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Delaware State upsets South Carolina State 71-58 in MEAC tournament quarterfinals

AP
Mar 15, 2024

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Deywilk Tavarez had 29 points as fourth-seeded Delaware State upset fourth-seeded South Carolina State's 71-58 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals.

Delaware State advances to face the tourney's No. 2 seed, North Carolina Central, in Friday's semifinals.

Tavarez added five steals for the Hornets (14-17). Martez Robinson scored 22 points while going 4 of 9 and 14 of 16 from the free-throw line and added 12 rebounds. Alston Andrews shot 4 of 6 from the field and 2 for 6 from the line to finish with 10 points.

Omar Croskey finished with 13 points and five steals for the Bulldogs (14-18). South Carolina State also got 12 points from Michael Teal. Wilson Dubinsky also had eight points. The loss broke the Bulldogs' five-game winning streak.

Tavarez scored 23 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead Delaware State to a 13-point victory.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
DSU
Hornets
27
SCST
Bulldogs
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Alston Andrews vs. Dallas James (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:43		Raquan Brown misses three point jump shot
19:41		Dallas James offensive rebound
19:37	+2	Dallas James makes two point layup	0-2
19:25		Wesley Oba turnover (bad pass) (Raquan Brown steals)
19:06		Dallas James offensive foul
19:06		Dallas James turnover (offensive foul)
18:55		Dallas James blocks Wesley Oba's two point layup
18:53		Hornets offensive rebound
18:52		Dallas James blocks Wesley Oba's two point layup
18:50		Deywilk Tavarez offensive rebound
18:45	+2	Deywilk Tavarez makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:34		Dallas James offensive foul
18:34		Dallas James turnover (offensive foul)
18:08		Drayton Jones shooting foul (Alston Andrews draws the foul)
18:08		Alston Andrews misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:08		Alston Andrews misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:08		Martez Robinson offensive rebound
18:04		Jevin Muniz misses three point jump shot
18:02		Martez Robinson offensive rebound
17:58	+2	Martez Robinson makes two point jump shot	4-2
17:41	+3	Michael Teal makes three point jump shot (Caleb McCarty assists)	4-5
17:36		Martez Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Omar Croskey steals)
17:30		Martez Robinson shooting foul (Omar Croskey draws the foul)
17:30	+1	Omar Croskey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-6
17:30	+1	Omar Croskey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-7
17:18		Jevin Muniz misses three point jump shot
17:16		Wesley Oba offensive rebound
17:11	+2	Martez Robinson makes two point jump shot	6-7
17:11		Michael Teal shooting foul (Martez Robinson draws the foul)
17:11	+1	Martez Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-7
16:56		Mitchell Taylor turnover (traveling)
16:49		Mitchell Taylor personal foul
16:45	+2	Deywilk Tavarez makes two point jump shot (Alston Andrews assists)	9-7
16:33		Omar Croskey misses three point jump shot
16:31		Drayton Jones offensive rebound
16:30		Wesley Oba shooting foul (Drayton Jones draws the foul)
16:30	+1	Drayton Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-8
16:30	+1	Drayton Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-9
16:19		Drayton Jones blocks Raymond Somerville's two point layup
16:17		Omar Croskey defensive rebound
16:13		Martez Robinson personal foul
16:08		Mitchell Taylor misses three point jump shot
16:06		Hornets defensive rebound
15:53	+2	Raymond Somerville makes two point layup (Jevin Muniz assists)	11-9
15:33		Drayton Jones misses two point hook shot
15:31		Davion Everett offensive rebound
15:28		TV timeout
15:14	+3	Atiba Taylor makes three point jump shot (Wilson Dubinsky assists)	11-12
14:55		Jevin Muniz misses two point layup
14:53		Davion Everett defensive rebound
14:34	+3	Wilson Dubinsky makes three point jump shot (Atiba Taylor assists)	11-15
14:08		Jevin Muniz misses three point jump shot
