Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks vs. North Carolina Central Eagles

Mar 12, 2026

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
UMES	40	34	2	76
NCCU	34	40	9	83

Game Recap

Johnson, North Carolina Central beat Maryland-Eastern Shore 83-76 in OT in MEAC Tournament. Dionte Johnson scored 26 points, four in the overtime, as No. 3 seed North Carolina Central knocked off sixth-seeded Maryland-Eastern Shore 83-76 on Thursday night in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament.

Player Stats

MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
14Joseph Locandro	21	5-9	2-3	0-0	4	0	0	1	0	1	12
5Dorion Staples	35	4-12	2-10	4-5	2	3	2	0	1	3	14
24Levi Beckwith	25	1-2	1-1	1-2	5	1	0	0	1	1	4
12Justin Monden	33	5-9	1-4	2-2	0	2	0	0	5	2	13
4Michael Teal	43	4-12	0-2	0-0	1	3	1	0	3	2	8
35Christopher Flippin	10	2-5	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	1	0	2	4
22Maurice Vassel	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23Trey Hall	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3Trey Brown	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2Jaden Johnson	12	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0
1Zion Obanla	30	3-7	0-1	15-16	8	0	1	3	2	2	21
0Jaden Cooper	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0
TOTAL	-	24-5841.4%	6-2227.3%	22-2588.0%	27	10	6	5	14	19	76

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Kelechi Okworogwo	45	3-10	0-2	2-2	5	1	2	2	1	4	8
11Gage Lattimore	45	6-10	3-4	3-3	8	2	1	0	2	3	18
1Kyric Davis	23	1-5	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	2	2	1	4
5Tekao Carpenter	37	3-6	1-3	0-0	4	3	1	0	3	4	7
2Dionte Johnson	39	8-11	2-3	8-8	4	3	2	0	3	3	26
22Ramondo Battle II	4	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2
8Jae Slack	26	4-5	2-3	4-6	0	1	1	0	2	5	14
10Ryan Archey	6	1-4	0-2	2-2	3	1	0	0	0	0	4




