North Dakota State Bison vs North Carolina Central Eagles
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - EAST REGION - FIRST FOUR
74
18-16
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
NCCU | 34 | 40 | 74 |
NDSU | 40 | 38 | 78 |
78
19-15
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Larry McKnight Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Perkins.
- Jared Samuelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rocky Kreuser.
- Randy Miller Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zacarry Douglas.
- Jared Samuelson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jordan Perkins missed Layup.
- Raasean Davis made Jumper.
- Vinnie Shahid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Ward.
- Zacarry Douglas made Free Throw.
- Zacarry Douglas made Free Throw.
- Vinnie Shahid made Layup.
- Raasean Davis made Jumper.
- Sam Griesel missed Jumper.
- Randy Miller Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyson Ward made Three Point Jumper.
- Raasean Davis missed Jumper.
- Tyson Ward missed Jumper.
- Larry McKnight Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Raasean Davis made Dunk. Assisted by Randy Miller Jr..
- Vinnie Shahid missed Three Point Jumper.
- Larry McKnight Jr. made Free Throw.
- Larry McKnight Jr. made Free Throw.
- Tyree Eady made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Quayle.
- Randy Miller Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jibri Blount missed Free Throw.
- Jibri Blount missed Free Throw.
- Jared Samuelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyree Eady.
- Julian Walters missed Jumper.
- Reggie Gardner Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Sam Griesel made Jumper.
- Sam Griesel missed Free Throw.
- Raasean Davis missed Jumper.
- Rocky Kreuser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Hunter.
- Jordan Perkins made Jumper. Assisted by Randy Miller Jr..
- Cameron Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
- Larry McKnight Jr. missed Jumper.
- Jordan Horn missed Three Point Jumper.
- Raasean Davis made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Perkins.
- Cameron Hunter made Layup.
- Cameron Hunter made Free Throw.
- Randy Miller Jr. missed Jumper.
- Jared Samuelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vinnie Shahid.
- Randy Miller Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Larry McKnight Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyson Ward missed Layup.
- Randy Miller Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zacarry Douglas.
- Sam Griesel missed Jumper.
- Zacarry Douglas made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Perkins.
- Vinnie Shahid missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyson Ward made Free Throw.
- Tyson Ward made Free Throw.
- Randy Miller Jr. made Layup.
- Rocky Kreuser missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jordan Perkins missed Layup.
- Tyson Ward made Layup.
- Randy Miller Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Zacarry Douglas made Free Throw.
- Zacarry Douglas made Free Throw.
- Cameron Hunter made Layup.
- Zacarry Douglas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Perkins.
- Tyson Ward missed Three Point Jumper.
- Raasean Davis made Free Throw.
- Raasean Davis made Free Throw.
- Tyson Ward made Jumper.
- Larry McKnight Jr. missed Jumper.
- Sam Griesel made Jumper.
- Randy Miller Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyson Ward made Layup. Assisted by Cameron Hunter.
- Jordan Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jared Samuelson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Sam Griesel made Layup. Assisted by Tyson Ward.
- Sam Griesel made Free Throw.
- Jordan Perkins missed Jumper.
- Vinnie Shahid missed Layup.
- Randy Miller Jr. made Layup.
- Tyson Ward made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rocky Kreuser.
- Jordan Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyson Ward missed Dunk.
- Vinnie Shahid made Layup.
- Vinnie Shahid made Free Throw.
- Raasean Davis made Free Throw.
- Raasean Davis made Free Throw.
- Tyson Ward missed Layup.
- Zacarry Douglas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Perkins.
- Rocky Kreuser missed Layup.
- Randy Miller Jr. made Layup.
- Jared Samuelson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Zacarry Douglas missed Jumper.
- Raasean Davis missed Jumper.
- Raasean Davis made Jumper.
- Deng Geu made Layup.
- Randy Miller Jr. made Free Throw.
- Randy Miller Jr. missed Free Throw.
- Cameron Hunter missed Layup.
- Jibri Blount missed Layup.
- Sam Griesel missed Layup.
- Jordan Perkins missed Layup.
- Raasean Davis made Free Throw.
- Raasean Davis made Free Throw.
- Tyree Eady made Jumper. Assisted by Vinnie Shahid.
- Randy Miller Jr. missed Jumper.
