South Carolina State Bulldogs at Eastern Kentucky Colonels
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<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
82 - 92
82 - 92
Eastern Kentucky bets South Carolina State 92-82
The tournament features the Colonels and Bulldogs, along with Ball State and the Longwood Lancers. The Colonels beat Ball State 89-81 Friday and face Longwood on Sunday.
Jarelle Reischel scored 18 for the Colonels (3-1), who made 11 of 20 shots from beyond the arc (55 percent).
The Bulldogs (2-2) pulled within 46-45 after Greg Mortimer's layup, but Eastern Kentucky pulled away and led 66-55 after Paul Jackson's layup with 8:55 left and held on. Hawkins hit 3-of-4 3-pointers and sealed the win with a dunk.
Mayo and JaVontae Hawkins each scored 12 and the Colonels led 43-36 at halftime.
Ed Stephens scored 21 points and shot 5 of 11 from distance for the Bulldogs. Gabe McCray added 18 points, Eric Eaves, 16, and Mortimer, 10.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 82 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Greg Mortimer made Free Throw. | 82 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Greg Mortimer made Free Throw. | 81 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Foul on Anthony Pratt Jr.. | 80 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:32 | JaVontae Hawkins made Dunk. | 80 - 92 |
Statistics
 SCST |
 EKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-63 | FG | 28-54 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 6-16 | 3PT | 11-20 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 55 |
| 16-26 | FT | 25-33 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 26 | Fouls | 24 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Baptist Health Arena
Location: Richmond, KY
Attendance: 1,700 | Capacity:
Location: Richmond, KY
Attendance: 1,700 | 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 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 2 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |