NC Central beats Howard at MEAC tournament 68-66
Kyle Benton had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Patrick Cole's free throw broke a tie with 13.2 seconds left as North Carolina Central held on to defeat Howard 68-66 in an opening-round game at the
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Howard Bison
66
North Carolina Central Eagles
68
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOW | 30 | 36 | 66 |
| NCCU | 32 | 36 | 68 |
Norfolk Scope Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | @ Pennsylvania Quakers | L 65-78 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | @ Alcorn State Braves | W 94-83 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Yale Bulldogs | L 62-72 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 66-68
Kyle Benton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:01 66-67
Foul on James Daniel.
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DunkShot 0:11 66-66
Marcel Boyd made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 66-67
Patrick Cole made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 66-66
Foul on Keon Hill.
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PersonalFoul 0:30 64-66
Foul on Kofi Andoh.
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LayUpShot 0:30 64-66
Dante Holmes made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:37 64-64
James Daniel made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:37 63-64
Foul on Enoch Hood.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:06 63-64
James Daniel made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:14 60-64
Patrick Cole made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:14 60-63
Foul on Marcel Boyd.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:40 60-63
Damon Collins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:40 59-63
Damon Collins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:40 58-63
Foul on Patrick Cole.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:20 58-63
James Daniel made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:18 55-63
Rashaun Madison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Patrick Cole.
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PersonalFoul 4:38 55-60
Foul on Enoch Hood.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:57 55-60
Dante Holmes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:57 55-59
Dante Holmes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:57 55-58
Foul on Tyler Stone.
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PersonalFoul 5:56 55-58
Foul on Enoch Hood.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:38 55-58
Rashaun Madison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Ingram.
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JumpShot 6:58 55-55
James Daniel made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 7:39 53-55
Foul on Patrick Cole.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:09 53-55
Tyler Stone made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:09 52-55
Foul on Jeremiah Ingram.
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DunkShot 8:45 52-55
Enoch Hood made Dunk.
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DunkShot 9:07 52-53
Damon Collins made Dunk. Assisted by James Daniel.
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PersonalFoul 9:40 50-53
Foul on Enoch Hood.
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LayUpShot 9:40 50-53
Marcel Boyd made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 9:49 48-53
Foul on Jeremiah Ingram.
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PersonalFoul 10:23 48-53
Foul on Marcel Boyd.
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LayUpShot 10:23 48-53
Jeremiah Ingram made Layup.
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LayUpShot 10:49 48-51
Damon Collins made Layup. Assisted by James Daniel.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:15 46-51
Marcel Boyd made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:15 45-51
Foul on Kyle Benton.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:44 45-51
Marcel Boyd made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:44 44-51
Foul on Kyle Benton.
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LayUpShot 11:44 44-51
Marcel Boyd made Layup.
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LayUpShot 11:59 42-51
Kyle Benton made Layup.
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LayUpShot 12:23 42-49
Marcel Boyd made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:35 40-49
Jeremiah Ingram made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:35 40-48
Foul on Damon Collins.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:15 40-48
Jeremiah Ingram made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by C.J. Wiggins.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:27 40-45
James Daniel made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:27 39-45
Foul on Kyle Benton.
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LayUpShot 13:39 39-45
Patrick Cole made Layup.
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LayUpShot 14:25 39-43
C.J. Wiggins made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:47 39-41
James Daniel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Jones.
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PersonalFoul 15:02 36-41
Foul on Rashaun Madison.
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PersonalFoul 15:11 36-41
Foul on Kyle Benton.
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PersonalFoul 15:38 36-41
Foul on Jalen Jones.
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PersonalFoul 15:50 36-41
Foul on Kofi Andoh.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:06 36-41
Dante Holmes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:06 36-40
Dante Holmes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:06 36-39
Foul on Marcel Boyd.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:17 36-39
C.J. Wiggins made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 17:47 36-36
Kofi Andoh made Layup. Assisted by James Daniel.
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JumpShot 18:10 34-36
James Daniel made Jumper.
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End Game 0:00 66-68
End of Game
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 66-68
Kyle Benton made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:01 66-67
North Carolina Central Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 66-67
Kyle Benton missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:01 66-67
Foul on James Daniel.
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Defensive Rebound 0:03 66-67
Kyle Benton Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:03 66-67
Keon Hill missed Jumper.
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DunkShot 0:11 66-66
Marcel Boyd made Dunk.
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Defensive Rebound 0:13 66-67
Dalique Mingo Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 66-67
Patrick Cole missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 66-67
Patrick Cole made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 66-66
Foul on Keon Hill.
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Offensive Rebound 0:16 64-66
Marcel Boyd Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:16 64-66
James Daniel missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:30 64-66
Dalique Mingo Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 64-66
Dante Holmes missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:30 64-66
Foul on Kofi Andoh.
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LayUpShot 0:30 64-66
Dante Holmes made Layup.
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RegularTimeOut 0:40 64-64
North Carolina Central Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:47 64-64
Jeremiah Ingram Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:49 64-64
Kofi Andoh missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:54 64-64
Kofi Andoh Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:54 64-64
James Daniel missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:59 64-64
Howard Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:59 64-64
James Daniel missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 1:18 64-64
Dalique Mingo Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:20 64-64
Dante Holmes Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 1:33 64-64
North Carolina Central Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 1:37 64-64
James Daniel made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:37 63-64
Howard Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:37 63-64
James Daniel missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:37 63-64
Foul on Enoch Hood.
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Defensive Rebound 1:46 63-64
Dalique Mingo Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:46 63-64
Dante Holmes missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:06 63-64
James Daniel made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:14 60-64
Patrick Cole made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:14 60-63
North Carolina Central Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:14 60-63
Patrick Cole missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:14 60-63
Foul on Marcel Boyd.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:40 60-63
Damon Collins made Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 342 events.
Team Stats
HOW
NCCU
26-58
FG
23-59
45
Field Goal %
39
4-12
3PT
6-15
33
Three Point %
40
10-24
FT
16-28
42
Free Throw %
57
42
Rebounds
42
15
Offensive Rebounds
16
27
Defensive Rebounds
26
11
Assists
6
2
Steals
3
2
Blocks
1
9
Turnovers
6
1
Team Turnovers
0
9
Total Turnovers
6
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
6
Points Off Turnovers
11
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
19
Fouls
21
2
Largest Lead
9
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