14:06		Bulldogs defensive rebound
14:06		Raymond Somerville personal foul
13:40	+2	Davion Everett makes two point layup	11-17
13:21		Jevin Muniz misses two point layup
13:19		Jevin Muniz offensive rebound
13:17	+2	Jevin Muniz makes two point layup	13-17
12:49		Wilson Dubinsky misses three point jump shot
12:47		Raymond Somerville defensive rebound
12:21		Atiba Taylor personal foul
12:18		Deywilk Tavarez misses three point jump shot
12:16		Omar Croskey defensive rebound
11:53		Michael Teal misses three point jump shot
11:51		Jevin Muniz defensive rebound
11:45		Deywilk Tavarez misses two point layup
11:43		Bulldogs defensive rebound
11:39		TV timeout
11:16	+3	Raquan Brown makes three point jump shot (Omar Croskey assists)	13-20
10:58		Deywilk Tavarez turnover (lost ball) (Raquan Brown steals)
10:45	+3	Omar Croskey makes three point jump shot (Jordan Simpson assists)	13-23
10:38		Hornets 30 second timeout
10:14		Deywilk Tavarez misses three point jump shot
10:12		Raymond Somerville offensive rebound
10:07		Raymond Somerville misses two point layup
10:05		Omar Croskey defensive rebound
10:02		Raquan Brown misses three point jump shot
10:00		Drayton Jones offensive rebound
9:56		Michael Teal misses three point jump shot
9:54		Bulldogs offensive rebound
9:39		Jordan Simpson turnover (bad pass) (Alston Andrews steals)
9:31		Omar Croskey personal foul
9:31	+1	Martez Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-23
9:31	+1	Martez Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-23
9:25		Mitchell Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Khyrie Staten steals)
9:17		Khyrie Staten misses two point layup
9:15		Martez Robinson offensive rebound
9:13		Martez Robinson misses two point layup
9:11		Wilson Dubinsky defensive rebound
8:49		Jevin Muniz personal foul
8:40		Michael Teal misses two point layup
8:38		Davion Everett offensive rebound
8:33		Caleb McCarty misses two point jump shot
8:31		Wesley Oba defensive rebound
8:24		Martez Robinson misses three point jump shot
8:22		Michael Teal defensive rebound
7:59		Davion Everett misses two point jump shot
7:57		Jevin Muniz defensive rebound
7:45		Davion Everett personal foul (Martez Robinson draws the foul)
7:45		TV timeout
7:45	+1	Martez Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-23
7:45		Martez Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:45		Raquan Brown defensive rebound
7:26	+2	Drayton Jones makes two point layup (Caleb McCarty assists)	16-25
7:13		Jevin Muniz misses three point jump shot
7:11		Martez Robinson offensive rebound
7:09	+2	Martez Robinson makes two point layup	18-25
7:09		Drayton Jones shooting foul (Martez Robinson draws the foul)
7:09	+1	Martez Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-25
6:40		Caleb McCarty misses two point jump shot
6:38		Khyrie Staten defensive rebound
6:28		Jevin Muniz turnover (traveling)
6:00		Atiba Taylor misses three point jump shot
5:58		Atiba Taylor offensive rebound
5:54		Alston Andrews shooting foul (Atiba Taylor draws the foul)
5:54	+1	Atiba Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-26
5:54	+1	Atiba Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-27
5:39		Khyrie Staten misses three point jump shot
5:37		Mitchell Taylor defensive rebound
5:22		Mitchell Taylor misses two point jump shot
5:20		Jevin Muniz defensive rebound
5:14		Jevin Muniz turnover (lost ball) (Omar Croskey steals)
5:08		Mitchell Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Khyrie Staten steals)
5:07		Khyrie Staten turnover (bad pass) (Caleb McCarty steals)
5:06		Dean Shepherd shooting foul (Caleb McCarty draws the foul)
5:06	+1	Caleb McCarty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-28
5:06		Caleb McCarty misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:06		Wesley Oba defensive rebound
4:36		Hornets turnover (shot clock violation)
4:08		Mitchell Taylor misses three point jump shot
4:06		Alston Andrews defensive rebound
4:00		Jevin Muniz misses two point layup
3:58		Martez Robinson offensive rebound
3:49	+2	Alston Andrews makes two point layup (Deywilk Tavarez assists)	21-28
3:15	+3	Omar Croskey makes three point jump shot (Mitchell Taylor assists)	21-31
