North Carolina Central Eagles vs Texas Southern Tigers
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - WEST REGION - FIRST FOUR
64
16-19
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
TXSO | 36 | 28 | 64 |
NCCU | 26 | 20 | 46 |
46
19-16
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Raasean Davis missed Jumper.
- Zacarry Douglas missed Jumper.
- Donte Clark missed Jumper.
- Raasean Davis made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Perkins.
- Zacarry Douglas made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Perkins.
- Marquis Salmon missed Layup.
- John Guerra missed Jumper.
- Derrick Bruce made Three Point Jumper.
- Reginald Gardner Jr missed Jumper.
- Raasean Davis missed Jumper.
- Donte Clark missed Jumper.
- Raasean Davis made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Perkins.
- Demontrae Jefferson made Layup.
- Demontrae Jefferson made Free Throw.
- Jordan Perkins made Layup.
- Cainan McClelland missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jordan Perkins missed Jumper.
- Raasean Davis made Jumper.
- Demontrae Jefferson missed Layup.
- Larry McKnight Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Donte Clark made Free Throw.
- Donte Clark made Free Throw.
- Reginald Gardner Jr missed Three Point Jumper.
- Donte Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
- Pablo Rivas missed Three Point Jumper.
- Donte Clark missed Jumper.
- Brandon Goldsmith missed Jumper.
- Demontrae Jefferson made Layup.
- Larry McKnight Jr. missed Jumper.
- Trayvon Reed made Dunk. Assisted by Demontrae Jefferson.
- Raekwon Harney missed Jumper.
- Demontrae Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Trayvon Reed.
- Pablo Rivas missed Jumper.
- Raasean Davis made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Derrick Bruce missed Three Point Jumper.
- Demontrae Jefferson missed Jumper.
- Derrick Bruce made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamont Walker.
- Raasean Davis made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Perkins.
- Demontrae Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Demontrae Jefferson made Layup.
- Demontrae Jefferson made Free Throw.
- Raasean Davis made Dunk. Assisted by Reginald Gardner Jr.
- Demontrae Jefferson made Free Throw.
- Demontrae Jefferson made Free Throw.
- Trayvon Reed made Layup. Assisted by Donte Clark.
- John Guerra missed Jumper.
- Donte Clark made Jumper.
- Derrick Bruce missed Free Throw.
- Derrick Bruce made Free Throw.
- Alston Jones missed Layup.
- Raasean Davis made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Robert Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
- Brandon Goldsmith made Jumper. Assisted by Alston Jones.
- Demontrae Jefferson made Three Point Jumper.
- Pablo Rivas missed Three Point Jumper.
- Alston Jones missed Layup.
- Donte Clark made Free Throw.
- Donte Clark made Free Throw.
- Brandon Goldsmith made Jumper.
- Derrick Bruce missed Layup.
- C.J. Wiggins missed Layup.
- Pablo Rivas made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Brandon Goldsmith missed Layup.
- C.J. Wiggins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Demontrae Jefferson made Layup.
- John Guerra missed Three Point Jumper.
- Donte Clark made Free Throw.
- Donte Clark made Free Throw.
- C.J. Wiggins missed Jumper.
- Raasean Davis made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Demontrae Jefferson missed Jumper.
- Jordan Perkins missed Jumper.
- Donte Clark missed Jumper.
- Jordan Perkins made Layup.
- Demontrae Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cainan McClelland missed Three Point Jumper.
- Donte Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
- Trayvon Reed missed Free Throw.
- Trayvon Reed made Free Throw.
- Raasean Davis made Jumper. Assisted by Zacarry Douglas.
- Cainan McClelland made Jumper.
- Zacarry Douglas missed Three Point Jumper.
- Raasean Davis missed Free Throw.
- Raasean Davis made Free Throw.
- Derrick Bruce missed Three Point Jumper.
- Demontrae Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Donte Clark missed Layup.
