North Carolina Central Eagles vs. South Carolina State Bulldogs

Mar 14, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NCCU	25	42	67
SCST	54	34	88

Game Recap

Croskey's 30 lead No. 2 South Carolina State over No. 6 North Carolina Central in MEAC semi, 88-67. Omar Croskey's 30 points led No. 2-seed South Carolina State past No. 6-seed North Carolina Central 88-67 on Friday in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals.

Player Stats

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
55Jaqai Murray	15	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
12Perry Smith Jr.	36	8-10	0-0	4-6	9	1	0	0	3	3	20
35Po'Boigh King	38	5-12	3-6	5-6	3	1	2	0	3	4	18
2Dionte Johnson	20	3-6	0-0	0-0	0	3	0	0	2	3	6
1Keishon Porter	31	2-7	0-3	7-8	3	3	3	0	0	1	11
23Kelechi Okworogwo	5	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	1
5Timmy Adedire	14	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	2	0	0	1	2	2
11Isaac Parson	17	1-5	0-2	0-1	0	2	0	0	4	2	2
14Floyd Rideau Jr.	13	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	2	2
3Aquan Smart	11	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	3



TOTAL	-	22-4845.8%	4-1330.8%	19-2576.0%	19	12	7	0	15	21	67

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Drayton Jones	16	4-5	0-0	1-3	3	0	1	1	4	4	9
5Jayden Johnson	23	1-4	0-1	0-0	4	4	3	0	2	1	2
1Florian Tenebay	11	1-2	0-0	2-3	1	4	0	0	2	3	4
0Omar Croskey	24	11-14	5-7	3-4	5	1	1	1	0	1	30
11Wilson Dubinsky	18	0-2	0-1	0-0	4	2	1	0	1	2	0
23D'Shay Knights Wright	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
4Caleb McCarty	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	2	1	3	2
55Davion Everett	20	7-11	0-1	2-3	3	1	1	0	0	0	16
22James Morrow	12	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	1	1	3	0
14Jamal Miles	7	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
3Michael Teal	18	2-4	1-2	2-2	1	2	0	0	1	1	7
12Mitchell Taylor	15	0-4	0-1	2-2	4	5	0	0	1	0	2
2Colin McKenzie	20	4-5	4-4	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	14
TOTAL	-	31-5556.4%	10-1758.8%	16-2176.2%	28	21	9	5	14	18	88

