Coppin State Eagles at North Carolina Central Eagles
· MEAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
48 - 60
48 - 60
NC Central downs Coppin St. 60-48, advances to MEAC semis
Jordan Perkins added 12 points with five assists and Raasean Davis grabbed nine rebounds for NC Central (16-15), which advances to face No. 3 seed Savannah State in Thursday's first semifinal.
Trailing 18-17 at halftime, NC Central took a 23-22 lead on Perkins' tip-in and led by five after Gardner hit three 3s. Coppin State closed to 35-33 on Taqwain Drummond's layup, but Gardner's 3 sparked a 13-2 run and NC Central led 58-39 with 1:56 left after hitting eight free throws.
Karonn Davis scored 13 points with five assists and Lamar Morgan added 10 points for Coppin State (5-27), which shot 28.3 percent from the field.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 48 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Pablo Rivas Defensive Rebound. | 48 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Lucian Brownlee missed Three Point Jumper. | 48 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Lucian Brownlee Defensive Rebound. | 48 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:22 | C.J. Wiggins missed Free Throw. | 48 - 60 |
Statistics
COPP |
NCCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15-53 | FG | 17-51 |
| 28 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 5-20 | 3PT | 5-20 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 13-14 | FT | 21-30 |
| 93 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 7 | Assists | 10 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 22 | Fouls | 17 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: Norfolk Scope Arena
Location: Norfolk, VA
Capacity:
Location: Norfolk, VA
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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