- Trayvon Reed made Dunk.
- Reginald Gardner Jr missed Jumper.
- Donte Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
- Donte Clark missed Jumper.
- Pablo Rivas missed Free Throw.
- Pablo Rivas made Free Throw.
- Donte Clark made Layup. Assisted by Cainan McClelland.
- Pablo Rivas missed Jumper.
- Donte Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jordan Perkins missed Jumper.
- Donte Clark made Layup.
- Donte Clark made Free Throw.
- Reginald Gardner Jr missed Layup.
- Derrick Bruce made Jumper. Assisted by Demontrae Jefferson.
- Pablo Rivas missed Jumper.
- Derrick Bruce missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jordan Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Brandon Goldsmith missed Layup.
- Brandon Goldsmith missed Jumper.
- Alston Jones missed Jumper.
- Pablo Rivas made Jumper.
- Donte Clark made Three Point Jumper.
- Demontrae Jefferson made Three Point Jumper.
- Brandon Goldsmith missed Jumper.
- Demontrae Jefferson missed Jumper.
- Derrick Bruce missed Three Point Jumper.
- Brandon Goldsmith missed Layup.
- Pablo Rivas missed Layup.
- Pablo Rivas made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Jordan Perkins made Layup. Assisted by Raekwon Harney.
- Lamont Walker missed Jumper.
- Donte Clark missed Jumper.
- Raekwon Harney missed Three Point Jumper.
- Raekwon Harney missed Jumper.
- Demontrae Jefferson missed Layup.
- Brandon Goldsmith missed Jumper.
- Pablo Rivas missed Three Point Jumper.
- Trayvon Reed missed Free Throw.
- Trayvon Reed made Free Throw.
- Jordan Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- C.J. Wiggins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Demontrae Jefferson missed Layup.
- Demontrae Jefferson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derrick Bruce.
- Reginald Gardner Jr missed Three Point Jumper.
- Demontrae Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jordan Perkins missed Layup.
- Trayvon Reed made Dunk. Assisted by Donte Clark.
- C.J. Wiggins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Donte Clark made Layup. Assisted by Demontrae Jefferson.
- Robert Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
- Dominique Reid missed Jumper.
- Dominique Reid missed Jumper.
- Derrick Bruce missed Dunk.
- Dominique Reid made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Perkins.
- Derrick Bruce missed Three Point Jumper.
- Dominique Reid made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Perkins.
- Demontrae Jefferson made Free Throw.
- Alex Mills made Free Throw.
- Demontrae Jefferson made Free Throw.
- C.J. Wiggins missed Jumper.
- Aaron Campbell missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Granger Jr. missed Jumper.
- C.J. Wiggins made Layup.
- C.J. Wiggins made Free Throw.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | TXSO | NCCU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Jump Ball won by North Carolina Central | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:38 | Raasean Davis missed Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:38 | Zacarry Douglas Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:33 | Zacarry Douglas missed Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:33 | Marquis Salmon Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:28 | Donte Clark missed Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:28 | Raasean Davis Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:09 | Raasean Davis made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Perkins. | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:38 | Donte Clark Turnover. | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:15 | Zacarry Douglas made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Perkins. | 0 | 4 | |
