Gillus, Okojie and Harris score 14, Howard beats NC Central 70-63 to clinch NCAA Tournament bid
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Cam Gillus, Ose Okojie and Bryce Harris all scored 14 points, and top-seeded Howard Bison opened the second half with a decisive run to beat No. 3 seed North Carolina Central Eagles 70-63 on Wednesday, claiming the MEAC title and a spot in the NCAA tournament
Howard (23-10) led 26-23 at halftime before breaking the game open down the stretch. The Bison opened the second half on a 15-1 run, turning a three-point lead into a 41-24 advantage with 16:18 remaining and did not trail the rest of the way.
The Bison, who have won two of the last three MEAC Tournament titles, got 14 points apiece from Gillus, Okojie and Harris. Cedric Taylor III added 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Harris finished with 10 rebounds.
N.C. Central (14-18) spent the rest of the half trying to recover and got within six points several times, including 58-52 after a 3-pointer by Dionte Johnson with 4:19 left. Howard answered each push and closed the game at the free-throw line.
Johnson led the Eagles with 14 points and seven rebounds. Gage Lattimore added 12 points, Kelechi Okworogwo scored 11 and Jae Slack had 11 off the bench.
Howard made 27 of 35 free throws, while North Carolina Central committed 13 turnovers.
Howard claimed an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Tournament, which begins Tuesday with the First Four. They await their matchup and seeding, which will be revealed on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Kelechi Okworogwo vs. Bryce Harris (Bison gains possession) | |||
| 19:37 | Alex Cotton misses two point jump shot | |||
| 19:35 | Gage Lattimore defensive rebound | |||
| 19:13 | +2 | Kelechi Okworogwo makes two point layup (Dionte Johnson assists) | 2-0 | |
| 18:46 | Bryce Harris misses three point jump shot | |||
| 18:44 | Kyric Davis defensive rebound | |||
| 18:27 | Dionte Johnson turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 18:03 | Bryce Harris turnover (bad pass) (Dionte Johnson steals) | |||
| 18:03 | Jump ball. Dionte Johnson vs. Bryce Harris (Eagles gains possession) | |||
| 17:35 | Ose Okojie shooting foul (Gage Lattimore draws the foul) | |||
| 17:35 | +1 | Gage Lattimore makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 3-0 | |
| 17:35 | +1 | Gage Lattimore makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 4-0 | |
| 17:35 | +1 | Gage Lattimore makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 5-0 | |
| 17:07 | Bryce Harris misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:05 | Gage Lattimore defensive rebound | |||
| 16:48 | Kyric Davis turnover (bad pass) (Ose Okojie steals) | |||
| 16:42 | Kyric Davis shooting foul (Ose Okojie draws the foul) | |||
| 16:42 | +1 | Ose Okojie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-1 | |
| 16:42 | +1 | Ose Okojie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-2 | |
| 16:29 | Bryce Harris blocks Kyric Davis's two point layup | |||
| 16:27 | Cedric Taylor III defensive rebound | |||
| 16:07 | Bryce Harris turnover (bad pass) (Tekao Carpenter steals) | |||
| 15:48 | Gage Lattimore misses two point jump shot | |||
| 15:46 | Cedric Taylor III defensive rebound | |||
| 15:46 | +2 | Ose Okojie makes two point layup (Cedric Taylor III assists) | 5-4 | |
| 15:46 | Gage Lattimore shooting foul (Ose Okojie draws the foul) | |||
| 15:46 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:46 | Ose Okojie misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 15:46 | Gage Lattimore defensive rebound | |||
| 15:35 | Ose Okojie personal foul | |||
| 15:19 | +3 | Gage Lattimore makes three point jump shot (Kelechi Okworogwo assists) | 8-4 | |
| 14:58 | Cedric Taylor III misses two point jump shot | |||
| 14:56 | Dionte Johnson defensive rebound | |||
| 14:50 | Gage Lattimore misses two point jump shot | |||
| 14:48 | Cedric Taylor III defensive rebound | |||
| 14:21 | +2 | Bryce Harris makes two point layup | 8-6 | |
| 13:42 | +2 | Kelechi Okworogwo makes two point jump shot | 10-6 | |
| 13:14 | +3 | Cedric Taylor III makes three point jump shot (Alex Cotton assists) | 10-9 | |
| 12:43 | +2 | Dionte Johnson makes two point layup | 12-9 | |
| 12:13 | Cedric Taylor III misses two point jump shot | |||
| 12:11 | Gage Lattimore defensive rebound | |||
| 11:43 | +3 | Gage Lattimore makes three point jump shot | 15-9 | |
