Thomas Sorensen made a series of fine second-half saves to secure another valuable Barclays Premier League point for Stoke City at the JJB Stadium.
Sorensen pulled off a late double-save to deny both Amr Zaki and Antonio Valencia and also got down well to gather an effort from Emile Heskey.
Tony Pulis' men offered little in the attacking department besides a 55th-minute header from Ryan Shawcross which sailed into the arms of home goalkeeper Chris Kirkland.
Wilson Palacios had the first chance for the home side in front of the massed ranks of travelling fans in the fifth minute when he played a neat one-two with Zaki on the edge of the Stoke box but shot wide.
At the other end, a piece of cool-headed defending by Emmerson Boyce denied Ricardo Fuller a run on goal after Mamady Sidibe had launched a swift counter-attack.
Ryan Shawcross was the first man in referee Mike Riley's book for hacking down Emile Heskey on the left in the 10th minute but Rory Delap failed to take advantage from his free-kick in a dangerous position.
long throw
Delap flung his first long throw of the afternoon into the Wigan box in the 15th minute but home goalkeeper Chris Kirkland got up well to punch away under pressure from Shawcross.
Sidibe's header clattered the legs of Kirkland from a Danny Higginbotham cross, but the striker was penalised for clambering over the back of Maynor Figueroa in the Latics box.
Moments later at the other end, Antonio Valencia fired a low shot straight at Thomas Sorensen from long range - but clear chances were at a premium in what was proving a flat encounter.
Zaki tried a long-range effort in first-half injury time which sailed harmlessly into the arms of Sorensen, and the half-time whistle brought respite for all concerned.
Stoke's hopes suffered a blow when Sidibe had to be helped off the field two minutes into the second half, but Pulis reacted immediately by replacing him with fellow front man Dave Kitson.
Wigan began to show a little more purpose, Palacios making space in the left channel but sending in a cross which ran just the wrong side of the lurking Zaki in the box.
double save
The visitors summoned their first shot on target in the 55th minute when Seyi Olofinjana dipped in a cross from wide on the right - which Shawcross reached with a firm header, held by Kirkland.
Two minutes later, Heskey sent a low header inches wide of Sorensen's left-hand post from a Valencia cross - in his last act before limping off the pitch to be replaced by Henri Camara.
Camara almost made an immediate impression, glancing a header from a Valencia cross which was tipped behind by Sorensen - and from the resulting corner, Palacios drove a shot into the goalkeeper's body.
Fuller was booked on the hour for a challenge on Melchiot, before Zaki directed a close-range header from a Koumas cross well over the bar.
Sorensen was then called into action to make a fine double save, first denying Palacios from a tight angle and then punching away the second effort from Titus Bramble on the edge of the box.
Wigan piled on the pressure in the final minutes, Sorensen making a low save to deny Koumas from long range and Higginbotham getting his body in the way of a drive from Melchiot.