- Deng Geu missed Free Throw.
- Deng Geu made Free Throw.
- Larry McKnight Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Raasean Davis.
- Tyree Eady made Jumper. Assisted by Vinnie Shahid.
- Randy Miller Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Raasean Davis.
- Vinnie Shahid made Layup.
- Zacarry Douglas made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Perkins.
- Vinnie Shahid missed Jumper.
- Larry McKnight Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Perkins.
- Deng Geu missed Three Point Jumper.
- Larry McKnight Jr. missed Jumper.
- Rocky Kreuser made Free Throw.
- Rocky Kreuser missed Free Throw.
- Larry McKnight Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Perkins.
- Vinnie Shahid missed Jumper.
- Vinnie Shahid made Free Throw.
- Vinnie Shahid made Free Throw.
- Raasean Davis made Jumper. Assisted by Zacarry Douglas.
- Vinnie Shahid missed Layup.
- Zacarry Douglas missed Layup.
- Larry McKnight Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Perkins.
- Cameron Hunter made Free Throw.
- Cameron Hunter made Free Throw.
- Jordan Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyson Ward made Free Throw.
- Tyson Ward made Free Throw.
- Jordan Perkins missed Jumper.
- Raasean Davis made Free Throw.
- Raasean Davis made Free Throw.
- Sam Griesel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Ward.
- Larry McKnight Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Perkins.
- Sam Griesel missed Layup.
- Tyson Ward missed Layup.
- Cameron Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
- Sam Griesel missed Layup.
- Tyson Ward made Free Throw.
- Tyson Ward made Free Throw.
- Zacarry Douglas missed Jumper.
- Zacarry Douglas missed Jumper.
- Zacarry Douglas missed Jumper.
- Tyson Ward made Free Throw.
- Tyson Ward missed Free Throw.
- Raasean Davis missed Free Throw.
- Tyson Ward made Layup.
- Randy Miller Jr. missed Jumper.
- Tyson Ward made Jumper.
- Larry McKnight Jr. made Layup.
- Jared Samuelson made Free Throw.
- Jared Samuelson missed Free Throw.
- Randy Miller Jr. made Free Throw.
- Randy Miller Jr. made Free Throw.
- Vinnie Shahid made Free Throw.
- Vinnie Shahid made Free Throw.
- Zacarry Douglas missed Three Point Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | NCCU | NDSU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Jump Ball won by North Carolina Central | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:46 | Larry McKnight Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Perkins. | 3 | 0 | |
| 19:24 | Jared Samuelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rocky Kreuser. | 3 | 3 | |
| 18:51 | Randy Miller Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zacarry Douglas. | 6 | 3 | |
| 18:33 | Jared Samuelson missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 3 | |
| 18:33 | North Carolina Central Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 3 | |
| 18:14 | Jordan Perkins missed Layup. | 6 | 3 | |
| 18:14 | Raasean Davis Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 3 | |
| 18:07 | Raasean Davis made Jumper. | 8 | 3 | |
| 17:47 | Vinnie Shahid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Ward. | 8 | 6 | |
| 17:14 | Foul on Sam Griesel. | 8 | 6 | |
| 17:14 | Zacarry Douglas made Free Throw. | 9 | 6 | |
| 17:14 | Zacarry Douglas made Free Throw. | 10 | 6 | |
| 17:05 | Vinnie Shahid made Layup. | 10 | 8 | |
| 16:51 | Raasean Davis made Jumper. | 12 | 8 | |
| 16:25 | Sam Griesel missed Jumper. | 12 | 8 | |
| 16:25 | Raasean Davis Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 8 | |
| 16:18 | Randy Miller Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 8 | |
| 16:18 | Jordan Perkins Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 8 | |
| 16:03 | Randy Miller Jr. Turnover. | 12 | 8 | |
| 15:54 | Tyson Ward made Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 11 | |