| 11:20 | Travelle Bryson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:18 | Cedric Taylor III offensive rebound | |||
| 11:01 | Isaiah Brown turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 11:01 | TV timeout | |||
| 10:39 | Gage Lattimore misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:37 | Tekao Carpenter offensive rebound | |||
| 10:18 | Dionte Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:16 | Travelle Bryson defensive rebound | |||
| 9:59 | +2 | Travelle Bryson makes two point jump shot (Cam Gillus assists) | 15-11 | |
| 9:29 | Tekao Carpenter misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:27 | Bryce Harris defensive rebound | |||
| 9:17 | Isaiah Brown misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:15 | Gage Lattimore defensive rebound | |||
| 8:52 | Tekao Carpenter misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:50 | Cam Gillus defensive rebound | |||
| 8:37 | +3 | Alex Cotton makes three point jump shot (Travelle Bryson assists) | 15-14 | |
| 8:08 | Kyric Davis misses two point dunk | |||
| 8:06 | Eagles offensive rebound | |||
| 7:51 | Isaiah Brown personal foul | |||
| 7:51 | TV timeout | |||
| 7:43 | Dionte Johnson misses two point jump shot | |||
| 7:41 | Kelechi Okworogwo offensive rebound | |||
| 7:34 | +2 | Kelechi Okworogwo makes two point dunk | 17-14 | |
| 7:07 | +2 | Cedric Taylor III makes two point layup (Cam Gillus assists) | 17-16 | |
| 6:36 | +2 | Kelechi Okworogwo makes two point jump shot (Dionte Johnson assists) | 19-16 | |
| 6:08 | +3 | Bryce Harris makes three point jump shot (Ose Okojie assists) | 19-19 | |
| 5:51 | Alex Cotton blocks Kelechi Okworogwo's two point layup | |||
| 5:49 | Jae Slack offensive rebound | |||
| 5:42 | Bryce Harris blocks Jae Slack's two point layup | |||
| 5:40 | Cam Gillus defensive rebound | |||
| 5:32 | Kelechi Okworogwo shooting foul (Cedric Taylor III draws the foul) | |||
| 5:32 | +1 | Cedric Taylor III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-20 | |
| 5:32 | +1 | Cedric Taylor III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-21 | |
| 5:28 | Jae Slack turnover (bad pass) (Cam Gillus steals) | |||
| 5:26 | Cam Gillus misses two point layup | |||
| 5:24 | Ose Okojie offensive rebound | |||
| 5:24 | Ose Okojie misses two point layup | |||
| 5:23 | Bryce Harris offensive rebound | |||
| 5:23 | Gage Lattimore shooting foul (Bryce Harris draws the foul) | |||
| 5:23 | Bryce Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 5:23 | +1 | Bryce Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-22 | |
| 4:54 | +2 | Kyric Davis makes two point jump shot (Gage Lattimore assists) | 21-22 | |
| 4:31 | Cedric Taylor III turnover (lost ball) (Kyric Davis steals) | |||
| 4:24 | Kyric Davis misses two point layup | |||
| 4:22 | Cedric Taylor III defensive rebound | |||
| 4:15 | Bryce Harris misses two point layup | |||
| 4:13 | Ose Okojie offensive rebound | |||
| 4:10 | +2 | Ose Okojie makes two point layup | 21-24 | |
| 3:51 | Gage Lattimore misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:49 | Cam Gillus defensive rebound | |||
| 3:46 | Gage Lattimore personal foul | |||
| 3:46 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:31 | Tekao Carpenter personal foul | |||
| 3:15 | Alex Cotton misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:13 | Ose Okojie offensive rebound | |||
| 3:10 | +2 | Cam Gillus makes two point jump shot (Ose Okojie assists) | 21-26 | |
| 2:44 | Dionte Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:42 | Cedric Taylor III defensive rebound | |||
| 2:37 | Dionte Johnson personal foul (Ose Okojie draws the foul) | |||
| 2:37 | Ose Okojie misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 2:37 | Dionte Johnson defensive rebound | |||
| 2:13 | Tekao Carpenter misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:11 | Kyric Davis offensive rebound | |||
| 2:06 | Ryan Archey misses two point jump shot | |||
| 2:04 | Ose Okojie defensive rebound | |||
| 1:50 | Alex Cotton misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:48 | Cedric Taylor III offensive rebound | |||
| 1:40 | Bryce Harris misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:38 | Dionte Johnson defensive rebound | |||
| 1:17 | Ryan Archey misses two point layup | |||
| 1:15 | Kelechi Okworogwo offensive rebound | |||
| 1:10 | Kelechi Okworogwo misses two point layup | |||
| 1:08 | Kyric Davis offensive rebound | |||
| 1:03 | Kyric Davis turnover (bad pass) (Bryce Harris steals) | |||
| 0:53 | Ose Okojie misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:51 | Eagles defensive rebound | |||
