Wichita State at East Carolina 1/29/23 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Wichita State Shockers visit Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, North Carolina on Sunday to play the East Carolina Pirates in an American Athletic Conference matchup. Wichita State dropped to 10-10 overall and 3-5 in AAC play following its 95-90 loss to Tulane on Wednesday in overtime. The leading scorer for Wichita State was Jaykwon Walton with 24 points.

Jaykwon Walker is leading Wichita State in scoring with an average of 13.3 points per game, while Craig Porter Jr is the second leading scorer, leading rebounder and the leader in assists with averages of 12.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. Wichita State is scoring an average of 67.5 points per game, while shooting 42.1% overall and 29.7% from 3-point territory.

East Carolina looks for its second consecutive victory on Sunday when hosting Wichita State. East Carolina is 11-10 overall and 2-6 in AAC play following its 76-66 victory over Tulsa on Tuesday. Brandon Johnson was the leading scorer for East Carolina with 24 points. The victory on Tuesday for East Carolina snapped a five-game losing streak for the Pirates.

Javon Small is leading East Carolina in scoring and assists with averages of 15.8 points and 5.6 assists per game, while Brandon Johnson is the second leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 12.9 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. East Carolina has three players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 69.4 points per game.