| 17:57 | Marquis Salmon missed Layup. | 0 | 4 | |
| 17:57 | Raasean Davis Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 4 | |
| 17:50 | John Guerra missed Jumper. | 0 | 4 | |
| 17:50 | Marquis Salmon Block. | 0 | 4 | |
| 17:50 | Zacarry Douglas Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 4 | |
| 17:49 | Zacarry Douglas Turnover. | 0 | 4 | |
| 17:39 | Derrick Bruce made Three Point Jumper. | 3 | 4 | |
| 17:16 | Reginald Gardner Jr missed Jumper. | 3 | 4 | |
| 17:16 | Raasean Davis Offensive Rebound. | 3 | 4 | |
| 17:12 | Raasean Davis missed Jumper. | 3 | 4 | |
| 17:12 | Trayvon Reed Block. | 3 | 4 | |
| 17:12 | Demontrae Jefferson Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 4 | |
| 17:05 | Donte Clark missed Jumper. | 3 | 4 | |
| 17:05 | Raasean Davis Block. | 3 | 4 | |
| 17:05 | North Carolina Central Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 4 | |
| 16:45 | Raasean Davis made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Perkins. | 3 | 6 | |
| 16:33 | Foul on Jordan Perkins. | 3 | 6 | |
| 16:19 | Demontrae Jefferson made Layup. | 5 | 6 | |
| 16:19 | Foul on John Guerra. | 5 | 6 | |
| 16:19 | Demontrae Jefferson made Free Throw. | 6 | 6 | |
| 15:49 | Foul on Donte Clark. | 6 | 6 | |
| 15:49 | Official TV Timeout | 6 | 6 | |
| 15:36 | Jordan Perkins made Layup. | 6 | 8 | |
| 15:17 | Cainan McClelland missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 8 | |
| 15:17 | Raasean Davis Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 8 | |
| 15:10 | Pablo Rivas Turnover. | 6 | 8 | |
| 15:00 | Derrick Bruce Turnover. | 6 | 8 | |
| 15:00 | John Guerra Steal. | 6 | 8 | |
| 14:49 | Jordan Perkins missed Jumper. | 6 | 8 | |
| 14:49 | Trayvon Reed Block. | 6 | 8 | |
| 14:49 | North Carolina Central Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 8 | |
| 14:26 | Raasean Davis made Jumper. | 6 | 10 | |
| 14:15 | Demontrae Jefferson missed Layup. | 6 | 10 | |
| 14:15 | Texas Southern Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 10 | |
| 14:01 | Donte Clark Turnover. | 6 | 10 | |
| 13:55 | Larry McKnight Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 10 | |
| 13:55 | Trayvon Reed Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 10 | |
| 13:46 | Foul on Larry McKnight Jr.. | 6 | 10 | |
| 13:46 | Donte Clark made Free Throw. | 7 | 10 | |
| 13:46 | Donte Clark made Free Throw. | 8 | 10 | |
| 13:26 | Reginald Gardner Jr missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 10 | |
| 13:26 | Derrick Bruce Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 10 | |
| 12:57 | Donte Clark missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 10 | |
| 12:57 | Reginald Gardner Jr Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 10 | |
| 12:39 | Pablo Rivas missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 10 | |
| 12:39 | Donte Clark Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 10 | |
