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North Carolina Central Eagles at Savannah State Tigers

· MEAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL
North Carolina Central Eagles
17-15, 3-13 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
58 - 56
Savannah State Tigers
15-17, 10-2 Home

Rivas, Davis spark NC Central to 58-56 upset in MEAC tourney

N.C. Central (17-15) advances to Friday's semifinal round to take on No. 7 seed Morgan State, which ousted second-seeded Bethune Cookman 78-77 on Wednesday.

Dexter McClanahan hit a long 3-pointer that pulled Savannah State within 58-56 with 58 seconds remaining, but neither team scored after that.

Rivas scored 19 points on 7 of 11 shooting, 3 of 5 from distance, and grabbed 12 boards. Davis, who dunked with about a minute left to cap the scoring for N.C. Central, pulled down 20 rebounds and scored 16 points.

McClanahan led Savannah State (15-17), the NCAA leader in 3-pointers (making 12.4 per game), with 23 points but was 3 of 10 from behind the arc. The Tigers shot 28 percent from the field (18 of 64) and made just 8 of 32 from 3-point range.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 58 - 56
2nd 0:00 North Carolina Central Defensive Rebound. 58 - 56
2nd 0:00 Austin Dasent missed Jumper. 58 - 56
2nd 0:00 Austin Dasent Offensive Rebound. 58 - 56
2nd 0:00 Dexter McClanahan missed Three Point Jumper. 58 - 56

Statistics

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24-69 FG 18-64
35 Field Goal % 28
6-24 3PT 8-32
25 Three Point % 25
4-6 FT 12-17
67 Free Throw % 71
54 Rebounds 42
18 Offensive Rebounds 13
36 Defensive Rebounds 29
18 Assists 13
5 Steals 7
2 Blocks 1
14 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
5 Points Off Turnovers 10
11 Fast Break Points 8
36 Points in Paint 20
16 Fouls 11
6 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Venue: Norfolk Scope Arena

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
Full Standings