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNCCUSCST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by South Carolina State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by North Carolina Central.
(19:35) Jayden Johnson missed Jumper.
(19:31) Drayton Jones Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:27) Jayden Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Florian Tenebay.
02
(19:10) Po'Boigh King Turnover.
(18:59) Florian Tenebay missed Layup.
(18:54) Perry Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:44) Jaqai Murray made Layup. Assisted by Dionte Johnson.
22
+2 (18:25) Drayton Jones made Layup.
24
(18:09) Po'Boigh King missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:05) Po'Boigh King Offensive Rebound.
(18:03) Po'Boigh King missed Layup.
(17:59) Drayton Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:56) Omar Croskey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Florian Tenebay.
27
(17:41) Keishon Porter missed Layup.
(17:41) Drayton Jones Block.
(17:38) Wilson Dubinsky Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:35) Omar Croskey made Layup. Assisted by Florian Tenebay.
29
(17:14) Dionte Johnson Turnover.
(16:47) Mitchell Taylor missed Jumper.
(16:43) South Carolina State Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:43) South Carolina State Turnover.
(16:23) Jaqai Murray missed Jumper.
(16:20) Perry Smith Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(16:19) Perry Smith Jr. missed Layup.
(16:17) Mitchell Taylor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:56) Michael Teal made Jumper.
211
+2 (15:22) Po'Boigh King made Jumper.
411
+3 (14:56) Colin McKenzie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mitchell Taylor.
414
(14:29) Jaqai Murray missed Layup.
(14:29) Caleb McCarty Block.
(14:25) Mitchell Taylor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:22) Davion Everett made Layup. Assisted by Mitchell Taylor.
416
(14:14) Foul on Jayden Johnson.
(13:50) Perry Smith Jr. missed Jumper.
(13:46) Omar Croskey Defensive Rebound.
(13:29) Foul on Floyd Rideau Jr..
(13:29) Drayton Jones missed Free Throw.
(13:29) South Carolina State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:29) Drayton Jones made Free Throw.
417
(13:22) Perry Smith Jr. Turnover.
+3 (13:02) Omar Croskey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin McKenzie.
420
(12:46) Isaac Parson Turnover.
(12:46) Jayden Johnson Steal.
+2 (12:41) Omar Croskey made Layup.
422
(12:34) Po'Boigh King Turnover.
(12:34) Jayden Johnson Steal.
(12:34) Foul on Timmy Adedire.
(12:32) Wilson Dubinsky missed Jumper.
(12:29) Mitchell Taylor Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:26) Omar Croskey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Florian Tenebay.
425
(12:17) Foul on Wilson Dubinsky.
(12:11) Foul on Florian Tenebay.
+1 (12:11) Timmy Adedire made Free Throw.
525
+1 (12:11) Timmy Adedire made Free Throw.
625
(11:53) Florian Tenebay Turnover.
(11:53) Kelechi Okworogwo Steal.
+2 (11:42) Floyd Rideau Jr. made Jumper.
825
+2 (11:20) Davion Everett made Layup.
827
(11:01) Foul on Florian Tenebay.
(10:59) Aquan Smart missed Layup.
(10:59) Caleb McCarty Block.
(10:59) South Carolina State Defensive Rebound.
(10:27) Michael Teal missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:24) Caleb McCarty Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:24) Caleb McCarty made Two Point Tip Shot.
829
(10:09) Foul on Michael Teal.
+1 (10:09) Kelechi Okworogwo made Free Throw.
929
(10:09) Kelechi Okworogwo missed Free Throw.
(10:08) Mitchell Taylor Defensive Rebound.
(10:00) Mitchell Taylor missed Jumper.
(9:56) Kelechi Okworogwo Defensive Rebound.
(9:44) Floyd Rideau Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:39) Omar Croskey Defensive Rebound.
(9:26) Foul on Kelechi Okworogwo.
(9:18) Omar Croskey missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:16) Perry Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:08) Floyd Rideau Jr. Turnover.
+2 (8:58) Drayton Jones made Layup. Assisted by Jayden Johnson.
931
(8:48) Isaac Parson Turnover.
(8:48) James Morrow Steal.
(8:28) Jayden Johnson Turnover.
+2 (8:16) Perry Smith Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Po'Boigh King.
1131
+2 (7:49) Omar Croskey made Jumper.
1133
(7:28) Isaac Parson missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:25) Perry Smith Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:23) Perry Smith Jr. made Layup.
1333
+3 (7:09) Colin McKenzie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Johnson.
1336
(6:59) Foul on Drayton Jones.
(6:59) Po'Boigh King missed Free Throw.
(6:59) North Carolina Central Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:59) Po'Boigh King made Free Throw.
1436
(6:38) Omar Croskey missed Jumper.
(6:36) Keishon Porter Defensive Rebound.
(6:36) Foul on Omar Croskey.
+1 (6:36) Keishon Porter made Free Throw.
1536
+1 (6:36) Keishon Porter made Free Throw.
1636
(6:08) Omar Croskey missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:05) Perry Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(5:50) Perry Smith Jr. Turnover.
(5:50) Davion Everett Steal.
(5:45) Jayden Johnson missed Jumper.
(5:42) Omar Croskey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:41) Omar Croskey made Layup.
1638
(5:26) Po'Boigh King Turnover.
(5:26) Omar Croskey Steal.
+2 (5:22) Omar Croskey made Jumper.
1640
(5:04) Foul on Caleb McCarty.
+1 (5:04) Perry Smith Jr. made Free Throw.
1740
(5:04) Perry Smith Jr. missed Free Throw.
(5:02) Wilson Dubinsky Defensive Rebound.
(4:39) Caleb McCarty missed Jumper.
(4:36) Po'Boigh King Defensive Rebound.
(4:32) Foul on Caleb McCarty.
+1 (4:32) Keishon Porter made Free Throw.
1840
+1 (4:32) Keishon Porter made Free Throw.
1940
+2 (4:15) Drayton Jones made Layup. Assisted by Wilson Dubinsky.
1942
+2 (3:56) Perry Smith Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Keishon Porter.
2142
(3:40) Mitchell Taylor missed Jumper.
(3:35) Drayton Jones Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:33) Davion Everett made Layup. Assisted by Michael Teal.
2144
(3:24) Isaac Parson Turnover.
(3:24) Wilson Dubinsky Steal.
(3:23) Foul on Isaac Parson.
+3 (3:09) Michael Teal made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wilson Dubinsky.
2147
+2 (2:36) Perry Smith Jr. made Jumper.
2347
+2 (2:15) Drayton Jones made Layup.
2349
(2:15) Foul on Dionte Johnson.
(2:15) Drayton Jones missed Free Throw.
(2:15) Perry Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(2:03) Po'Boigh King missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:02) South Carolina State Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:02) Foul on Keishon Porter.
(1:44) James Morrow missed Jumper.
(1:42) Timmy Adedire Defensive Rebound.
(1:38) Timmy Adedire Turnover.
(1:11) James Morrow Turnover.
(1:11) Keishon Porter Steal.
(1:04) Dionte Johnson missed Jumper.
(1:03) South Carolina State Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:03) Foul on Perry Smith Jr..
+1 (1:03) Colin McKenzie made Free Throw.
2350
+1 (1:03) Colin McKenzie made Free Throw.
2351
+2 (0:50) Dionte Johnson made Layup.
2551
+3 (0:27) Colin McKenzie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Johnson.
2554
(0:07) Perry Smith Jr. Turnover.
(0:02) Davion Everett missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Perry Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NCCU

SCST

67Points88

22-48(45.8%)Field Goal(%)31-55(56.4%)

4-13(30.8%)3-Point(%)10-17(58.8%)

19-25(76.0%)Free Throw(%)16-21(76.2%)

20(5)Rebounds(Offensive)29(8)

12Assists21

7Steals9

0Blocks5

15Turnovers16

21(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

0Largest Lead29

Game Details

Friday, March 14, 2025 · 8:00 PM

S-H-M Memorial Center · Orangeburg, SC

capacity: 3,200

tv: ESPN+