| 12:39 | Foul on Dominique Reid. | 8 | 10 | |
| 12:22 | Donte Clark missed Jumper. | 8 | 10 | |
| 12:22 | Texas Southern Offensive Rebound. | 8 | 10 | |
| 12:10 | Derrick Bruce Turnover. | 8 | 10 | |
| 11:56 | Brandon Goldsmith missed Jumper. | 8 | 10 | |
| 11:56 | Trayvon Reed Block. | 8 | 10 | |
| 11:56 | North Carolina Central Offensive Rebound. | 8 | 10 | |
| 11:54 | Official TV Timeout | 8 | 10 | |
| 11:53 | Raekwon Harney Turnover. | 8 | 10 | |
| 11:53 | Derrick Bruce Steal. | 8 | 10 | |
| 11:53 | Foul on Pablo Rivas. | 8 | 10 | |
| 11:41 | Demontrae Jefferson made Layup. | 10 | 10 | |
| 11:20 | Larry McKnight Jr. missed Jumper. | 10 | 10 | |
| 11:20 | Robert Lewis Block. | 10 | 10 | |
| 11:20 | Texas Southern Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 10 | |
| 11:16 | Trayvon Reed made Dunk. Assisted by Demontrae Jefferson. | 12 | 10 | |
| 10:47 | Raekwon Harney missed Jumper. | 12 | 10 | |
| 10:47 | Trayvon Reed Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 10 | |
| 10:40 | Demontrae Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Trayvon Reed. | 14 | 10 | |
| 10:17 | Foul on Demontrae Jefferson. | 14 | 10 | |
| 10:09 | Pablo Rivas missed Jumper. | 14 | 10 | |
| 10:09 | Raasean Davis Offensive Rebound. | 14 | 10 | |
| 10:09 | Raasean Davis made Two Point Tip Shot. | 14 | 12 | |
| 9:54 | Derrick Bruce missed Three Point Jumper. | 14 | 12 | |
| 9:54 | Lamont Walker Offensive Rebound. | 14 | 12 | |
| 9:19 | Demontrae Jefferson missed Jumper. | 14 | 12 | |
| 9:19 | Lamont Walker Offensive Rebound. | 14 | 12 | |
| 9:12 | Derrick Bruce made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamont Walker. | 17 | 12 | |
| 8:56 | Raasean Davis made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Perkins. | 17 | 14 | |
| 8:24 | Demontrae Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 14 | |
| 8:24 | Demontrae Jefferson Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 14 | |
| 8:19 | Demontrae Jefferson made Layup. | 19 | 14 | |
| 8:19 | Foul on Pablo Rivas. | 19 | 14 | |
| 8:19 | Demontrae Jefferson made Free Throw. | 20 | 14 | |
| 8:05 | Raasean Davis made Dunk. Assisted by Reginald Gardner Jr. | 20 | 16 | |
| 7:49 | Foul on Marquis Salmon. | 20 | 16 | |
| 7:49 | Marquis Salmon Turnover. | 20 | 16 | |
| 7:49 | Official TV Timeout | 20 | 16 | |
| 7:40 | Jordan Perkins Turnover. | 20 | 16 | |
| 7:40 | Trayvon Reed Steal. | 20 | 16 | |
| 7:35 | Foul on Jordan Perkins. | 20 | 16 | |
| 7:35 | Demontrae Jefferson made Free Throw. | 21 | 16 | |
| 7:35 | Demontrae Jefferson made Free Throw. | 22 | 16 | |
| 7:17 | Reginald Gardner Jr Turnover. | 22 | 16 | |
| 6:59 | Trayvon Reed made Layup. Assisted by Donte Clark. | 24 | 16 | |
| 6:42 | John Guerra missed Jumper. | 24 | 16 | |
| 6:42 | Donte Clark Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 16 | |
| 6:21 | Donte Clark made Jumper. | 26 | 16 | |
| 5:56 | Raasean Davis Turnover. | 26 | 16 | |
| 5:56 | Demontrae Jefferson Steal. | 26 | 16 | |
| 5:52 | Foul on Alston Jones. | 26 | 16 | |
| 5:52 | Derrick Bruce missed Free Throw. | 26 | 16 | |
| 5:52 | Texas Southern Deadball Team Rebound. | 26 | 16 | |
| 5:52 | Texas Southern Timeout | 26 | 16 | |
| 5:52 | Derrick Bruce made Free Throw. | 27 | 16 | |
| 5:36 | Raasean Davis Turnover. | 27 | 16 | |