| 15:28 | Raasean Davis Turnover. | 12 | 11 | |
| 15:28 | Official TV Timeout | 12 | 11 | |
| 15:04 | Deng Geu Turnover. | 12 | 11 | |
| 14:34 | Raasean Davis missed Jumper. | 12 | 11 | |
| 14:34 | North Carolina Central Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 11 | |
| 14:34 | North Carolina Central Turnover. | 12 | 11 | |
| 14:03 | Tyson Ward missed Jumper. | 12 | 11 | |
| 14:03 | Jordan Perkins Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 11 | |
| 13:58 | Larry McKnight Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 11 | |
| 13:58 | Randy Miller Jr. Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 11 | |
| 13:53 | Raasean Davis made Dunk. Assisted by Randy Miller Jr.. | 14 | 11 | |
| 13:20 | Vinnie Shahid missed Three Point Jumper. | 14 | 11 | |
| 13:20 | Larry McKnight Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 11 | |
| 12:56 | Foul on Vinnie Shahid. | 14 | 11 | |
| 12:56 | Larry McKnight Jr. made Free Throw. | 15 | 11 | |
| 12:56 | Larry McKnight Jr. made Free Throw. | 16 | 11 | |
| 12:50 | Tyree Eady made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Quayle. | 16 | 14 | |
| 12:19 | Randy Miller Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 16 | 14 | |
| 12:19 | Jared Samuelson Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 14 | |
| 11:53 | Cameron Hunter Turnover. | 16 | 14 | |
| 11:53 | Official TV Timeout | 16 | 14 | |
| 11:39 | Foul on Rocky Kreuser. | 16 | 14 | |
| 11:39 | Jibri Blount missed Free Throw. | 16 | 14 | |
| 11:39 | North Carolina Central Deadball Team Rebound. | 16 | 14 | |
| 11:39 | Jibri Blount missed Free Throw. | 16 | 14 | |
| 11:39 | Rocky Kreuser Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 14 | |
| 11:25 | Jared Samuelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyree Eady. | 16 | 17 | |
| 10:50 | Julian Walters missed Jumper. | 16 | 17 | |
| 10:50 | Rocky Kreuser Block. | 16 | 17 | |
| 10:50 | North Carolina Central Offensive Rebound. | 16 | 17 | |
| 10:47 | Reggie Gardner Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 16 | 17 | |
| 10:47 | Cameron Hunter Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 17 | |
| 10:46 | Foul on Julian Walters. | 16 | 17 | |
| 10:32 | Sam Griesel made Jumper. | 16 | 19 | |
| 10:32 | Foul on Nicolas Fennell. | 16 | 19 | |
| 10:32 | Sam Griesel missed Free Throw. | 16 | 19 | |
| 10:32 | Jibri Blount Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 19 | |
| 10:21 | Raasean Davis missed Jumper. | 16 | 19 | |
| 10:21 | Rocky Kreuser Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 19 | |
| 10:01 | Rocky Kreuser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Hunter. | 16 | 22 | |
| 9:34 | Jordan Perkins made Jumper. Assisted by Randy Miller Jr.. | 18 | 22 | |
| 9:18 | Jump Ball won by North Dakota State | 18 | 22 | |
| 9:05 | Cameron Hunter missed Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 22 | |
| 9:05 | Raasean Davis Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 22 | |
| 8:52 | Larry McKnight Jr. missed Jumper. | 18 | 22 | |
| 8:52 | Cameron Hunter Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 22 | |
| 8:40 | Jordan Horn missed Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 22 | |
| 8:40 | Raasean Davis Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 22 | |
| 8:26 | Raasean Davis made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Perkins. | 20 | 22 | |
| 8:11 | Cameron Hunter made Layup. | 20 | 24 | |
| 8:11 | Foul on Jibri Blount. | 20 | 24 | |
| 8:11 | Cameron Hunter made Free Throw. | 20 | 25 | |
| 7:47 | Randy Miller Jr. missed Jumper. | 20 | 25 | |
| 7:47 | Tyson Ward Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 25 | |
| 7:30 | Jared Samuelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vinnie Shahid. | 20 | 28 | |
| 7:28 | North Carolina Central Timeout | 20 | 28 | |
| 7:28 | Official TV Timeout | 20 | 28 | |
