Porter and the Wichita State Shockers host conference foe East Carolina

Published Dec. 30, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

East Carolina Pirates (9-5, 0-1 AAC) at Wichita State Shockers (7-6, 0-1 AAC)

Wichita, Kansas; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Javon Small and the East Carolina Pirates take on Craig Porter Jr. and the Wichita State Shockers in AAC action Saturday.

The Shockers have gone 5-3 at home. Wichita State is 1-0 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Pirates have gone 0-1 against AAC opponents. East Carolina ranks sixth in the AAC with 13.6 assists per game led by Small averaging 5.5.

The Shockers and Pirates face off Saturday for the first time in AAC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Porter is scoring 12.8 points per game and averaging 6.1 rebounds for the Shockers. Jaykwon Walton is averaging 11.9 points and 6.7 rebounds over the last 10 games for Wichita State.

Small is averaging 16.6 points and 5.5 assists for the Pirates. Brandon Johnson is averaging 11.6 points and 9.1 rebounds over the last 10 games for East Carolina.

LAST 10 GAMES: Shockers: 5-5, averaging 64.6 points, 34.8 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 5.6 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 42.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.2 points per game.

Pirates: 6-4, averaging 68.8 points, 35.1 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 6.3 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.6 points.

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