North Carolina Central Eagles vs Eastern Illinois Panthers
EMERALD COAST CLASSIC
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
EIU | 20 | 20 | 40 |
NCCU | 40 | 25 | 65 |
Eastern Illinois Panthers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 22 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | 8 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | 15 | 5-11 | 0-4 | 5-6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
40 | 14-44 | 4-20 | 8-11 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 13 | |
32% | 20% | 73% |
North Carolina Central Eagles
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 35 | 13 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 35 | 12 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 38 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | 11 | 4-13 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | 14 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
65 | 23-47 | 8-16 | 11-13 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 14 | |
49% | 50% | 85% |
Game Information
Niceville, FL
Referee:Kipp Kissinger
Referee:James Baker
Referee:Joey Richardson
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Ohio Valley ConferenceOhio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT Martin | 11-2 | - | 19-5 |
| Tennessee State | 9-4 | 2 | 15-8 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 9-4 | 2 | 14-10 |
| Lindenwood | 9-5 | 2.5 | 15-10 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 8-5 | 3 | 15-9 |
| Morehead State | 8-5 | 3 | 12-12 |
| Little Rock | 6-7 | 5 | 9-15 |
| Tennessee Tech | 5-8 | 6 | 10-14 |
| Eastern Illinois | 5-8 | 6 | 9-15 |
| Southern Indiana | 2-11 | 9 | 5-18 |
| Western Illinois | 0-13 | 11 | 4-20 |
NCAA Division I
| Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Central | 4-1 | - | 8-12 |
| Morgan State | 5-2 | - | 9-13 |
| South Carolina State | 4-2 | 0.5 | 6-16 |
| Howard | 4-3 | 1 | 14-9 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 4-3 | 1 | 8-16 |
| Norfolk State | 3-4 | 2 | 10-14 |
| Delaware State | 1-5 | 3.5 | 6-15 |
| Coppin State | 1-6 | 4 | 3-21 |
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