| 0:51 | Eagles 30 second timeout | |||
| 0:41 | Cedric Taylor III shooting foul (Kyric Davis draws the foul) | |||
| 0:41 | +1 | Kyric Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-26 | |
| 0:41 | +1 | Kyric Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-26 | |
| 0:31 | Cam Gillus turnover (bad pass) (Kyric Davis steals) | |||
| 0:24 | Kyric Davis misses two point layup | |||
| 0:22 | Travelle Bryson defensive rebound | |||
| 0:03 | Kelechi Okworogwo shooting foul (Bryce Harris draws the foul) | |||
| 0:03 | Bryce Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 0:03 | Bryce Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:03 | Dionte Johnson defensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:33 | Alex Cotton misses three point jump shot | |||
| 19:31 | Cedric Taylor III offensive rebound | |||
| 19:25 | +2 | Cedric Taylor III makes two point layup | 23-28 | |
| 19:14 | Cedric Taylor III blocks Tekao Carpenter's two point layup | |||
| 19:12 | Cam Gillus defensive rebound | |||
| 19:04 | Dionte Johnson shooting foul (Cam Gillus draws the foul) | |||
| 19:04 | +1 | Cam Gillus makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-29 | |
| 19:04 | +1 | Cam Gillus makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-30 | |
| 18:48 | Gage Lattimore turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 18:29 | Kelechi Okworogwo shooting foul (Cedric Taylor III draws the foul) | |||
| 18:29 | +1 | Cedric Taylor III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-31 | |
| 18:29 | +1 | Cedric Taylor III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-32 | |
| 18:01 | Kelechi Okworogwo misses two point jump shot | |||
| 17:59 | Bryce Harris defensive rebound | |||
| 17:53 | +3 | Alex Cotton makes three point jump shot (Bryce Harris assists) | 23-35 | |
| 17:51 | Eagles 30 second timeout | |||
| 17:51 | TV timeout | |||
| 17:45 | Gage Lattimore turnover (lost ball) (Cedric Taylor III steals) | |||
| 17:37 | Kyric Davis shooting foul (Bryce Harris draws the foul) | |||
| 17:37 | +1 | Bryce Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-36 | |
| 17:37 | +1 | Bryce Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-37 | |
| 17:12 | Alex Cotton shooting foul (Kelechi Okworogwo draws the foul) | |||
| 17:12 | +1 | Kelechi Okworogwo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-37 | |
| 17:12 | Kelechi Okworogwo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 17:12 | Bryce Harris defensive rebound | |||
| 16:50 | Cedric Taylor III misses two point layup | |||
| 16:48 | Bryce Harris offensive rebound | |||
| 16:43 | +2 | Bryce Harris makes two point layup | 24-39 | |
| 16:24 | Tekao Carpenter turnover (lost ball) (Ose Okojie steals) | |||
| 16:17 | +2 | Ose Okojie makes two point dunk | 24-41 | |
| 16:02 | Eagles 30 second timeout | |||
| 16:02 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:47 | +3 | Dionte Johnson makes three point jump shot | 27-41 | |
| 15:15 | +2 | Cam Gillus makes two point layup | 27-43 | |
| 15:15 | Dionte Johnson shooting foul (Cam Gillus draws the foul) | |||
| 15:15 | +1 | Cam Gillus makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-44 | |
| 14:54 | Bryce Harris personal foul | |||
| 14:53 | Cedric Taylor III shooting foul (Jae Slack draws the foul) | |||
| 14:53 | +1 | Jae Slack makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-44 | |
| 14:53 | +1 | Jae Slack makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-44 | |
| 14:40 | Cedric Taylor III misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:38 | Bryce Harris offensive rebound | |||
| 14:34 | Ose Okojie misses two point layup | |||
| 14:32 | Gage Lattimore defensive rebound | |||
| 14:30 | Cam Gillus shooting foul (Dionte Johnson draws the foul) | |||
| 14:30 | +1 | Dionte Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-44 | |
| 14:30 | +1 | Dionte Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-44 | |
| 14:01 | Bryce Harris misses three point jump shot | |||
| 13:59 | Dionte Johnson defensive rebound | |||
| 13:49 | Jae Slack misses three point jump shot | |||
| 13:47 | Cedric Taylor III defensive rebound | |||
| 13:32 | Cam Gillus misses two point layup | |||
| 13:30 | Dionte Johnson defensive rebound | |||
| 13:30 | Bryce Harris personal foul | |||
| 13:28 | Alex Cotton personal foul | |||
| 13:12 | Tekao Carpenter turnover (out of bounds) | |||
| 13:02 | Bryce Harris offensive foul | |||
