East Tennessee State Buccaneers at North Carolina Central Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 68
72 - 68
East Tennessee State tops NC Central 72-68
Kyle Benton's layup pulled N.C. Central to within two, 63-61, with 3:01 to go. On the next possession, Dante Holmes was called for a hard foul on Desonta Bradford, and was also assessed a technical foul. Cromer made both free throws on the technical, then Bradford made the pair for the foul, and ETSU went up by six.
Holmes hit a 3-pointer to make it a four-point game with 1:09 left, but Cromer and Bradford made 3 of 4 from the line in the last 13 seconds to ice it.
Isaac Banks had 12 points and 12 rebounds for ETSU (8-6). Ge'Lawn Guyn added 11 points. The Buccaneers won the rebound battle 42-32.
N.C. Central (5-10) was led by Patrick Cole with 22 points. Holmes finished with 18 points and nine boards.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:01 | East Tennessee St Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Patrick Cole missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Desonta Bradford made Free Throw. | 72 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:05 | East Tennessee St Deadball Team Rebound. | 71 - 68 |
Statistics
 ETSU |
 NCCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-57 | FG | 23-53 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 5-21 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 17-24 | FT | 16-26 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 25 | Fouls | 17 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Venue: McDougald-McLendon Arena
Location: Durham, NC
Attendance: 881 | Capacity:
Location: Durham, NC
Attendance: 881 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |