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Delaware State upsets second-seeded North Carolina Central 71-58 in MEAC semifinal

AP
Mar 16, 2024

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Deywilk Tavarez had 20 points in Delaware State's 71-58 upset win over second-seeded North Carolina Central on Friday night in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament semifinals.

The sixth-seeded Hornets will face fourth-seeded Howard in Saturday's MEAC championship game. The Bison upset top-seeded Norfolk State to reach the title game.

Tavarez also added five rebounds for the Hornets (15-17). Jevin Muniz scored 16 points and added five rebounds. Martez Robinson finished 5 of 12 from the floor to finish with 12 points.

Keishon Porter led the way for the Eagles (18-13) with 19 points and eight rebounds. Fred Cleveland Jr. added 14 points, eight rebounds and two steals for North Carolina Central. Po'Boigh King also had 11 points.

A 13-3 run in the first half gave Delaware State a five-point lead. The teams entered the break with Delaware State ahead 27-26, while Muniz led their club in scoring with 10 points. A 10-0 run in the second half turned a zero-point deficit into a 10-point lead for Delaware State. They outscored North Carolina Central by 12 points in the final half, as Tavarez led the way with a team-high 14 second-half points.

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1st Half
DSU
Hornets
27
NCCU
Eagles
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Alston Andrews vs. Emmanuel Izunabor (Eagles gains possession)
19:43	+2	Emmanuel Izunabor makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:17	+2	Deywilk Tavarez makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:47		Fred Cleveland Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:45		Martez Robinson defensive rebound
18:16		Jevin Muniz turnover (bad pass)
18:00	+2	Po'Boigh King makes two point layup	2-4
17:48		Deywilk Tavarez misses three point jump shot
17:46		Fred Cleveland Jr. defensive rebound
17:41		Po'Boigh King turnover (lost ball)
17:37		Jevin Muniz misses two point layup
17:35		Hornets offensive rebound
17:33	+2	Martez Robinson makes two point jump shot	4-4
17:22		Keishon Porter turnover (traveling)
17:12		Deywilk Tavarez misses three point jump shot
17:10		Hornets offensive rebound
17:06		Deywilk Tavarez turnover (traveling)
16:52	+2	Po'Boigh King makes two point layup	4-6
16:34		Po'Boigh King shooting foul (Martez Robinson draws the foul)
16:34	+1	Martez Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-6
16:34	+1	Martez Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-6
16:22		Fred Cleveland Jr. turnover (bad pass)
16:01		Emmanuel Izunabor blocks Alston Andrews's two point layup
16:00		Hornets offensive rebound
16:00		TV timeout
15:59		Martez Robinson misses two point jump shot
15:57		Emmanuel Izunabor defensive rebound
15:52	+2	Keishon Porter makes two point layup	6-8
15:18		Jevin Muniz misses three point jump shot
15:16		Emmanuel Izunabor defensive rebound
15:14		Emmanuel Izunabor turnover (bad pass)
14:57	+2	Jevin Muniz makes two point jump shot	8-8
14:34		Keishon Porter misses three point jump shot
14:32		Deywilk Tavarez defensive rebound
14:22		Jump ball. (Hornets gains possession)
14:17	+2	Deywilk Tavarez makes two point layup	10-8
13:56	+3	Fred Cleveland Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ja'Darius Harris assists)	10-11
13:37		Wesley Oba turnover (lost ball) (Fred Cleveland Jr. steals)
13:17		Ja'Darius Harris offensive foul
13:17		Ja'Darius Harris turnover (offensive foul)
13:03		Martez Robinson misses two point jump shot
13:01		Cameron Stitt offensive rebound
12:53		Cameron Stitt misses two point layup
12:52		Fred Cleveland Jr. defensive rebound
12:52		Fred Cleveland Jr. misses two point layup
12:52		Keishon Porter offensive rebound
12:52	+2	Keishon Porter makes two point dunk	10-13
12:31		Cameron Stitt misses three point jump shot
12:29		Fred Cleveland Jr. defensive rebound
12:26		Fred Cleveland Jr. turnover (lost ball)
12:18		Deywilk Tavarez misses three point jump shot
12:16		Eagles defensive rebound
12:05		Cameron Stitt shooting foul (Timmy Adedire draws the foul)
12:05	+1	Timmy Adedire makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-14
12:05	+1	Timmy Adedire makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-15
11:40	+2	Wesley Oba makes two point layup (Jevin Muniz assists)	12-15
11:15		Keishon Porter misses two point jump shot
11:13		Perry Smith Jr. offensive rebound
11:04		Josh Smith misses two point layup
11:02		Wesley Oba defensive rebound
10:52		Perry Smith Jr. shooting foul (Jevin Muniz draws the foul)
10:52		TV timeout
10:52	+1	Jevin Muniz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-15
10:52	+1	Jevin Muniz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-15
10:41		Po'Boigh King misses two point jump shot
10:39		Perry Smith Jr. offensive rebound
10:38		Perry Smith Jr. misses two point layup
10:36		Ja'Darius Harris offensive rebound
10:29	+3	Fred Cleveland Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ja'Darius Harris assists)	14-18
10:05		Jevin Muniz misses two point layup
10:03		Alston Andrews offensive rebound
10:01	+2	Alston Andrews makes two point layup	16-18
9:42		Timmy Adedire misses three point jump shot
9:40		Wesley Oba defensive rebound
9:27		Deywilk Tavarez misses two point jump shot
9:25		Fred Cleveland Jr. defensive rebound
9:19		Fred Cleveland Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Deywilk Tavarez steals)
9:14	+2	Jevin Muniz makes two point layup	18-18
8:59		Fred Cleveland Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Alston Andrews steals)
8:36	+2	Jevin Muniz makes two point jump shot	20-18
8:20		Ja'Darius Harris misses three point jump shot
8:18		Deywilk Tavarez defensive rebound
8:10		Emmanuel Izunabor personal foul
7:55		Jevin Muniz misses three point jump shot
7:53		Wesley Oba offensive rebound
7:49		Emmanuel Izunabor shooting foul (Wesley Oba draws the foul)
7:49		TV timeout
7:49	+1	Wesley Oba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-18
7:49		Wesley Oba misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:49		Keishon Porter defensive rebound
7:18		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
6:59	+2	Jevin Muniz makes two point jump shot	23-18
6:44	+2	Perry Smith Jr. makes two point dunk (Fred Cleveland Jr. assists)	23-20
6:13		Jevin Muniz turnover (lost ball) (Fred Cleveland Jr. steals)
6:08		Fred Cleveland Jr. misses two point layup
6:06		Raymond Somerville defensive rebound
6:01		Dean Shepherd misses two point layup
5:59		Hornets offensive rebound
5:58		Deywilk Tavarez turnover (bad pass) (Timmy Adedire steals)
5:42		Fred Cleveland Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:40		Fred Cleveland Jr. offensive rebound
5:28		Deywilk Tavarez personal foul
5:14		Keishon Porter misses two point layup
5:12		Perry Smith Jr. offensive rebound
5:09		Perry Smith Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Raymond Somerville steals)
4:57		Jevin Muniz misses three point jump shot
4:55		Fred Cleveland Jr. defensive rebound
4:45		Po'Boigh King turnover (bad pass) (Martez Robinson steals)
4:35		Raymond Somerville offensive foul
4:35		Raymond Somerville turnover (offensive foul)
4:23		Po'Boigh King misses three point jump shot
4:21		Eagles offensive rebound
4:12		Keishon Porter misses three point jump shot
4:10		Ja'Darius Harris offensive rebound
4:06		Ja'Darius Harris misses two point layup
4:04		Martez Robinson defensive rebound
4:00		Martez Robinson misses two point jump shot
3:58		Po'Boigh King defensive rebound
3:57		Wesley Oba shooting foul (Ja'Darius Harris draws the foul)
3:57		TV timeout
3:57	+1	Ja'Darius Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-21
3:57	+1	Ja'Darius Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-22
3:43		Jevin Muniz misses two point layup
3:41		Martez Robinson offensive rebound
3:38		Martez Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Ja'Darius Harris steals)
3:31		Ja'Darius Harris misses two point layup
3:29		Alston Andrews defensive rebound
3:15		Alston Andrews misses two point jump shot
3:13		Wesley Oba offensive rebound
3:06		Hornets 30 second timeout
2:57		Deywilk Tavarez misses three point jump shot
2:55		Fred Cleveland Jr. defensive rebound
2:46		Fred Cleveland Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:44		Martez Robinson defensive rebound
2:37	+2	Deywilk Tavarez makes two point layup	25-22
2:16	+2	Keishon Porter makes two point layup	25-24
2:16		Martez Robinson shooting foul (Keishon Porter draws the foul)
2:16		Keishon Porter misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:16		Martez Robinson defensive rebound
1:55		Martez Robinson misses two point jump shot
1:53		Perry Smith Jr. defensive rebound
1:38		Fred Cleveland Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:36		Wesley Oba defensive rebound
1:26	+2	Martez Robinson makes two point layup (Jevin Muniz assists)	27-24
0:58		Po'Boigh King misses three point jump shot
0:56		Keishon Porter offensive rebound
0:52	+2	Keishon Porter makes two point layup	27-26
0:29		Deywilk Tavarez turnover (lost ball)
0:29		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:04		Ja'Darius Harris misses three point jump shot
0:02		Timmy Adedire personal foul
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DSU
Hornets
44
NCCU
Eagles
32