TOTAL	-	27-5350.9%	8-1844.4%	21-2391.3%	27	11	9	4	13	21	83

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUMESNCCU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Maryland Eastern Shore.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by North Carolina Central.
(19:36) Dorion Staples misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(19:32) Levi Beckwith Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:30) Michael Teal makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Levi Beckwith assists).
20
(19:16) Dionte Johnson bad pass turnover.
(19:16) Dorion Staples Steal.
+2 (19:12) Dorion Staples makes 2-foot dunk.
40
+2 (18:49) Gage Lattimore makes driving layup.
42
(18:26) Justin Monden misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:19) Gage Lattimore Defensive Rebound.
(18:01) Tekao Carpenter bad pass turnover.
(18:01) Michael Teal Steal.
(17:57) Foul on Tekao Carpenter.
+1 (17:57) Justin Monden makes free throw 1 of 2.
52
+1 (17:57) Justin Monden makes free throw 2 of 2.
62
(17:34) Kyric Davis bad pass turnover.
(17:25) Christopher Flippin misses 8-foot hook shot.
(17:22) Gage Lattimore Defensive Rebound.
(17:12) Kelechi Okworogwo misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:07) Kyric Davis Offensive Rebound.
(17:07) Kyric Davis misses tip in layup.
(17:06) Levi Beckwith Defensive Rebound.
(16:52) Michael Teal misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:46) Christopher Flippin Offensive Rebound.
(16:45) Christopher Flippin misses 4-foot jumper.
(16:45) Kelechi Okworogwo Defensive Rebound.
(16:45) Kyric Davis Block.
(16:30) Tekao Carpenter misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:27) Christopher Flippin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:05) Christopher Flippin makes 3-foot dunk (Dorion Staples assists).
82
(15:42) Foul on Christopher Flippin.
+1 (15:42) Kyric Davis makes free throw 1 of 2.
83
+1 (15:42) Kyric Davis makes free throw 2 of 2.
84
(15:35) Jaden Cooper bad pass turnover.
(15:35) Gage Lattimore Steal.
(15:13) Kyric Davis misses layup.
(15:13) Joseph Locandro Block.
(15:11) Maryland Eastern Shore Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:42) Justin Monden makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dorion Staples assists).
114
(14:12) Tekao Carpenter bad pass turnover.
(14:12) Dorion Staples Steal.
(14:06) Dorion Staples misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(14:02) Jaden Cooper Offensive Rebound.
(13:47) Foul on Kyric Davis.
+1 (13:47) Zion Obanla makes free throw 1 of 2.
124
+1 (13:47) Zion Obanla makes free throw 2 of 2.
134
(13:27) Foul on Justin Monden.
(13:21) Foul on Dionte Johnson.
(13:21) Dionte Johnson turnover.
+3 (13:12) Joseph Locandro makes 24-foot three point jumper (Justin Monden assists).
164
(12:43) Gage Lattimore misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:42) North Carolina Central Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:42) Foul on Zion Obanla.
(12:29) Kyric Davis bad pass turnover.
(12:23) Michael Teal misses driving layup.
+2 (12:21) Joseph Locandro makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
184
(12:20) Joseph Locandro Offensive Rebound.
(12:02) Foul on Trey Hall.
+1 (12:02) Kelechi Okworogwo makes free throw 1 of 2.
185
+1 (12:02) Kelechi Okworogwo makes free throw 2 of 2.
186
(12:01) Foul on Jae Slack.
(11:35) Michael Teal misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(11:29) Zion Obanla Offensive Rebound.
(11:24) Foul on Tekao Carpenter.
+1 (11:24) Zion Obanla makes free throw 1 of 2.
196
+1 (11:24) Zion Obanla makes free throw 2 of 2.
206
+3 (11:05) Gage Lattimore makes 27-foot three point jumper.
209
(10:45) Zion Obanla bad pass turnover.
(10:36) Foul on Maurice Vassel.
(10:36) Jae Slack misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:36) North Carolina Central Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:36) Jae Slack misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:36) Levi Beckwith Defensive Rebound.
(10:24) Joseph Locandro misses layup.
(10:22) Maryland Eastern Shore Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:08) Justin Monden makes 11-foot pullup jump shot.
229
+2 (9:47) Jae Slack makes driving layup.
2211
(9:30) Justin Monden bad pass turnover.
(9:30) Tekao Carpenter Steal.
+2 (9:17) Kelechi Okworogwo makes 3-foot dunk (Ryan Archey assists).
2213
+2 (8:43) Joseph Locandro makes 7-foot hook shot (Dorion Staples assists).
2413
(8:23) Foul on Gage Lattimore.
(8:23) Gage Lattimore turnover.
(7:59) Zion Obanla misses layup.
(7:58) Ryan Archey Defensive Rebound.
(7:58) Foul on Dorion Staples.
+3 (7:42) Gage Lattimore makes 23-foot three point jumper.
2416
(7:14) Justin Monden misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:11) Zion Obanla Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:10) Zion Obanla makes layup.
2616
(6:40) Ryan Archey misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:37) Christopher Flippin Defensive Rebound.
(6:37) Foul on Tekao Carpenter.
+1 (6:37) Dorion Staples makes free throw 1 of 2.
2716
+1 (6:37) Dorion Staples makes free throw 2 of 2.
2816
(6:21) Foul on Christopher Flippin.
+1 (6:21) Ryan Archey makes free throw 1 of 2.
2817
+1 (6:21) Ryan Archey makes free throw 2 of 2.
2818
+3 (6:06) Joseph Locandro makes 22-foot three point jumper (Justin Monden assists).
3118
(5:42) Ryan Archey misses 9-foot pullup jump shot.
(5:39) Zion Obanla Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:19) Justin Monden makes driving layup.
3318
(4:44) Ryan Archey misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:42) Ryan Archey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:40) Ryan Archey makes driving layup.
3320
(4:23) Dorion Staples misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:18) Ryan Archey Defensive Rebound.
(4:12) Foul on Dorion Staples.
+1 (4:12) Jae Slack makes free throw 1 of 2.
3321
+1 (4:12) Jae Slack makes free throw 2 of 2.
3322
(3:54) Foul on Ramondo Battle II.
+1 (3:54) Zion Obanla makes free throw 1 of 2.
3422
(3:54) Zion Obanla misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:54) Kelechi Okworogwo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:27) Dionte Johnson makes 17-foot pullup jump shot.
3424
(3:13) Jaden Cooper bad pass turnover.
(3:13) Ramondo Battle II Steal.
+3 (3:09) Dionte Johnson makes 26-foot three pointer.
3427
(2:34) Zion Obanla misses 42-foot three point jumper.
(2:34) Maryland Eastern Shore Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:33) team shot clock turnover .
(2:18) Ramondo Battle II misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:14) Dionte Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(2:13) Dionte Johnson misses layup.
(2:12) Maryland Eastern Shore Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:02) Justin Monden makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
3627
(1:45) Gage Lattimore misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:42) Zion Obanla Defensive Rebound.
(1:34) Justin Monden bad pass turnover.
(1:34) Ramondo Battle II Steal.
+2 (1:31) Ramondo Battle II makes driving layup.
3629
(1:03) Foul on Jae Slack.
+1 (1:03) Zion Obanla makes free throw 1 of 2.
3729
+1 (1:03) Zion Obanla makes free throw 2 of 2.
3829
+2 (0:45) Kelechi Okworogwo makes 2-foot dunk (Gage Lattimore assists).
3831
(0:33) Justin Monden turnover.
+2 (0:12) Gage Lattimore makes driving layup.
3833
(0:12) Foul on Jaden Cooper.
+1 (0:12) Gage Lattimore makes free throw 1 of 1.
3834
(0:01) Zion Obanla misses layup.
(0:00) Zion Obanla Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Foul on Kelechi Okworogwo.
+1 (0:00) Zion Obanla makes free throw 1 of 2.
3934
+1 (0:00) Zion Obanla makes free throw 2 of 2.
4034

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

UMES

NCCU

76Points83

24-58(41.4%)Field Goal(%)27-53(50.9%)

6-22(27.3%)3-Point(%)8-18(44.4%)

22-25(88.0%)Free Throw(%)21-23(91.3%)

32(15)Rebounds(Offensive)29(9)

10Assists11

6Steals9

5Blocks4

16Turnovers13

19(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)

15Largest Lead10

Game Details

Thursday, March 12, 2026 · 9:10 PM

McDougald-McLendon Arena · Durham, NC

capacity: 3,500

tv: ESPN+

spread: UMES -1.5

over/under: 131.5