GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Samajae Haynes-Jones hit his first seven shots on his way to a team-high 18 points, and Wichita State outrebounded ECU by 19 to pick up its first true road win, 65-49, Wednesday evening at Minges Coliseum.
 
WSU (11-11, 4-6 American) matched its season-high with three-straight wins.
 
Haynes-Jones finished 7-of-9 from the field (2-of-2 from three) and hit both free throw attempts.
 
Markis McDuffie added 14 points and two steals, becoming the 16^th player in program history with 100 career steals. It was his 20^th double-figure scoring game of the season.
 
Asbjorn Midtgaard grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds (five of them on the offensive end) to go with six points, and Jaime Echenique just missed a double-double with eight points and 10 boards.
 
The Shockers won despite shooting just 39.7 percent thanks to a gritty defensive effort. They held ECU (9-13, 2-8) to 34.6 percent and outrebounded the host Pirates, 46-27.
 
WSU had lost its first six true road games this year. Wednesday's road victory was the program's 50^th in the last six seasons.
 
The Shockers led 34-20 at halftime and extended the margin to as many as 21 points late in the second half to improve to 2-0 all-time against ECU. The Pirates make their first-ever visit to Wichita in early March.
 
UP NEXT:
***The Shockers are back home Saturday night to take on Tulane at Charles Koch Arena. The 7 p.m. CT tip airs  nationally on ESPNU.
***WSU won the first-ever series meeting between the teams last February in Wichita.
***Single-game seats are still available, online at GoShockers.com/Tickets or through the Shocker Ticket Office at 316-978-FANS.