| 13:02 | Bryce Harris turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 12:57 | Dionte Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Ose Okojie steals) | |||
| 12:57 | Tekao Carpenter personal foul | |||
| 12:45 | Cedric Taylor III misses two point jump shot | |||
| 12:43 | Dionte Johnson defensive rebound | |||
| 12:37 | +2 | Dionte Johnson makes two point layup | 33-44 | |
| 12:16 | Kelechi Okworogwo blocks Ose Okojie's two point layup | |||
| 12:14 | Jae Slack defensive rebound | |||
| 11:56 | Jae Slack turnover (lost ball) (Ose Okojie steals) | |||
| 11:36 | +3 | Alex Cotton makes three point jump shot (Cedric Taylor III assists) | 33-47 | |
| 11:08 | Gage Lattimore turnover (bad pass) (Cedric Taylor III steals) | |||
| 11:02 | +2 | Cedric Taylor III makes two point layup (Ose Okojie assists) | 33-49 | |
| 11:00 | Bison 30 second timeout | |||
| 11:00 | TV timeout | |||
| 10:46 | Tekao Carpenter misses two point layup | |||
| 10:44 | Bryce Harris defensive rebound | |||
| 10:38 | Cam Gillus misses two point layup | |||
| 10:36 | Eagles defensive rebound | |||
| 10:36 | Cedric Taylor III personal foul (Kelechi Okworogwo draws the foul) | |||
| 10:36 | +1 | Kelechi Okworogwo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-49 | |
| 10:36 | +1 | Kelechi Okworogwo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-49 | |
| 10:08 | Alex Cotton misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:06 | Cam Gillus offensive rebound | |||
| 10:02 | Cedric Taylor III misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:00 | Bryce Harris offensive rebound | |||
| 9:56 | Cam Gillus misses two point jump shot | |||
| 9:56 | Bryce Harris offensive rebound | |||
| 9:56 | Kelechi Okworogwo shooting foul (Bryce Harris draws the foul) | |||
| 9:56 | +1 | Bryce Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-50 | |
| 9:56 | +1 | Bryce Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-51 | |
| 9:42 | Bryce Harris shooting foul (Tekao Carpenter draws the foul) | |||
| 9:42 | +1 | Tekao Carpenter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-51 | |
| 9:42 | Tekao Carpenter misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 9:42 | Danas Kazakevicius defensive rebound | |||
| 9:12 | Kelechi Okworogwo blocks Cedric Taylor III's two point layup | |||
| 9:10 | Cedric Taylor III offensive rebound | |||
| 9:10 | Kelechi Okworogwo blocks Cedric Taylor III's two point layup | |||
| 9:08 | Bison offensive rebound | |||
| 8:57 | Cedric Taylor III misses two point layup | |||
| 8:57 | Danas Kazakevicius offensive rebound | |||
| 8:57 | Kelechi Okworogwo shooting foul (Danas Kazakevicius draws the foul) | |||
| 8:57 | +1 | Danas Kazakevicius makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-52 | |
| 8:57 | +1 | Danas Kazakevicius makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-53 | |
| 8:41 | Dionte Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:39 | Kyric Davis offensive rebound | |||
| 8:34 | +3 | Gage Lattimore makes three point jump shot (Kyric Davis assists) | 39-53 | |
| 8:12 | Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:10 | Kyric Davis defensive rebound | |||
| 7:55 | Tekao Carpenter misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:53 | Jae Slack offensive rebound | |||
| 7:48 | +2 | Jae Slack makes two point layup | 41-53 | |
| 7:21 | Danas Kazakevicius misses two point jump shot | |||
| 7:19 | Gage Lattimore defensive rebound | |||
| 7:08 | +2 | Dionte Johnson makes two point layup | 43-53 | |
| 6:53 | Tekao Carpenter personal foul (Ose Okojie draws the foul) | |||
| 6:53 | TV timeout | |||
| 6:53 | +1 | Ose Okojie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-54 | |
| 6:53 | +1 | Ose Okojie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-55 | |
| 6:38 | +2 | Jae Slack makes two point layup (Dionte Johnson assists) | 45-55 | |
| 6:14 | Bryce Harris turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 6:03 | Jae Slack misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:01 | Cam Gillus defensive rebound | |||
| 6:00 | Jae Slack personal foul (Cam Gillus draws the foul) | |||
| 6:00 | +1 | Cam Gillus makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-56 | |
| 6:00 | Cam Gillus misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 6:00 | Gage Lattimore defensive rebound | |||
| 5:47 | Alex Cotton shooting foul (Kyric Davis draws the foul) | |||
| 5:47 | +1 | Kyric Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-56 | |
| 5:47 | +1 | Kyric Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-56 | |
| 5:34 | Tekao Carpenter shooting foul | |||
| 5:34 | +1 | Ose Okojie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-57 | |
| 5:34 | +1 | Ose Okojie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-58 | |
| 5:25 | Gage Lattimore turnover (out of bounds) | |||
| 5:17 | Cam Gillus turnover (lost ball) (Dionte Johnson steals) | |||
| 5:09 | +3 | Tekao Carpenter makes three point jump shot (Jae Slack assists) | 50-58 | |
| 4:49 | Cedric Taylor III turnover (lost ball) (Dionte Johnson steals) | |||
| 4:37 | Dionte Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Cam Gillus steals) | |||
| 4:31 | Dionte Johnson personal foul (Cam Gillus draws the foul) | |||
| 4:31 | +1 | Cam Gillus makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-59 | |
| 4:31 | +1 | Cam Gillus makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-60 | |
| 4:13 | +3 | Dionte Johnson makes three point jump shot | 53-60 | |
| 3:51 | Ose Okojie misses two point layup | |||
| 3:48 | Eagles defensive rebound | |||
| 3:48 | Cedric Taylor III personal foul (Tekao Carpenter draws the foul) | |||
| 3:48 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:48 | Tekao Carpenter misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 3:48 | +1 | Tekao Carpenter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 54-60 | |
| 3:28 | +2 | Bryce Harris makes two point layup | 54-62 | |
| 2:58 | +2 | Jae Slack makes two point layup | 56-62 | |
| 2:26 | Bryce Harris misses two point layup | |||
| 2:24 | Bison offensive rebound | |||
| 2:22 | Bison turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
| 2:07 | Gage Lattimore misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:05 | Bryce Harris defensive rebound | |||
| 1:59 | +2 | Ose Okojie makes two point dunk (Bryce Harris assists) | 56-64 | |
| 1:39 | +2 | Kyric Davis makes two point layup (Dionte Johnson assists) | 58-64 | |
| 1:39 | Eagles 60 second timeout | |||
| 1:09 | +2 | Cam Gillus makes two point jump shot | 58-66 | |
| 0:48 | Tekao Carpenter misses two point layup | |||
| 0:47 | Jae Slack offensive rebound | |||
| 0:47 | Jae Slack misses two point layup | |||
| 0:47 | Jae Slack offensive rebound | |||
| 0:47 | Alex Cotton personal foul (Jae Slack draws the foul) | |||
| 0:47 | +1 | Jae Slack makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-66 | |
| 0:47 | Jae Slack misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:47 | Cedric Taylor III defensive rebound | |||
| 0:42 | Kyric Davis personal foul (Cam Gillus draws the foul) | |||
| 0:42 | Cam Gillus misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 0:42 | +1 | Cam Gillus makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-67 | |
| 0:36 | Alex Cotton shooting foul (Tekao Carpenter draws the foul) | |||
| 0:36 | +1 | Tekao Carpenter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 60-67 | |
| 0:36 | +1 | Tekao Carpenter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-67 | |
| 0:33 | Bison 30 second timeout | |||
| 0:26 | Gage Lattimore personal foul (Cam Gillus draws the foul) | |||
| 0:26 | Cam Gillus misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 0:26 | +1 | Cam Gillus makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-68 | |
| 0:16 | Dionte Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:14 | Cedric Taylor III defensive rebound | |||
| 0:10 | Kyric Davis personal foul (Isaiah Brown draws the foul) | |||
| 0:10 | +1 | Isaiah Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 61-69 | |
| 0:10 | +1 | Isaiah Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-70 | |
| 0:03 | Tekao Carpenter misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:01 | Jae Slack offensive rebound | |||
| 0:01 | +2 | Jae Slack makes two point layup | 63-70 | |
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| |
+ 2 | Jae Slack makes two point layup | 0:01 |
| Jae Slack offensive rebound | 0:01 |
| Tekao Carpenter misses three point jump shot | 0:03 |
| |
+ 1 | Isaiah Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:10 |
| |
+ 1 | Isaiah Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:10 |
| Kyric Davis personal foul (Isaiah Brown draws the foul) | 0:10 |
| Cedric Taylor III defensive rebound | 0:14 |
| Dionte Johnson misses three point jump shot | 0:16 |
| |
+ 1 | Cam Gillus makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:26 |
| Cam Gillus misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:26 |
| Gage Lattimore personal foul (Cam Gillus draws the foul) | 0:26 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 63 | 70 |
