North Carolina Central Eagles at East Tennessee State Buccaneers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
59 - 61
59 - 61
Riley with a 3 to win it; ETSU beats NC Central 61-59
NC Central (16-6) led 35-28 at the break, and Jordan Parks' dunk with 5:44 left held it at a 12-point advantage.
The Eagles then shot 0 of 4, made just 1 of 4 free throws, and turned the ball over four times. Devin Harris converted three free throws to get ETSU (13-8) within nine points, and Riley took over from there. He went 3 of 4 at the line and made three 3-pointers in the run, finishing with 24 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:01 | East Tennessee St Deadball Team Rebound. | 59 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Karamo Jawara missed Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:10 | North Carolina Central Timeout | 59 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Jalen Riley made Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 61 |
Statistics
NCCU |
ETSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-46 | FG | 21-59 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 11-25 | 3PT | 9-29 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 6-12 | FT | 10-15 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 17 | Assists | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 10 |
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Freedom Hall (TN)
Location: Johnson City, TN
Attendance: 2,957 | Capacity:
Location: Johnson City, TN
Attendance: 2,957 | Capacity:
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 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |


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