Time		Play	Score
19:48	+2	Emmanuel Izunabor makes two point layup (Fred Cleveland Jr. assists)	27-28
19:23		Martez Robinson misses two point jump shot
19:21		Wesley Oba offensive rebound
19:19	+2	Wesley Oba makes two point layup	29-28
19:01		Keishon Porter turnover (out of bounds)
18:50		Alston Andrews turnover (bad pass) (Emmanuel Izunabor steals)
18:36		Timmy Adedire turnover (lost ball) (Alston Andrews steals)
18:32		Fred Cleveland Jr. shooting foul (Deywilk Tavarez draws the foul)
18:32	+1	Deywilk Tavarez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-28
18:32		Deywilk Tavarez misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:32		Alston Andrews personal foul
18:19		Martez Robinson personal foul
18:13	+2	Emmanuel Izunabor makes two point layup (Po'Boigh King assists)	30-30
17:54	+2	Deywilk Tavarez makes two point layup	32-30
17:46		Po'Boigh King turnover (lost ball)
17:19		Deywilk Tavarez misses three point jump shot
17:17		Martez Robinson offensive rebound
17:14	+2	Martez Robinson makes two point layup	34-30
16:50		Timmy Adedire misses two point layup
16:48		Keishon Porter offensive rebound
16:45		Keishon Porter misses two point layup
16:43		Wesley Oba defensive rebound
16:22		Po'Boigh King shooting foul (Deywilk Tavarez draws the foul)
16:22	+1	Deywilk Tavarez makes regular free throw 1 of 3	35-30
16:22		Deywilk Tavarez misses regular free throw 2 of 3
16:22	+1	Deywilk Tavarez makes regular free throw 3 of 3	36-30
16:07		Timmy Adedire misses three point jump shot
16:05		Jevin Muniz defensive rebound
15:43		TV timeout
15:35	+2	Alston Andrews makes two point layup (Jevin Muniz assists)	38-30
15:02		Fred Cleveland Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:00		Deywilk Tavarez defensive rebound
14:41	+2	Alston Andrews makes two point jump shot (Deywilk Tavarez assists)	40-30
14:20	+3	Keishon Porter makes three point jump shot (Timmy Adedire assists)	40-33
13:48		Deywilk Tavarez misses three point jump shot
13:46		Keishon Porter defensive rebound
13:43		Jevin Muniz personal foul
13:23		Keishon Porter misses two point jump shot
13:21		Jevin Muniz defensive rebound
12:55		Fred Cleveland Jr. shooting foul (Dean Shepherd draws the foul)
12:55	+1	Dean Shepherd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-33
12:55	+1	Dean Shepherd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-33
12:27	+3	Fred Cleveland Jr. makes three point jump shot	42-36
12:01		Jevin Muniz misses two point jump shot
11:59		Alston Andrews offensive rebound
11:57	+2	Alston Andrews makes two point layup	44-36
11:35		Fred Cleveland Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:33		Emmanuel Izunabor offensive rebound
11:33		TV timeout
11:26		Deywilk Tavarez shooting foul (Timmy Adedire draws the foul)
11:26		Timmy Adedire misses regular free throw 1 of 3
11:26	+1	Timmy Adedire makes regular free throw 2 of 3	44-37
11:26		Timmy Adedire misses regular free throw 3 of 3
11:26		Jevin Muniz defensive rebound
10:59		Emmanuel Izunabor blocks Deywilk Tavarez's two point jump shot
10:57		Emmanuel Izunabor defensive rebound
10:52		Fred Cleveland Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:50		Wesley Oba defensive rebound
10:31		Deywilk Tavarez turnover (lost ball)
10:10	+3	Po'Boigh King makes three point jump shot (Ja'Darius Harris assists)	44-40
9:47	+3	Jevin Muniz makes three point jump shot (Alston Andrews assists)	47-40
9:36		Keishon Porter misses three point jump shot
9:34		Jevin Muniz defensive rebound
9:06	+2	Martez Robinson makes two point jump shot	49-40
8:53		Eagles 30 second timeout
8:53		TV timeout
8:36		Po'Boigh King misses two point layup
8:34		Eagles offensive rebound
8:29	+3	Fred Cleveland Jr. makes three point jump shot	49-43
7:59		Keishon Porter shooting foul (Jevin Muniz draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:59	+1	Jevin Muniz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-43
7:59		Jevin Muniz misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:59		Emmanuel Izunabor defensive rebound
7:45		Ja'Darius Harris misses two point jump shot
7:43		Wesley Oba defensive rebound
7:26		Alston Andrews offensive foul
7:26		Alston Andrews turnover (offensive foul)
7:11	+2	Keishon Porter makes two point layup	50-45
7:02		Martez Robinson misses two point jump shot
7:00		Fred Cleveland Jr. defensive rebound
6:51		Po'Boigh King misses three point jump shot
6:49		Keishon Porter offensive rebound
6:45	+2	Keishon Porter makes two point layup	50-47
6:24	+3	Deywilk Tavarez makes three point jump shot (Martez Robinson assists)	53-47
