Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks at North Carolina Central Eagles
· MEAC Tournament - Quarterfinal76 - 83
Johnson, North Carolina Central beat Maryland-Eastern Shore 83-76 in OT in MEAC Tournament
N.C. Central (13-17) plays No. 7 seed Delaware State in the semifinals Friday.
Johnson shot 8 for 11 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Eagles. Gage Lattimore scored 18 points and added eight rebounds. Jae Slack shot 4 for 5 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points.
Zion Obanla led the way for the Hawks (9-23) with 21 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. Dorion Staples added 14 points and two steals for Maryland-Eastern Shore. Justin Monden also had 13 points.
North Carolina Central entered halftime down 40-34. Lattimore paced the team in scoring in the first half with 11 points. Johnson led North Carolina Central with 17 second-half points as the teams ended regulation tied 74-74. Johnson shot 0 of 1 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line on the way to four points in overtime.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 83 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st OT | 76 - 83 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Gage Lattimore Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 83 |
| 3rd 0:06 | Dorion Staples misses 24-foot three point jumper | 76 - 83 |
| 3rd 0:07 | Dionte Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 76 - 83 |
Statistics
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NCCU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-58 | FG | 27-53 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 8-18 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 22-25 | FT | 21-23 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 10 | Assists | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 29 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fouls | 21 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 10 |
| 9 | Lead Changes | 9 |
| 54 | Percent Led | 43 |
Game Information
Location: Norfolk, VA
Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 21-10 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 13-17 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-21 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-22 |


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