North Carolina Central Eagles at Memphis Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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47 - 81
47 - 81
Burrell, Nichols lead Memphis past NC Central 81-47
Burrell and Nichols combined to make 10 of 19 field goals as Memphis (4-4) shot 51.7 percent (30 of 58) overall.
Shaq Goodwin scored 11 and grabbed eight rebounds and Nick King pulled down nine boards to help Memphis outrebound NC Central (6-5) 47-23.
Nichols scored seven points in the first 6 minutes as Memphis jumped out to a 15-2 lead.
A 3 by Dante Holmes pulled the Eagles within nine, but a 22-4 Memphis run made it 37-10 with 2:42 left in the half and the Tigers led by as many as 39 after the break.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 47 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Anthony McDonald made Free Throw. | 47 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Foul on Chris Hawkins. | 46 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Anthony McDonald made Layup. | 46 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:41 | Rashaun Madison Defensive Rebound. | 44 - 81 |
Statistics
 NCCU |
 MEM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14-47 | FG | 30-58 |
| 30 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 1-15 | 3PT | 5-15 |
| 7 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 18-26 | FT | 16-22 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 5 | Assists | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fouls | 25 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 27 |
Game Information
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2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |