North Carolina Central 79-77 Delaware State (Mar 13, 2025) Play-by-Play

North Carolina Central Eagles

14-18, 6-8 MEAC

	1	2	T
NCCU	35	44	79
DSU	31	46	77

TIME	NCCU	DSU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by North Carolina Central	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Delaware State	0	0
19:44	Jaqai Murray made Layup.	2	0
19:15	Robert Smith missed Jumper.	2	0
19:13	Foul on Jaqai Murray.	2	0
19:12	Delaware State Deadball Team Rebound.	2	0
19:09	Kaseem Watson made Layup.	2	2
18:50	Po'Boigh King Turnover.	2	2
18:50	Alston Andrews Steal.	2	2
18:41	Martaz Robinson missed Jumper.	2	2
18:36	Muneer Newton Offensive Rebound.	2	2
18:35	Muneer Newton made Layup.	2	4
18:18	Jaqai Murray made Jumper.	4	4
17:54	Alston Andrews missed Jumper.	4	4
17:50	Dionte Johnson Defensive Rebound.	4	4
17:45	Foul on Robert Smith.	4	4
17:40	Foul on Robert Smith.	4	4
17:40	Robert Smith subbing out for Delaware State	4	4
17:40	Ponce James subbing in for Delaware State	4	4
17:36	Perry Smith Jr. Turnover.	4	4
17:36	Kaseem Watson Steal.	4	4
17:27	Foul on Keishon Porter.	4	4
17:19	Kaseem Watson made Layup. Assisted by Martaz Robinson.	4	6
16:52	Po'Boigh King missed Three Point Jumper.	4	6
16:48	Muneer Newton Defensive Rebound.	4	6
16:42	Martaz Robinson missed Jumper.	4	6
16:38	Keishon Porter Defensive Rebound.	4	6
16:35	Foul on Kaseem Watson.	4	6
16:35	Po'Boigh King made Free Throw.	5	6
16:35	Po'Boigh King made Free Throw.	6	6
16:15	Kaseem Watson missed Jumper.	6	6
16:11	Ponce James Offensive Rebound.	6	6
16:10	Ponce James made Layup.	6	8
15:52	Po'Boigh King Turnover.	6	8
15:52	Kaseem Watson Steal.	6	8
15:50	Kaseem Watson Turnover.	6	8
15:49	Official TV Timeout	6	8
15:41	Keishon Porter missed Three Point Jumper.	6	8
15:37	Jaqai Murray Offensive Rebound.	6	8
15:36	Jaqai Murray made Layup.	8	8
15:08	Martaz Robinson missed Jumper.	8	8
15:05	Muneer Newton Offensive Rebound.	8	8
15:01	Alston Andrews made Jumper. Assisted by Martaz Robinson.	8	10
14:36	Po'Boigh King made Jumper. Assisted by Keishon Porter.	10	10
14:21	Foul on Dionte Johnson.	10	10
14:21	Dionte Johnson subbing out for North Carolina Central	10	10
14:21	Jaqai Murray subbing out for North Carolina Central	10	10
14:21	Timmy Adedire subbing in for North Carolina Central	10	10
14:21	Isaac Parson subbing in for North Carolina Central	10	10
14:01	Ponce James made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaseem Watson.	10	13
13:46	Foul on Keishon Porter.	10	13
13:46	Keishon Porter Turnover.	10	13
13:46	Keishon Porter subbing out for North Carolina Central	10	13
13:46	Floyd Rideau Jr. subbing in for North Carolina Central	10	13
13:25	Foul on Po'Boigh King.	10	13
13:25	Muneer Newton made Free Throw.	10	14
13:25	Perry Smith Jr. subbing out for North Carolina Central	10	14
13:25	Kelechi Okworogwo subbing in for North Carolina Central	10	14
13:25	Muneer Newton made Free Throw.	10	15
12:57	Isaac Parson missed Layup.	10	15
12:55	Martaz Robinson Defensive Rebound.	10	15
12:53	Foul on Isaac Parson.	10	15
12:53	Po'Boigh King subbing out for North Carolina Central	10	15
12:53	Aquan Smart subbing in for North Carolina Central	10	15
12:40	Ponce James Turnover.	10	15
12:18	Floyd Rideau Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	10	15
12:15	Isaac Parson Offensive Rebound.	10	15
12:03	Kelechi Okworogwo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Floyd Rideau Jr..	13	15
11:48	Official TV Timeout	13	15
11:42	Foul on Kelechi Okworogwo.	13	15
11:42	Martaz Robinson missed Free Throw.	13	15
11:42	Delaware State Deadball Team Rebound.	13	15
11:42	Martaz Robinson missed Free Throw.	13	15
11:41	Floyd Rideau Jr. Defensive Rebound.	13	15
11:30	Aquan Smart missed Three Point Jumper.	13	15
11:26	North Carolina Central Offensive Rebound.	13	15
11:17	Timmy Adedire missed Three Point Jumper.	13	15
11:13	Muneer Newton Defensive Rebound.	13	15
10:50	Foul on Kelechi Okworogwo.	13	15
10:50	Muneer Newton missed Free Throw.	13	15
10:50	Delaware State Deadball Team Rebound.	13	15
10:50	Ponce James subbing out for Delaware State	13	15
10:50	Robert Smith subbing in for Delaware State	13	15
10:50	Kelechi Okworogwo subbing out for North Carolina Central	13	15
10:50	Perry Smith Jr. subbing in for North Carolina Central	13	15
10:50	Muneer Newton missed Free Throw.	13	15
10:50	Timmy Adedire Defensive Rebound.	13	15
10:39	Perry Smith Jr. made Jumper.	15	15
10:23	Kaseem Watson missed Jumper.	15	15
10:17	Isaac Parson Defensive Rebound.	15	15
10:09	Floyd Rideau Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aquan Smart.	18	15
9:46	Robert Smith Turnover.	18	15
9:44	Foul on Muneer Newton.	18	15
9:44	Timmy Adedire made Free Throw.	19	15
9:44	Muneer Newton subbing out for Delaware State	19	15
9:44	Raymond Somerville subbing in for Delaware State	19	15
9:44	Timmy Adedire missed Free Throw.	19	15
9:43	Alston Andrews Defensive Rebound.	19	15
9:25	Kaseem Watson made Layup.	19	17
9:00	Isaac Parson Turnover.	19	17
9:00	Robert Smith Steal.	19	17
8:51	Martaz Robinson made Jumper.	19	19
8:32	Floyd Rideau Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aquan Smart.	22	19
8:14	Robert Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	22	19
8:11	Kaseem Watson Offensive Rebound.	22	19
8:08	Kaseem Watson made Jumper.	22	21
7:35	Aquan Smart missed Three Point Jumper.	22	21
7:33	Martaz Robinson Defensive Rebound.	22	21
7:29	Robert Smith made Layup.	22	23
7:08	Floyd Rideau Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	22	23
7:06	Aquan Smart Offensive Rebound.	22	23
7:05	Foul on Alston Andrews.	22	23
7:05	Official TV Timeout	22	23
7:05	Alston Andrews subbing out for Delaware State	22	23
7:05	Martaz Robinson subbing out for Delaware State	22	23
7:05	Raymond Somerville subbing out for Delaware State	22	23
7:05	Ponce James subbing in for Delaware State	22	23
7:05	Muneer Newton subbing in for Delaware State	22	23
7:05	Javarzia Belton subbing in for Delaware State	22	23
7:05	Timmy Adedire subbing out for North Carolina Central	22	23
7:05	Isaac Parson subbing out for North Carolina Central	22	23
7:05	Dionte Johnson subbing in for North Carolina Central	22	23
7:05	Jaqai Murray subbing in for North Carolina Central	22	23
7:05	Aquan Smart made Free Throw.	23	23
7:05	Aquan Smart made Free Throw.	24	23
7:05	Aquan Smart subbing out for North Carolina Central	24	23
7:05	Po'Boigh King subbing in for North Carolina Central	24	23
6:41	Javarzia Belton Turnover.	24	23
6:41	Floyd Rideau Jr. Steal.	24	23
6:34	Jaqai Murray Turnover.	24	23
6:34	Robert Smith Steal.	24	23
6:11	Ponce James Turnover.	24	23
6:11	Po'Boigh King Steal.	24	23
6:08	Foul on Robert Smith.	24	23
6:08	Robert Smith subbing out for Delaware State	24	23
