GREENVILLE, N.C. – The Shockers saw one slip away late in the fourth quarter as East Carolina came back from down seven to claim a 72-62 victory Wednesday evening in Minges Coliseum.
 
Wichita State led for 25:36, but a 27-point fourth quarter for the Pirates propelled them past the Shockers to win by 10 and end a three-game losing streak.
 
ECU's Amiya Joyner surpassed the 1,000 career points mark, leading the Pirates with a 17-point 13-rebound double-double.
 
Three Shockers finished in double figures with Jayla Murray scoring 19, Princess Anderson putting up 17, and Salese Blow finishing with 11. Maimouna Sissoko led the Shockers in rebounding with eight, and Jasmine Peaks dished out a team-high four assists.
 
ECU won the battle of the boards, 42-33, and scored 19 second-chance points. The Pirates forced 20 Shocker turnovers and scored 24 points off those errors.
 
After shooting 9-for-11 from the line in the first half, the Shockers struggled at the line after halftime, shooting just 7-for-13.
 
Anderson's speed helped the Shockers in the first half, scoring buckets in transition and hitting Wichita State's only three-point attempt of the half to go into halftime with 12 points. Murray also had a big first half, shooting 5-for-7 from the field for 11 points.
 
East Carolina grabbed eight offensive boards to Wichita State's one in the first half, scoring six second-chance points.
 
The Shockers claimed a six-point lead going into halftime, their first time leading at the half during AAC play.
 
The second half got off to a slow start for both teams with just eight points scored overall through the first four and a half minutes. The Shockers turned the ball over six times in the third quarter and the Pirates capitalized with six points off those turnovers. ECU went on a 9-0 run over three minutes to take its first lead since 7-5 and lead by two going into the final quarter.
 
The Pirates went up six in the fourth, but Wichita State came back and took the lead after an 8-0 run. ECU regained the lead and started to pull away, going up nine with under a minute remaining. The Pirates hit critical free throws down the stretch, making 10 of 12 in the fourth quarter to put the game away.
 
The Shockers drop to 7-15 (1-8 AAC) and ECU improves to 11-10 (3-6 AAC).
 
Wichita State heads to Tulsa Saturday, Feb. 1 at 2 p.m.