayes assists)	50-50
13:57		Jonnivius Smith shooting foul (RJ Felton draws the foul)
13:57	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-50
13:47	+2	Marcus Millender makes two point jump shot	51-52
13:34		C.J. Walker turnover (lost ball)
13:22		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
13:20		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
12:59		Jayshayne Woodard misses three point jump shot
12:57		RJ Felton offensive rebound
12:54		Baboucarr Njie shooting foul
12:54		Jordan Riley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:54	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-52
12:34	+3	Tai'Reon Joseph makes three point jump shot (Raekwon Horton assists)	52-55
12:01		Trevion LaBeaux misses three point jump shot
11:59		Raekwon Horton defensive rebound
11:59		Jayshayne Woodard personal foul
11:59		TV timeout
11:47		Raekwon Horton misses three point jump shot
11:45		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
11:35	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	55-55
11:04	+2	Raekwon Horton makes two point layup	55-57
10:49		RJ Felton misses two point layup
10:47		David Hermes defensive rebound
10:43		Cam Hayes personal foul
10:40		Primo Spears turnover (bad pass) (Jayshayne Woodard steals)
10:20	+2	Cam Hayes makes two point jump shot	57-57
9:59		Tai'Reon Joseph misses three point jump shot
9:57		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
9:48	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point jump shot	59-57
9:27		Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
9:25		Jayshayne Woodard defensive rebound
9:11		David Hermes shooting foul
9:11		C.J. Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:11	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-57
8:54		C.J. Walker blocks Raekwon Horton's two point dunk
8:52		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
8:49	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point layup (C.J. Walker assists)	62-57
8:49		Damari Monsanto shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
8:49	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-57
8:29	+2	Marcus Millender makes two point layup	63-59
8:29		C.J. Walker shooting foul
8:29	+1	Marcus Millender makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-60
8:16		C.J. Walker turnover (lost ball) (Raekwon Horton steals)
8:09	+3	Marcus Millender makes three point jump shot (Baboucarr Njie assists)	63-63
7:52		Primo Spears personal foul
7:52		TV timeout
7:37		Yann Farell turnover (bad pass) (Primo Spears steals)
7:30		Raekwon Horton misses two point jump shot
7:28		Baboucarr Njie offensive rebound
7:25	+2	Baboucarr Njie makes two point jump shot	63-65
6:58	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point layup (Jordan Riley assists)	65-65
6:39	+2	Marcus Millender makes two point layup	65-67
6:31		Jonnivius Smith shooting foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul)
6:31	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-67
6:31	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-67
6:12		Cam Hayes shooting foul
6:12	+1	Marcus Millender makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-68
6:12	+1	Marcus Millender makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-69
6:02		RJ Felton turnover (bad pass) (Baboucarr Njie steals)
5:51		Primo Spears turnover (bad pass)
5:24		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
5:22		Marcus Millender defensive rebound
4:58		Primo Spears misses three point jump shot
4:56		Marcus Millender offensive rebound
4:56	+2	Marcus Millender makes two point jump shot	67-71
4:34		Damari Monsanto shooting foul
4:34		Roadrunners 30 second timeout
4:34	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-71
4:34		Jordan Riley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:34		Baboucarr Njie defensive rebound
4:07		Jayshayne Woodard shooting foul (Primo Spears draws the foul)
4:07	+1	Primo Spears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-72
4:07		Primo Spears misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:07		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
3:46		Baboucarr Njie personal foul
3:46		TV timeout
3:46	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-72
3:46	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-72
3:29		Raekwon Horton misses three point jump shot
3:27		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
3:12	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point jump shot (Jordan Riley assists)	72-72
2:56	+2	Primo Spears makes two point jump shot	72-74
2:39		Baboucarr Njie shooting foul
2:39		C.J. Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:39	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-74
2:16		Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
2:14		RJ Felton defensive rebound
1:51	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	75-74
1:30		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
1:28		Raekwon Horton offensive rebound
1:27	+2	Raekwon Horton makes two point jump shot	75-76
1:27		C.J. Walker shooting foul (Raekwon Horton draws the foul)
1:27		Raekwon Horton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:27		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
1:10		Damari Monsanto shooting foul
1:10		RJ Felton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:10		RJ Felton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:10		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
0:48	+3	Marcus Millender makes three point jump shot	75-79
0:44		Pirates 60 second timeout
0:29		Jonnivius Smith blocks Jordan Riley's two point layup
0:27		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
0:21		Primo Spears turnover (lost ball) (Trevion LaBeaux steals)
0:17	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point layup (Trevion LaBeaux assists)	77-79
0:17		Primo Spears shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
0:17		Roadrunners 30 second timeout
0:17	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	78-79
0:14		Primo Spears turnover (lost ball) (C.J. Walker steals)
0:14		Pirates 30 second timeout
0:04	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	80-79
0:01		Raekwon Horton misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Raekwon Horton misses three point jump shot