2:50		Dallas James shooting foul (Deywilk Tavarez draws the foul)
2:50		TV timeout
2:50	+1	Deywilk Tavarez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-31
2:50	+1	Deywilk Tavarez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-31
2:22		Mitchell Taylor misses two point jump shot
2:20		Davion Everett offensive rebound
2:19		Deywilk Tavarez shooting foul (Davion Everett draws the foul)
2:19	+1	Davion Everett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-32
2:19	+1	Davion Everett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-33
2:05		Deywilk Tavarez turnover (bad pass) (Omar Croskey steals)
1:37	+3	Michael Teal makes three point jump shot (Davion Everett assists)	23-36
1:12		Deywilk Tavarez misses three point jump shot
1:10		Bulldogs defensive rebound
0:54		Omar Croskey turnover (bad pass)
0:40		Deywilk Tavarez misses two point layup
0:38		Raymond Somerville offensive rebound
0:38		Raymond Somerville misses two point layup
0:36		Martez Robinson offensive rebound
0:36		Davion Everett shooting foul (Martez Robinson draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Martez Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-36
0:36		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:36	+1	Martez Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-36
0:17		Wilson Dubinsky turnover (bad pass)
0:03		James Morrow shooting foul (Martez Robinson draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Martez Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-36
0:03	+1	Martez Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-36
0:01		Michael Teal turnover (lost ball) (Khyrie Staten steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DSU
Hornets
44
SCST
Bulldogs
22

Time		Play	Score
19:43	+2	Alston Andrews makes two point hook shot	29-36
19:17		Omar Croskey misses two point jump shot
19:15		Martez Robinson defensive rebound
19:10	+2	Jevin Muniz makes two point layup	31-36
18:40		Raquan Brown misses two point jump shot
18:38		Deywilk Tavarez defensive rebound
18:31		Martez Robinson misses three point jump shot
18:29		Raquan Brown defensive rebound
18:06		Wesley Oba blocks Michael Teal's two point layup
18:04		Bulldogs offensive rebound
17:59		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
17:41	+2	Alston Andrews makes two point layup (Deywilk Tavarez assists)	33-36
17:26		Jevin Muniz personal foul
17:26		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
17:26		TV timeout
17:10		Davion Everett turnover (bad pass) (Deywilk Tavarez steals)
16:41		Martez Robinson misses two point jump shot
16:39		Hornets offensive rebound
16:29	+2	Martez Robinson makes two point jump shot	35-36
16:10		Drayton Jones turnover (bad pass)
15:51		TV timeout
15:45		Alston Andrews misses two point jump shot
15:43		Wesley Oba offensive rebound
15:30		Deywilk Tavarez misses two point jump shot
15:28		Hornets offensive rebound
15:25		Martez Robinson misses two point jump shot
15:23		Wesley Oba offensive rebound
15:21		Drayton Jones personal foul
15:13		Deywilk Tavarez turnover (lost ball)
15:05		Michael Teal turnover (lost ball) (Deywilk Tavarez steals)
15:01	+2	Deywilk Tavarez makes two point layup	37-36
14:44		Alston Andrews personal foul
14:34		Martez Robinson personal foul
14:28		Omar Croskey misses two point layup
14:26		Alston Andrews defensive rebound
14:15		Atiba Taylor shooting foul (Martez Robinson draws the foul)
14:15	+1	Martez Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-36
14:15	+1	Martez Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-36
13:50		Mitchell Taylor turnover (lost ball)
13:50		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
13:29		Hornets turnover (shot clock violation)
13:05	+3	Omar Croskey makes three point jump shot	39-39
12:45		Drayton Jones shooting foul (Martez Robinson draws the foul)
12:45	+1	Martez Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-39
12:45	+1	Martez Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-39
12:26		Wesley Oba blocks Atiba Taylor's two point layup
12:24		Dean Shepherd defensive rebound
12:00		Atiba Taylor shooting foul (Alston Andrews draws the foul)
12:00		TV timeout
