NCAABFinalWilliams Arena at Minges Coliseum

South Carolina Upstate Spartans at East Carolina Pirates

Final · ESPN+

SC Upstate70–83East Carolina
SC UpstateEast Carolina
Final

Last shot · Cian Medley misses 24-foot three point jumper

South Carolina Upstate Spartans
0-1 · L1
377 PF · 368 PA
70
Final
Final
East Carolina Pirates
1-0 · W2
302 PF · 263 PA
83
UPST 13%ECU 87%

At lock: projected UPST 68.78–81.72 ECU

How close was our sim?

The play-by-play sim is a separate engine from the computer pick; it can lean differently.

Pre-game sim locked Nov 2, 2:47 AM CT · 10,000 sims · seed 4154376932

Called it
Most typical sim
UPST 69 – ECU 82
Final
UPST 70 – ECU 83
  • Winner: East Carolina (87%)
  • Spread: UPST +14.5 covers (55%)
  • Total: Under 151.5 (56%)
  • Score error (both teams)2

Final from ESPN final. Sims are locked before start and never edited.

The model

How this number was built

UPST 68.78–81.72 ECU · Low confidence

Gaussian scoring from shrunk offensive/defensive ratings plus a market prior.

  • Attack / defense
    ECU +0.0 off · UPST +0.0 off, shrunk 0%
  • Home field
    +3.4 pts to ECU
  • Market prior
    Blended 86% toward ECU -15.5 / total 152.5
Full write-up of the model

Line score

Q1Q2T
UPST323870
ECU443983

Scoring plays

  • FT2nd Half 4:5059–74

    Cian Medley makes free throw 2 of 2

  • FT2nd Half 3:5859–75

    Cian Medley makes free throw 1 of 2

  • FT2nd Half 3:3859–76

    Kaseem Watson makes free throw 1 of 2

  • FT2nd Half 3:3859–77

    Kaseem Watson makes free throw 2 of 2

  • JUMPSHOT2nd Half 2:5259–80

    Kaseem Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cian Medley assists)

  • JUMPSHOT2nd Half 2:3462–80

    Jalyn Patterson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Amont'e Allen-Johnson assists)

  • FT2nd Half 2:2162–81

    Brycen Blaine makes free throw 2 of 2

  • JUMPSHOT2nd Half 1:3564–81

    Derek Edmond makes 20-foot jumper (Amont'e Allen-Johnson assists)

  • DUNKSHOT2nd Half 1:2764–83

    Kaden Cooper makes 4-foot dunk (Kaseem Watson assists)

  • LAYUPSHOT2nd Half 1:2266–83

    Miles Webb makes driving layup

  • LAYUPSHOT2nd Half 0:5568–83

    Amont'e Allen-Johnson makes driving layup (Derek Edmond assists)

  • LAYUPSHOT2nd Half 0:4470–83

    Miles Webb makes layup

Player stats

Full box — every player, every category.

UPSTMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
A. Perotti
F · #15
1452-30-01-230200211
D. Tubek
F · #0
2583-90-22-251000141
M. Webb
F · #3
30126-100-00-0102410281
R. Naugle
G · #5
26156-122-61-141100223
A. Allen-Johnson
G · #1
3063-60-10-137201033
D. Edmond
F · #12
2962-51-31-223130111
Z. Johnson
F · #24
600-00-00-010000101
C. Collier
C · #7
1821-20-00-013100013
J. Patterson
G · #2
22166-124-80-012720014
J. Baldwin
F · #30
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A. Radivojevic
F · #11
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K. Payne II
F · #4
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N. Mvula
G · #13
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W. Tessema
G · #10
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CJ Rich
G · #21
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Team stats

Every official team number from this game. The better side is highlighted.

UPSTECU
FG29-5927-57
FG%4947
3PT7-2012-25
3P%3548
FT5-817-25
FT%6368
REB3131
OR1011
DR2120
AST1915
STL69
BLK12
TO2011
TTO21
ToTO2011
TECH00
TECH00
FLAG00
PTS OFF TO822
FBPs1014
PIP4020
PF1812
LL421
LC77
LPCT689
Computer pick · Spread
UPST +14.5
54%

At lock UPST 68.78–81.72 ECU · ECU by 12.9 pts vs UPST +14.5 · 54% is the confidence saved at lock

Hit
Players
  • A. Perotti · UPST

    14 MIN · 5 PTS
  • K. Watson · ECU

    33 MIN · 17 PTS
  • Jalyn Patterson · UPST

    STAT · 22 MIN · 16 PTS · 6-12 FG · 4-8 3PT
  • Ries Naugle · UPST

    STAT · 26 MIN · 15 PTS · 6-12 FG · 2-6 3PT
  • Cian Medley · ECU

    STAT · 35 MIN · 14 PTS · 4-13 FG · 1-5 3PT
  • Brycen Blaine · ECU

    STAT · 28 MIN · 14 PTS · 5-10 FG · 3-6 3PT

Player props

The DraftKings line is the starting point. A prop moves off it only with a real player rate, and only at -120 or longer.

DraftKings hasn’t posted player props for this matchup yet.

SC Upstate vs East Carolina pick result · Nov 2, 2026

The OVERLINE computer pick is UPST +14.5, with a 54% model probability — it won. Lines are DraftKings prices; picks lock at the start of the game and are graded off the official final.

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