1 | 2 | T | |
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NCCU | 32 | 39 | 71 |
DSU | 29 | 41 | 70 |
Perkins hits buzzer beater as NCCU beats Delaware St. 71-70
DOVER, Del. -- Raasean Davis scored 25 points on 12-of-12 shooting and Jordan Perkins made a layup just before the final buzzer to help North Carolina Central slip past Delaware State 71-70 on Monday night.
Randy Miller Jr. had 13 points, Larry McKnight Jr. scored 11 and Perkins finished with nine for North Carolina Central. The Eagles (8-9, 3-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) have won four in a row.
Delaware State used a 12-2 spurt to trim its deficit to 44-43 when Johquin Wiley hit a 3-pointer with 13:19 remaining and, after D'Marco Baucum's 3-pointer tied it with 4:46 to play, Wiley made a layup 32 seconds later to give the Hornets their first lead of the second half at 58-56.
There were seven lead changes and two ties from there. Jibri Blount made all four of his free-throws in a 41-second span to give NCCU a 68-64 lead with 49 seconds left, but Saleik Edwards hit a 3 and, after Perkins made 1 of 2 foul shots, Wiley made a 3-pointer to give Delaware State a 70-69 lead with five seconds left.
Wiley led the Hornets with 19 points while Edwards and Kevin Larkin scored 14 apiece. Delaware State has lost six in a row and 10 of its last 12.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Everett Summers
- Edwin Edsall
- Sean Gaskins
2023-24 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Norfolk State | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
North Carolina Central | 9-5 | 2 | 18-13 |
Howard | 9-5 | 2 | 18-17 |
South Carolina State | 9-5 | 2 | 14-18 |
Morgan State | 7-7 | 4 | 11-20 |
Delaware State | 6-8 | 5 | 15-19 |
Maryland-Eastern Shore | 4-10 | 7 | 9-20 |
Coppin State | 1-13 | 10 | 2-27 |