| 7:22 | Randy Miller Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 28 | |
| 7:22 | Jordan Perkins Offensive Rebound. | 20 | 28 | |
| 7:03 | Larry McKnight Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 28 | |
| 7:03 | Tyson Ward Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 28 | |
| 6:45 | Tyson Ward missed Layup. | 20 | 28 | |
| 6:45 | Randy Miller Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 28 | |
| 6:36 | Randy Miller Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zacarry Douglas. | 23 | 28 | |
| 6:11 | Sam Griesel missed Jumper. | 23 | 28 | |
| 6:11 | Raasean Davis Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 28 | |
| 6:04 | Zacarry Douglas made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Perkins. | 25 | 28 | |
| 5:36 | Vinnie Shahid missed Three Point Jumper. | 25 | 28 | |
| 5:36 | Sam Griesel Offensive Rebound. | 25 | 28 | |
| 5:28 | Foul on Raasean Davis. | 25 | 28 | |
| 5:28 | Official TV Timeout | 25 | 28 | |
| 5:28 | Tyson Ward made Free Throw. | 25 | 29 | |
| 5:28 | Tyson Ward made Free Throw. | 25 | 30 | |
| 5:15 | Foul on Jared Samuelson. | 25 | 30 | |
| 5:10 | Randy Miller Jr. made Layup. | 27 | 30 | |
| 4:39 | Rocky Kreuser missed Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 30 | |
| 4:39 | Zacarry Douglas Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 30 | |
| 4:28 | Jordan Perkins missed Layup. | 27 | 30 | |
| 4:28 | Jared Samuelson Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 30 | |
| 4:19 | Tyson Ward made Layup. | 27 | 32 | |
| 4:02 | Randy Miller Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 32 | |
| 4:02 | Zacarry Douglas Offensive Rebound. | 27 | 32 | |
| 4:00 | Foul on Rocky Kreuser. | 27 | 32 | |
| 4:00 | Official TV Timeout | 27 | 32 | |
| 4:00 | Zacarry Douglas made Free Throw. | 28 | 32 | |
| 4:00 | Zacarry Douglas made Free Throw. | 29 | 32 | |
| 3:39 | Cameron Hunter made Layup. | 29 | 34 | |
| 3:18 | Zacarry Douglas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Perkins. | 32 | 34 | |
| 2:43 | Tyson Ward missed Three Point Jumper. | 32 | 34 | |
| 2:43 | Deng Geu Offensive Rebound. | 32 | 34 | |
| 2:39 | Foul on Raasean Davis. | 32 | 34 | |
| 2:32 | Sam Griesel Turnover. | 32 | 34 | |
| 2:29 | Foul on Cameron Hunter. | 32 | 34 | |
| 2:29 | Raasean Davis made Free Throw. | 33 | 34 | |
| 2:29 | Raasean Davis made Free Throw. | 34 | 34 | |
| 2:05 | Tyson Ward made Jumper. | 34 | 36 | |
| 1:38 | Larry McKnight Jr. missed Jumper. | 34 | 36 | |
| 1:38 | Deng Geu Defensive Rebound. | 34 | 36 | |
| 1:12 | Sam Griesel made Jumper. | 34 | 38 | |
| 0:42 | Randy Miller Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 34 | 38 | |
| 0:42 | Cameron Hunter Defensive Rebound. | 34 | 38 | |
| 0:35 | Tyson Ward made Layup. Assisted by Cameron Hunter. | 34 | 40 | |
| 0:07 | Jordan Perkins missed Three Point Jumper. | 34 | 40 | |
| 0:07 | Tyson Ward Defensive Rebound. | 34 | 40 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 34 | 40 | |
Game Information
Dayton, OH

Referee:Michael Irving
Referee:Jerry Heater
Referee:Bart Lenox

2025-26 Standings
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 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 4-2 | 0.5 | 8-15 |
| South Carolina State | 3-2 | 1 | 5-16 |
| Howard | 4-3 | 1 | 14-9 |
| Norfolk State | 3-4 | 2 | 10-14 |
| Delaware State | 1-5 | 3.5 | 6-15 |
| Coppin State | 1-6 | 4 | 3-21 |
| Summit LeagueSummit League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 9-0 | - | 19-5 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 7-2 | 2 | 18-6 |
| North Dakota | 7-2 | 2 | 13-12 |
| Omaha | 5-4 | 4 | 12-12 |
| South Dakota State | 4-4 | 4.5 | 11-12 |
| South Dakota | 4-5 | 5 | 12-12 |
| Denver | 3-6 | 6 | 10-14 |
| Kansas City | 1-8 | 8 | 4-19 |
| Oral Roberts | 0-9 | 9 | 5-19 |
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