| Field Goals | 19-50 (38.0%) | 19-52 (36.5%) |
| 3-Pointers | 6-20 (30.0%) | 5-19 (26.3%) |
| Free Throws | 19-23 (82.6%) | 27-35 (77.1%) |
| Total Rebounds | 31 | 38 |
| Offensive | 11 | 14 |
| Defensive | 18 | 22 |
| Team | 2 | 2 |
| Assists | 8 | 11 |
| Steals | 6 | 9 |
| Blocks | 3 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 9 |
| Fouls | 22 | 17 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
|
| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 NC Central 14-18 | 72.1 PPG | 34.3 RPG | 13.8 APG |
| 1 Howard 23-10 | 77.7 PPG | 40.6 RPG | 16.4 APG |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Johnson G | 14 PTS | 7 REB | 4 AST | ||
| C. Gillus G | 14 PTS | 6 REB | 2 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| D. Johnson | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5/10 | 2/6 | 2/2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| G. Lattimore | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3/8 | 3/6 | 3/3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| K. Okworogwo | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| K. Davis | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| T. Carpenter | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1/9 | 1/6 | 4/6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| D. Johnson | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5/10 | 2/6 | 2/2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| G. Lattimore | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3/8 | 3/6 | 3/3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| K. Okworogwo | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| K. Davis | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| T. Carpenter | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1/9 | 1/6 | 4/6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| R. Archey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Olubi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Slack | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Carvey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Battle II | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Daniels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Arnold | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| J. Edwards | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 63 | 29 | 8 | 19/50 | 6/20 | 19/23 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 18 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| B. Harris | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4/10 | 1/5 | 5/8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| O. Okojie | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4/9 | 0/1 | 6/8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| C. Gillus | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3/8 | 0/1 | 8/11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| C. Taylor III | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4/13 | 1/3 | 4/4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| A. Cotton | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3/8 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| B. Harris | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4/10 | 1/5 | 5/8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| O. Okojie | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4/9 | 0/1 | 6/8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| C. Gillus | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3/8 | 0/1 | 8/11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| C. Taylor III | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4/13 | 1/3 | 4/4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| A. Cotton | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3/8 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| I. Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Bryson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Kazakevicius | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Robins Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Holland III | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Frazier | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Smith | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Powell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Isailovic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 70 | 36 | 11 | 19/52 | 5/19 | 27/35 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 22 |