North Carolina Central Eagles at Charleston Southern Buccaneers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
53 - 58
Charleston Southern thwarts NCCU’s late rally for 58-53 win
The Buccaneers held a 37-22 lead at halftime before North Carolina Central rallied. Evan Clayborne drove for two straight layups to start the Eagles on a 19-4 run to tie it at 41-41 on Mike Melvin's jumper with 11:25 left. The Eagles took their first lead, 47-45, following Melvin's layup with 5:34 remaining. Jones quickly answered with a 3-pointer to go back out front. The teams swapped the lead in the final minutes until Shuler's layup gave Charleston Southern a 52-50 advantage with :48 left.
The Buccaneers made six free throws down the stretch to secure the win.
Shuler was 7 of 11 from the floor while making 8 of 8 free-throw attempts to total 22 points. Phlandrous Fleming Jr. added 11 points for Charleston Southern (4-5) which has won two in a row after dropping five straight games.
Clayborne had 12 points and nine rebounds for NCCU (2-8), which extended its losing streak to four.
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| 2nd 0:01 | Deontaye Buskey made Free Throw. | 53 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Charleston Southern Offensive Rebound. | 53 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Deontaye Buskey missed Free Throw. | 53 - 57 |
Statistics
 NCCU |
 CHSO |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-50 | FG | 18-51 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 3-14 | 3PT | 6-22 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 2-7 | FT | 16-20 |
| 29 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 13 | Assists | 8 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Charleston, SC
Attendance: 622 | 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 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |