Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks at North Carolina Central Eagles
· MEAC Tournament - Quarterfinal
Final
81 - 87
81 - 87
Cleveland scores 21, North Carolina Central beats Maryland-Eastern Shore 87-81 in MEAC Tournament
No. 2 seed North Carolina Central (18-12) will face the South Carolina State-Delaware State winner in a Friday semifinal.
Cleveland also contributed six assists for the Eagles. Timmy Adedire scored 17 points and added eight rebounds. Po'Boigh King also scored 17 points.
Dionte Johnson led the way for the No. 7 seed Hawks (9-20) with 21 points and four assists. Devon Ellis added 18 points and three steals for Maryland-Eastern Shore. Kelechi Okworogwo finished with 13 points and three blocks.
Cleveland put up 11 points in the first half for North Carolina Central, who led 40-37 at halftime.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 81 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Fred Cleveland Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Fred Cleveland Jr. made Free Throw. | 81 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Fred Cleveland Jr. made Free Throw. | 81 - 86 |
Statistics
UMES |
NCCU |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-57 | FG | 25-56 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 6-19 | 3PT | 9-20 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 17-26 | FT | 28-36 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 10 | Assists | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 25 | Fouls | 24 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 12 |
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 | 0-0 | - | 9-5 |
| Norfolk State | 0-0 | - | 6-9 |
| Delaware State | 0-0 | - | 5-9 |
| North Carolina Central | 0-0 | - | 4-10 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 0-0 | - | 4-13 |
| Morgan State | 0-0 | - | 2-11 |
| Coppin State | 0-0 | - | 2-14 |
| South Carolina State | 0-0 | - | 1-13 |


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