6:08	Martaz Robinson subbing in for Delaware State	24	23
5:52	Jaqai Murray missed Jumper.	24	23
5:48	Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound.	24	23
5:29	Foul on Dionte Johnson.	24	23
5:29	Muneer Newton missed Free Throw.	24	23
5:29	Delaware State Deadball Team Rebound.	24	23
5:28	Muneer Newton missed Free Throw.	24	23
5:28	Po'Boigh King Defensive Rebound.	24	23
5:06	Po'Boigh King made Jumper.	26	23
4:39	Foul on Dionte Johnson.	26	23
4:39	Muneer Newton made Free Throw.	26	24
4:39	Kaseem Watson subbing out for Delaware State	26	24
4:39	Corey Perkins subbing in for Delaware State	26	24
4:39	Dionte Johnson subbing out for North Carolina Central	26	24
4:39	Isaac Parson subbing in for North Carolina Central	26	24
4:38	Muneer Newton missed Free Throw.	26	24
4:37	Floyd Rideau Jr. Defensive Rebound.	26	24
4:16	Perry Smith Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Jaqai Murray.	28	24
3:47	Muneer Newton made Layup.	28	26
3:25	Po'Boigh King made Three Point Jumper.	31	26
2:59	Martaz Robinson missed Jumper.	31	26
2:56	Perry Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.	31	26
2:52	Official TV Timeout	31	26
2:40	Perry Smith Jr. Turnover.	31	26
2:40	Martaz Robinson Steal.	31	26
2:28	Ponce James missed Three Point Jumper.	31	26
2:23	Perry Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.	31	26
2:14	Floyd Rideau Jr. Turnover.	31	26
2:14	Corey Perkins subbing out for Delaware State	31	26
2:14	Kaseem Watson subbing in for Delaware State	31	26
1:59	Javarzia Belton Turnover.	31	26
1:59	Jaqai Murray Steal.	31	26
1:53	Po'Boigh King missed Three Point Jumper.	31	26
1:52	Perry Smith Jr. Offensive Rebound.	31	26
1:51	Foul on Ponce James.	31	26
1:51	Perry Smith Jr. made Free Throw.	32	26
1:51	Perry Smith Jr. made Free Throw.	33	26
1:35	Martaz Robinson Turnover.	33	26
1:35	Floyd Rideau Jr. Steal.	33	26
1:29	Po'Boigh King missed Layup.	33	26
1:26	Jaqai Murray Offensive Rebound.	33	26
1:26	Jaqai Murray made Two Point Tip Shot.	35	26
1:26	Delaware State Timeout	35	26
1:26	Javarzia Belton subbing out for Delaware State	35	26
1:26	Alston Andrews subbing in for Delaware State	35	26
0:58	Martaz Robinson made Jumper.	35	28
0:58	Foul on Isaac Parson.	35	28
0:58	Martaz Robinson made Free Throw.	35	29
0:40	Isaac Parson missed Three Point Jumper.	35	29
0:35	Muneer Newton Defensive Rebound.	35	29
0:27	Muneer Newton made Layup. Assisted by Martaz Robinson.	35	31
0:25	North Carolina Central Timeout	35	31
0:02	Isaac Parson Turnover.	35	31
0:02	Alston Andrews Steal.	35	31
0:00	End of 1st half	35	31

Martaz Robinson buries 3 against North Carolina Central Eagles

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North Carolina Central Eagles vs. Delaware State Hornets: Game Highlights

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Perry Smith Jr. gets the hoop and the harm

0:18

Norfolk Scope Arena

8:00 PM, March 13, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Norfolk, VA

Line: NCCU -0.5

Over/Under: 152.5

Referees:
Lionel Butler
Kellen Miliner
Ian McClenny

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Norfolk State	11-3	-	22-10
South Carolina State	11-3	-	19-12
Delaware State	8-6	3	16-14
Morgan State	7-7	4	14-17
Howard	7-7	4	12-20
North Carolina Central	6-8	5	14-18
Coppin State	4-10	7	6-24
Maryland Eastern Shore	2-12	9	6-25

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