Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks at North Carolina Central Eagles
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Maryland-Eastern Shore rallies late to beat NC Central 59-58
The Hawks (11-8, 4-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) trailed 58-51 when Styles buried a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left. Nathanial Pollard Jr. grabbed an offensive rebound and scored with 28 seconds left to get UMES within two. Da'Shawn Miller gave the Hawks the lead for good on a three-point play six seconds later.
Pollard finished with nine points and nine rebounds.
Justin Wright finished with 19 points for the Eagles (10-9, 3-2). Brendan Medley-Bacon added 11 points and seven rebounds. Eric Boone totaled nine points, 13 rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocks.
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Both teams next play Saturday. Maryland-Eastern Shore hosts Coppin State while North Carolina Central visits Howard.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Maryland-Eastern Shore Deadball Team Rebound. | 59 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Justin Wright missed Jumper. | 59 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Da'Shawn Phillip made Free Throw. | 59 - 58 |
Statistics
UMES |
NCCU |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-61 | FG | 23-52 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 3-21 | 3PT | 2-15 |
| 14 | Three Point % | 13 |
| 12-15 | FT | 10-16 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 6 | Assists | 9 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 26 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Durham, NC
Attendance: 1,968 | 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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