6:03		Fred Cleveland Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:01		Deywilk Tavarez defensive rebound
5:56		Po'Boigh King shooting foul (Deywilk Tavarez draws the foul)
5:56	+1	Deywilk Tavarez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-47
5:56	+1	Deywilk Tavarez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-47
5:34		Po'Boigh King turnover (lost ball)
5:28		Fred Cleveland Jr. personal foul
5:19		Martez Robinson misses two point jump shot
5:17		Wesley Oba offensive rebound
5:16		Wesley Oba misses two point layup
5:14		Alston Andrews offensive rebound
5:10	+3	Deywilk Tavarez makes three point jump shot	58-47
4:46		Fred Cleveland Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:44		Wesley Oba defensive rebound
4:17	+2	Martez Robinson makes two point jump shot	60-47
4:02		Ja'Darius Harris turnover (bad pass) (Alston Andrews steals)
3:57	+2	Jevin Muniz makes two point layup (Deywilk Tavarez assists)	62-47
3:57		Eagles 30 second timeout
3:57		TV timeout
3:47		Fred Cleveland Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:45		Timmy Adedire offensive rebound
3:41		Dean Shepherd shooting foul (Timmy Adedire draws the foul)
3:41		Timmy Adedire misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:41	+1	Timmy Adedire makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-48
3:38		Timmy Adedire personal foul (Deywilk Tavarez draws the foul)
3:38		Deywilk Tavarez misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:38		Keishon Porter defensive rebound
3:27		Fred Cleveland Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:25		Deywilk Tavarez defensive rebound
3:07	+2	Wesley Oba makes two point layup (Deywilk Tavarez assists)	64-48
2:41		Ja'Darius Harris turnover (out of bounds)
2:16		Deywilk Tavarez misses two point jump shot
2:14		Wesley Oba offensive rebound
2:11		Wesley Oba misses two point layup
2:09		Hornets offensive rebound
1:57		Jevin Muniz misses two point layup
1:55		Wesley Oba offensive rebound
1:54		Wesley Oba turnover (lost ball) (Timmy Adedire steals)
1:46		Ja'Darius Harris misses three point jump shot
1:44		Perry Smith Jr. offensive rebound
1:44		Perry Smith Jr. misses two point layup
1:42		Keishon Porter offensive rebound
1:42		Alston Andrews shooting foul (Keishon Porter draws the foul)
1:42	+1	Keishon Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-49
1:42		Keishon Porter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:42		Jevin Muniz defensive rebound
1:34	+2	Alston Andrews makes two point layup (Jevin Muniz assists)	66-49
1:34		Perry Smith Jr. shooting foul (Alston Andrews draws the foul)
1:34		Alston Andrews misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:34		Ja'Darius Harris defensive rebound
1:26	+2	Keishon Porter makes two point layup	66-51
1:26		Alston Andrews shooting foul (Keishon Porter draws the foul)
1:26	+1	Keishon Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 1	66-52
1:25		Deywilk Tavarez turnover (out of bounds)
1:22		Fred Cleveland Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:20		Wesley Oba defensive rebound
1:12		Hornets 60 second timeout
1:09		Jevin Muniz turnover (lost ball) (Timmy Adedire steals)
1:05		Ja'Darius Harris turnover (lost ball) (Wesley Oba steals)
1:05		Timmy Adedire personal foul (Dean Shepherd draws the foul)
1:05	+1	Dean Shepherd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-52
1:05	+1	Dean Shepherd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-52
0:52	+2	Fred Cleveland Jr. makes two point jump shot	68-54
0:40		Jump ball. (Hornets gains possession)
0:40		Keishon Porter personal foul (Dean Shepherd draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Dean Shepherd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-54
0:40	+1	Dean Shepherd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-54
0:33		Wesley Oba blocks Fred Cleveland Jr.'s two point layup
0:31		Eagles offensive rebound
0:27	+2	Po'Boigh King makes two point layup	70-56
0:21		Timmy Adedire personal foul (Deywilk Tavarez draws the foul)
0:21	+1	Deywilk Tavarez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-56
0:21		Deywilk Tavarez misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:21		Po'Boigh King defensive rebound
0:16		Po'Boigh King misses two point layup
0:14		Po'Boigh King offensive rebound
0:11		Po'Boigh King misses two point layup
0:09		Po'Boigh King offensive rebound
0:07		Po'Boigh King misses two point layup
0:05		Po'Boigh King offensive rebound
0:04	+2	Po'Boigh King makes two point layup	71-58
0:00		End of period

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Po'Boigh King makes two point layup