12:00		Alston Andrews misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:00		Alston Andrews misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:00		Atiba Taylor defensive rebound
11:34		Dean Shepherd shooting foul (Davion Everett draws the foul)
11:34		Davion Everett misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:34		Davion Everett misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:34		Wesley Oba defensive rebound
11:31		Wesley Oba turnover (bad pass) (Omar Croskey steals)
11:28		Omar Croskey misses two point jump shot
11:26		Martez Robinson defensive rebound
11:09	+3	Deywilk Tavarez makes three point jump shot (Martez Robinson assists)	44-39
10:48		Atiba Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Deywilk Tavarez steals)
10:47		Atiba Taylor personal foul
10:34		Michael Teal personal foul
10:27		Jevin Muniz misses two point layup
10:25		Wilson Dubinsky defensive rebound
10:15		Raquan Brown misses three point jump shot
10:13		Martez Robinson defensive rebound
10:08	+2	Deywilk Tavarez makes two point layup (Martez Robinson assists)	46-39
9:37		Raquan Brown misses two point jump shot
9:35		Martez Robinson defensive rebound
9:11		Alston Andrews turnover (bad pass)
9:05		Alston Andrews shooting foul (Michael Teal draws the foul)
9:05	+1	Michael Teal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-40
9:05	+1	Michael Teal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-41
8:58		Wesley Oba turnover (bad pass) (Omar Croskey steals)
8:44		Wilson Dubinsky misses three point jump shot
8:42		Martez Robinson defensive rebound
8:32		Hornets 30 second timeout
8:23		Jordan Simpson personal foul
8:23	+1	Deywilk Tavarez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-41
8:23		Deywilk Tavarez misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:23		Wesley Oba offensive rebound
8:19		Jump ball. Wesley Oba vs. Wilson Dubinsky (Bulldogs gains possession)
8:19		Wesley Oba turnover (lost ball) (Wilson Dubinsky steals)
7:54		Alston Andrews blocks Drayton Jones's two point layup
7:53		Hornets defensive rebound
7:53		TV timeout
7:30		Jevin Muniz misses two point layup
7:28		Drayton Jones defensive rebound
7:28		Jump ball. Drayton Jones vs. Alston Andrews (Hornets gains possession)
7:14		Drayton Jones turnover (lost ball) (Alston Andrews steals)
7:14		Deywilk Tavarez misses three point jump shot
7:12		Bulldogs defensive rebound
7:06		Mitchell Taylor turnover (bad pass)
6:47		Deywilk Tavarez turnover (bad pass) (Raquan Brown steals)
6:42	+2	Omar Croskey makes two point layup (Raquan Brown assists)	47-43
6:21		Wesley Oba misses two point layup
6:19		Wesley Oba offensive rebound
6:17		Wesley Oba misses two point hook shot
6:15		Omar Croskey defensive rebound
6:11		Omar Croskey turnover (lost ball) (Wesley Oba steals)
5:54		Martez Robinson turnover (lost ball)
5:36		Wesley Oba personal foul
5:23		Raquan Brown offensive foul
5:23		Raquan Brown turnover (offensive foul)
5:06	+2	Jevin Muniz makes two point layup (Deywilk Tavarez assists)	49-43
4:39		Caleb McCarty misses two point jump shot
4:37		Bulldogs offensive rebound
4:30		Mitchell Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Deywilk Tavarez steals)
4:30		Raquan Brown personal foul (Deywilk Tavarez draws the foul)
4:30	+1	Deywilk Tavarez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-43
4:30	+1	Deywilk Tavarez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-43
4:11		Michael Teal turnover (bad pass)
4:10		Martez Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Michael Teal steals)
4:10		Martez Robinson personal foul (Michael Teal draws the foul)
4:10		Michael Teal misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:10		Alston Andrews defensive rebound
3:50	+3	Deywilk Tavarez makes three point jump shot (Jevin Muniz assists)	54-43
3:41		Deywilk Tavarez personal foul (Michael Teal draws the foul)
3:41		TV timeout
3:41		Michael Teal misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:41		Martez Robinson defensive rebound
3:23	+2	Alston Andrews makes two point layup (Wesley Oba assists)	56-43
3:10	+3	Wilson Dubinsky makes three point jump shot (Michael Teal assists)	56-46
2:55		Omar Croskey personal foul
