NCAAB

North Carolina Central Eagles at Delaware State Hornets

· MEAC Tournament - Quarterfinal
North Carolina Central Eagles
14-18, 2-13 Away
Final
79 - 77
Delaware State Hornets
16-14, 11-2 Home

North Carolina Central upsets Delaware State 79-77 in MEAC Tournament quarterfinal

NC Central wins on electric reverse lay-in buzzer-beater

Parson dribbled the length of the court and scored for the sixth-seeded Eagles (14-18) after Martaz Robinson buried a 3-pointer to pull the third-seeded Hornets (16-14) even with seven seconds remaining.

Smith added six rebounds for the Eagles, who move on to a semifinal matchup with No. 2 seed South Carolina State on Friday. No. 1 seed Norfolk State plays fifth-seeded Morgan State in the other semifinal.

Po'Boigh King hit four 3-pointers and finished with 21 points for the Eagles. Jaqai Murray scored 10.

Muneer Newton had 27 points and nine rebounds to pace the Hornets. Robinson added 20 points and six rebounds. Robert Smith pitched in with 11 points and three steals.

North Carolina Central went into halftime leading Delaware State 35-31. King put up nine points in the half. Smith led the way with 16 points in the second half.

How can I watch North Carolina Central vs. Delaware State?

  • TV Channel: North Carolina Central at Delaware State 2021 College Basketball, week 19, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
  • Online streaming: Sign up for Fubo Free trial.
    Try Vidgo for free.

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 79 - 77
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 79 - 77
2nd 0:01 Isaac Parson made Layup. 79 - 77
2nd 0:07 North Carolina Central Timeout 77 - 77
2nd 0:07 Martaz Robinson made Three Point Jumper. 77 - 77

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2428.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originNCCU https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2169.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDSU
25-50 FG 29-56
50.0 Field Goal % 51.8
8-22 3PT 3-9
36.4 Three Point % 33.3
21-25 FT 16-26
84.0 Free Throw % 61.5
26 Rebounds 29
10 Offensive Rebounds 14
16 Defensive Rebounds 15
14 Assists 9
7 Steals 10
3 Blocks 1
17 Turnovers 11
1 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 19
9 Fast Break Points 4
28 Points in Paint 50
21 Fouls 17
10 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Venue: Norfolk Scope Arena

Location: Norfolk, VA
Capacity:

2024-25 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Norfolk State 11-3 - 24-11
South Carolina State 11-3 - 20-13
Delaware State 8-6 3 16-14
Morgan State 7-7 4 14-18
Howard 7-7 4 12-20
North Carolina Central 6-8 5 14-19
Coppin State 4-10 7 6-24
Maryland Eastern Shore 2-12 9 6-25
Full Standings