NCAABFinalWilliams Arena at Minges Coliseum

UNC Wilmington Seahawks at East Carolina Pirates

Final · ESPN+

UNC Wilmington78–75East Carolina
UNC WilmingtonEast Carolina
Final

Last shot · Trevor Best misses 81-foot three point jumper

UNC Wilmington Seahawks
2-0 · W4
370 PF · 254 PA
78
Final
Final
East Carolina Pirates
1-1 · W2
302 PF · 263 PA
75
UNCW 59%ECU 41%

At lock: projected UNCW 76.13–73.66 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 6, 11:02 PM CT · 10,000 sims · seed 4171154551

Called it
Most typical sim
UNCW 76 – ECU 74
Final
UNCW 78 – ECU 75
  • Winner: UNC Wilmington (57%)
  • Spread: ECU +3.5 covers (54%)
  • Total: Over 149.5 (53%)
  • Score error (both teams)3

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

The model

How this number was built

UNCW 76.13–73.66 ECU · Low confidence

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

  • Attack / defense
    ECU +17.8 off · UNCW +25.0 off, shrunk 11%
  • Home field
    +3.4 pts to ECU
  • Record
    ECU 1-1 · UNCW 2-0
  • Market prior
    Blended 71% toward UNCW -5.5 / total 152.5
Full write-up of the model

Line score

Q1Q2T
UNCW314778
ECU334275

Scoring plays

  • LAYUPSHOT2nd Half 4:1565–69

    Cian Medley makes driving layup

  • LAYUPSHOT2nd Half 3:5267–69

    Patrick Wessler makes driving layup (Jahnathan Lamothe assists)

  • FT2nd Half 3:3767–70

    Cian Medley makes free throw 1 of 2

  • JUMPSHOT2nd Half 3:1870–70

    CJ Luster II makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gavin Walsh assists)

  • FT2nd Half 2:0770–71

    Cian Medley makes free throw 1 of 2

  • JUMPSHOT2nd Half 1:2073–71

    Tahlan Pettway makes 25-foot three point jumper

  • FT2nd Half 1:0973–72

    Trevor Best makes free throw 1 of 2

  • FT2nd Half 1:0973–73

    Trevor Best makes free throw 2 of 2

  • JUMPSHOT2nd Half 0:4676–73

    Tahlan Pettway makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jahnathan Lamothe assists)

  • JUMPSHOT2nd Half 0:2376–75

    Cian Medley makes 13-foot pullup jump shot

  • FT2nd Half 0:2077–75

    Gavin Walsh makes free throw 1 of 2

  • FT2nd Half 0:2078–75

    Gavin Walsh makes free throw 2 of 2

Player stats

Full box — every player, every category.

UNCWMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
G. Walsh
F · #22
33103-100-24-542100222
T. Nelson
F · #1
2131-30-21-341100043
P. Wessler
C · #2
34248-110-08-121833006121
CJ Luster II
G · #3
31216-105-84-553300053
X. Brown
G · #0
2010-60-31-422330112
S. Elliott
F · #9
900-10-00-230001123
T. Pettway
G · #8
27156-133-70-213510013
M. Smith
G · #12
100-00-00-000000001
T. Maddox
G · #6
100-00-00-000000000
J. Lamothe
G · #5
2341-41-21-293200361
W. Seward
F · #21
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M. Prodanovic
F · #24
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K. Brown
G · #10
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T. Siddle
G · #4
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W. Kermoury
G · #7
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Team7825-589-2419-3548171941133519

Team stats

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

UNCWECU
FG25-5823-62
FG%4337
3PT9-249-37
3P%3824
FT19-3520-24
FT%5483
REB4831
OR137
DR3524
AST1714
STL49
BLK14
TO1911
TTO10
ToTO1911
TECH00
TECH00
FLAG00
PTS OFF TO717
FBPs1514
PIP3226
PF1926
LL117
LC99
LPCT5331
Computer pick · Spread
ECU +3.5
51%

At lock UNCW 76.13–73.66 ECU · UNCW by 2.5 pts vs ECU +3.5 · 51% is the confidence saved at lock

Hit
Players
  • G. Walsh · UNCW

    33 MIN · 10 PTS
  • K. Watson · ECU

    39 MIN · 11 PTS
  • Patrick Wessler · UNCW

    STAT · 34 MIN · 24 PTS · 8-11 FG · 8-12 FT
  • Cian Medley · ECU

    STAT · 38 MIN · 23 PTS · 8-17 FG · 1-8 3PT
  • Trevor Best · ECU

    STAT · 30 MIN · 22 PTS · 5-11 FG · 4-9 3PT
  • CJ Luster II · UNCW

    STAT · 31 MIN · 21 PTS · 6-10 FG · 5-8 3PT

Player props

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UNC Wilmington vs East Carolina pick result · Nov 7, 2026

The OVERLINE computer pick is ECU +3.5, with a 51% 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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