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Savannah State Tigers at North Carolina Central Eagles

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Savannah State Tigers
12-16, 6-10 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 73
North Carolina Central Eagles
22-7, 11-2 Home

Savannah State downs NC Central 74-73

Trailing by eight at halftime, the Eagles closed to within a point three times before taking a 63-61 lead on Ron Trapps' 3-pointer with 6:29 left. McClanahan hit back-to-back layups, Zach Sellers made a 3-pointer, and the Tigers led 70-66. Rashaun Madison made two free throws and a 3-pointer for a 73-72 Eagles lead with 1:38 to go.

McClanahan hit his go-ahead jumper and the Tigers got the rebound after Madison missed a 3 with two seconds left.

Savannah State led by as many as 11 in the first half and was up 44-36 at halftime behind McClanahan's 15 points.

Robert Kelly Jr. scored 11 points for the Tigers (12-16, 9-6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), who made 9 of 26 from behind the arc to the Eagles' 4 of 31, but were outrebounded 45-35 and outscored 44-36 in the paint.

Patrick Cole scored 21 points and Kyle Benton, named MEAC defensive player of the year, scored 18 with 16 boards for N.C. Central (22-7, 13-2).

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Statistics

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29-62 FG 30-71
47 Field Goal % 42
9-26 3PT 4-31
35 Three Point % 13
7-10 FT 9-16
70 Free Throw % 56
35 Rebounds 45
11 Offensive Rebounds 22
24 Defensive Rebounds 23
13 Assists 14
8 Steals 6
2 Blocks 7
13 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 14
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
14 Fouls 13

Game Information

Venue: McDougald-McLendon Arena

Location: Durham, NC
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
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