| 5:29 | Derrick Bruce Turnover. | 27 | 16 | |
| 5:11 | Alston Jones missed Layup. | 27 | 16 | |
| 5:11 | Raasean Davis Offensive Rebound. | 27 | 16 | |
| 5:11 | Raasean Davis made Two Point Tip Shot. | 27 | 18 | |
| 4:43 | Robert Lewis missed Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 18 | |
| 4:43 | Pablo Rivas Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 18 | |
| 4:34 | Brandon Goldsmith made Jumper. Assisted by Alston Jones. | 27 | 20 | |
| 4:17 | Demontrae Jefferson made Three Point Jumper. | 30 | 20 | |
| 3:56 | Pablo Rivas missed Three Point Jumper. | 30 | 20 | |
| 3:56 | Demontrae Jefferson Defensive Rebound. | 30 | 20 | |
| 3:48 | Robert Lewis Turnover. | 30 | 20 | |
| 3:40 | Alston Jones missed Layup. | 30 | 20 | |
| 3:40 | Donte Clark Defensive Rebound. | 30 | 20 | |
| 3:40 | Foul on Alston Jones. | 30 | 20 | |
| 3:40 | Official TV Timeout | 30 | 20 | |
| 3:40 | Donte Clark made Free Throw. | 31 | 20 | |
| 3:40 | Donte Clark made Free Throw. | 32 | 20 | |
| 3:11 | Brandon Goldsmith made Jumper. | 32 | 22 | |
| 2:43 | Derrick Bruce missed Layup. | 32 | 22 | |
| 2:43 | Raasean Davis Block. | 32 | 22 | |
| 2:43 | C.J. Wiggins Defensive Rebound. | 32 | 22 | |
| 2:33 | C.J. Wiggins missed Layup. | 32 | 22 | |
| 2:33 | Pablo Rivas Offensive Rebound. | 32 | 22 | |
| 2:33 | Pablo Rivas made Two Point Tip Shot. | 32 | 24 | |
| 2:04 | Demontrae Jefferson Turnover. | 32 | 24 | |
| 2:04 | Pablo Rivas Steal. | 32 | 24 | |
| 1:41 | Brandon Goldsmith missed Layup. | 32 | 24 | |
| 1:41 | Trayvon Reed Block. | 32 | 24 | |
| 1:41 | North Carolina Central Offensive Rebound. | 32 | 24 | |
| 1:33 | C.J. Wiggins missed Three Point Jumper. | 32 | 24 | |
| 1:33 | Lamont Walker Defensive Rebound. | 32 | 24 | |
| 1:23 | Demontrae Jefferson made Layup. | 34 | 24 | |
| 1:02 | Foul on Trayvon Reed. | 34 | 24 | |
| 0:56 | John Guerra missed Three Point Jumper. | 34 | 24 | |
| 0:56 | Donte Clark Defensive Rebound. | 34 | 24 | |
| 0:38 | Foul on John Guerra. | 34 | 24 | |
| 0:38 | Donte Clark made Free Throw. | 35 | 24 | |
| 0:38 | Donte Clark made Free Throw. | 36 | 24 | |
| 0:38 | North Carolina Central Timeout | 36 | 24 | |
| 0:19 | C.J. Wiggins missed Jumper. | 36 | 24 | |
| 0:19 | Raasean Davis Offensive Rebound. | 36 | 24 | |
| 0:19 | Raasean Davis made Two Point Tip Shot. | 36 | 26 | |
| 0:01 | Demontrae Jefferson missed Jumper. | 36 | 26 | |
| 0:01 | Pablo Rivas Defensive Rebound. | 36 | 26 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 36 | 26 | |
Game Information
Dayton, OH

Referee:Tim Nestor
Referee:Chuck Jones
Referee:Rob Kueneman

2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southwestern Athletic ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 8-1 | - | 11-11 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 6-3 | 2 | 9-13 |
| Alabama A&M | 5-4 | 3 | 12-10 |
| Southern | 5-4 | 3 | 9-13 |
| Florida A&M | 5-4 | 3 | 8-12 |
| Jackson State | 5-4 | 3 | 6-16 |
| Grambling | 4-4 | 3.5 | 10-11 |
| Prairie View A&M | 4-5 | 4 | 9-13 |
| Alabama State | 4-5 | 4 | 7-15 |
| Texas Southern | 4-5 | 4 | 6-14 |
| Alcorn State | 3-6 | 5 | 4-17 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 0-8 | 7.5 | 1-21 |
| 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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