2:55	+1	Wesley Oba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-46
2:55		Wesley Oba misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:55		Wilson Dubinsky defensive rebound
2:48		Omar Croskey misses three point jump shot
2:46		Alston Andrews defensive rebound
2:46		Caleb McCarty personal foul (Alston Andrews draws the foul)
2:46	+1	Alston Andrews makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-46
2:46	+1	Alston Andrews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-46
2:39		Omar Croskey misses three point jump shot
2:37		Drayton Jones offensive rebound
2:32		Wesley Oba blocks Atiba Taylor's two point layup
2:31		Deywilk Tavarez defensive rebound
2:31		Omar Croskey personal foul (Deywilk Tavarez draws the foul)
2:31	+1	Deywilk Tavarez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-46
2:31	+1	Deywilk Tavarez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-46
2:19		Wesley Oba personal foul (Raquan Brown draws the foul)
2:19	+1	Raquan Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-47
2:19	+1	Raquan Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-48
2:17		Michael Teal personal foul (Deywilk Tavarez draws the foul)
2:17	+1	Deywilk Tavarez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-48
2:17	+1	Deywilk Tavarez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-48
2:05	+2	Drayton Jones makes two point layup (Michael Teal assists)	63-50
1:50		Wesley Oba turnover (bad pass) (Atiba Taylor steals)
1:43		Wilson Dubinsky misses three point jump shot
1:41		Jevin Muniz defensive rebound
1:36	+2	Deywilk Tavarez makes two point layup (Jevin Muniz assists)	65-50
1:30		Atiba Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Deywilk Tavarez steals)
1:27		Wilson Dubinsky personal foul (Jevin Muniz draws the foul)
1:27		Jevin Muniz misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:27		Jevin Muniz misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:27		Raquan Brown defensive rebound
1:20		Dean Shepherd shooting foul (Raquan Brown draws the foul)
1:20	+1	Raquan Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-51
1:20	+1	Raquan Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-52
1:14		Alston Andrews misses two point layup
1:12		Drayton Jones defensive rebound
1:08		Wilson Dubinsky misses three point jump shot
1:06		Wilson Dubinsky offensive rebound
1:05		Alston Andrews shooting foul (Wilson Dubinsky draws the foul)
1:05	+1	Wilson Dubinsky makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-53
1:05	+1	Wilson Dubinsky makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-54
1:04		Raquan Brown personal foul (Dean Shepherd draws the foul)
1:04		Dean Shepherd misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:04	+1	Dean Shepherd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-54
0:56		Jevin Muniz shooting foul (Michael Teal draws the foul)
0:56	+1	Michael Teal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-55
0:56	+1	Michael Teal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-56
0:51		Hornets 60 second timeout
0:48		Michael Teal personal foul (Deywilk Tavarez draws the foul)
0:48	+1	Deywilk Tavarez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-56
0:48	+1	Deywilk Tavarez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-56
0:43		Dean Shepherd shooting foul (Michael Teal draws the foul)
0:43	+1	Michael Teal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-57
0:43	+1	Michael Teal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-58
0:37		Raquan Brown personal foul (Martez Robinson draws the foul)
0:37	+1	Martez Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-58
0:37		Martez Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:37		Omar Croskey defensive rebound
0:31		Raquan Brown misses three point jump shot
0:29		Deywilk Tavarez defensive rebound
0:28		Wilson Dubinsky personal foul (Deywilk Tavarez draws the foul)
0:28	+1	Deywilk Tavarez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-58
0:28	+1	Deywilk Tavarez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-58
0:25		Michael Teal turnover (bad pass) (Jevin Muniz steals)
0:00		End of period

Michael Teal turnover (bad pass) (Jevin Muniz steals)