NCAAB

North Carolina Central Eagles at Western Carolina Catamounts

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North Carolina Central Eagles
1-2, 1-2 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
67 - 59
Western Carolina Catamounts
1-2, 1-1 Home

Cole, Rivas lead NC Central over Western Carolina 67-59

Cole was 7 of 16 from the floor. Rivas did not miss a shot, finishing 7 of 7 from the field with two 3-pointers and a pair of free throws. Dajuan Graf added 14 points and Kyle Benton had 11 for the Eagles (1-2), who shot 48 percent from the floor.

Marc Gosselin had 13 points for Western Carolina (1-2). Deriece Parks added 12 points, and Devin Peterson and Haboubacar Mutombo had 10 apiece.

The Catamounts had a 45-43 halftime lead, but NC Central opened the second half on an 8-0 run and led the rest of the way. Western Carolina pulled to 62-58 with 49 seconds left, but did not get closer.

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Statistics

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23-48 FG 22-58
48 Field Goal % 38
5-21 3PT 5-25
24 Three Point % 20
16-24 FT 10-14
67 Free Throw % 71
32 Rebounds 33
5 Offensive Rebounds 11
27 Defensive Rebounds 22
11 Assists 11
7 Steals 4
3 Blocks 1
14 Turnovers 15
1 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
19 Fouls 19
9 Largest Lead 4

Game Information

Venue: Ramsey Center

Location: Cullowhee, NC
Attendance: 1,495 | 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
Full Standings