North Carolina Central Eagles vs. South Carolina State Bulldogs

FINAL

Feb 18, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
NCCU	30	42	72
SCST	36	49	85

Game Recap

Johnson scores 20 as South Carolina State defeats North Carolina Central 85-72. Jayden Johnson had 20 points in South Carolina State's 85-72 win over North Carolina Central on Wednesday.

Player Stats

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Jae Slack	34	4-11	0-3	9-13	4	2	0	0	2	1	17
21Kelechi Okworogwo	39	7-9	0-0	1-2	8	2	1	0	0	3	15
11Gage Lattimore	39	5-9	4-6	2-4	5	4	2	0	2	2	16
1Kyric Davis	33	2-4	0-1	1-3	5	2	1	1	3	4	5
2Dionte Johnson	33	5-12	4-8	1-2	0	2	1	0	3	3	15
9Gbenga Olubi	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5Tekao Carpenter	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Ryan Archey	16	2-7	0-2	0-0	4	1	1	0	1	2	4




TOTAL	-	25-5248.1%	8-2040.0%	14-2458.3%	27	13	6	1	11	16	72

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Derwin Hodge Jr.	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	2	2	0
4Cameron Clark	26	3-7	0-0	5-5	4	6	1	1	1	2	11
10Jayden Johnson	33	6-10	3-5	5-6	3	6	1	0	1	1	20
1Florian Tenebay	20	2-5	1-2	1-2	1	2	0	1	0	4	6
22James Morrow	29	6-9	0-1	0-0	6	2	2	0	1	3	12
32Teon Tindal	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Tim Okojie	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30Rayniel Wright	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	4	0	0	1	1	0
5Owen Bronston Jr.	26	4-10	4-9	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	12
55Chris Parker	27	7-9	0-0	4-4	7	1	2	0	1	3	18
0Noah Treadwell	13	2-5	2-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6
14Jamal Miles	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	30-5653.6%	10-2245.5%	15-1788.2%	26	24	6	2	9	17	85

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNCCUSCST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by North Carolina Central.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by South Carolina State.
+3 (19:54) Gage Lattimore makes 25-foot three point jumper.
30
+2 (19:29) James Morrow makes layup (Cameron Clark assists).
32
(19:15) Kyric Davis bad pass turnover.
(19:15) Cameron Clark Steal.
(19:09) Florian Tenebay misses layup.
(19:09) Derwin Hodge Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(19:09) Kyric Davis Block.
(19:03) Derwin Hodge Jr. bad pass turnover.
(19:03) Kyric Davis Steal.
(19:03) Dionte Johnson bad pass turnover.
(18:34) Florian Tenebay misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:27) Kyric Davis Defensive Rebound.
(18:27) Kyric Davis bad pass turnover.
(18:27) Jayden Johnson Steal.
(18:18) Foul on Kyric Davis.
+3 (18:11) Jayden Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Morrow assists).
35
(17:36) Dionte Johnson bad pass turnover.
(17:36) James Morrow Steal.
(17:20) Derwin Hodge Jr. misses 20-foot jumper.
(17:15) Jayden Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(17:14) Jayden Johnson misses 15-foot jumper.
(17:09) Derwin Hodge Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:08) James Morrow makes 2-foot dunk (Derwin Hodge Jr. assists).
37
(16:51) Dionte Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:48) Derwin Hodge Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:39) Cameron Clark misses layup.
(16:35) Gage Lattimore Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:33) Kelechi Okworogwo makes layup (Gage Lattimore assists).
57
+1 (16:10) Cameron Clark makes free throw 1 of 2.
58
+1 (16:10) Cameron Clark makes free throw 2 of 2.
59
(16:09) Foul on Kyric Davis.
(15:59) Gage Lattimore misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:56) Kelechi Okworogwo Offensive Rebound.
(15:51) Jae Slack misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:45) Tekao Carpenter Offensive Rebound.
(15:43) Jae Slack misses 11-foot jumper.
(15:41) Chris Parker Defensive Rebound.
(15:23) Chris Parker misses layup.
(15:20) Gage Lattimore Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:05) Dionte Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Gage Lattimore assists).
89
(14:30) Owen Bronston Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:26) Kelechi Okworogwo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:20) Dionte Johnson makes layup.
109
+2 (13:53) Jayden Johnson makes layup.
1011
(13:44) Dionte Johnson bad pass turnover.
(13:44) Chris Parker Steal.
+2 (13:40) Chris Parker makes 8-foot jumper.
1013
(13:29) Foul on Florian Tenebay.
(13:17) Dionte Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:14) Owen Bronston Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(13:01) Foul on Jae Slack.
+1 (13:01) Chris Parker makes free throw 1 of 2.
1014
+1 (13:01) Chris Parker makes free throw 2 of 2.
1015
(12:39) Dionte Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:33) Chris Parker Defensive Rebound.
(12:27) Noah Treadwell out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (12:18) Jae Slack makes layup (Gage Lattimore assists).
1215
(12:18) Foul on Florian Tenebay.
(12:18) Jae Slack misses free throw 1 of 1.
(12:17) James Morrow Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:04) James Morrow makes 12-foot jumper (Jayden Johnson assists).
1217
(11:42) Gage Lattimore out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+3 (11:25) Owen Bronston Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Cameron Clark assists).
1220
(11:10) Jae Slack misses 18-foot jumper.
(11:08) South Carolina State Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:43) Owen Bronston Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:40) North Carolina Central Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:31) Jae Slack bad pass turnover.
(10:31) James Morrow Steal.
(10:16) Cameron Clark misses layup.
(10:10) Kelechi Okworogwo Defensive Rebound.
(10:01) Kyric Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:57) Cameron Clark Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:49) Cameron Clark makes layup (James Morrow assists).
1222
(9:49) Foul on Gage Lattimore.
+1 (9:49) Cameron Clark makes free throw 1 of 1.
1223
(9:40) Foul on Derwin Hodge Jr..
+1 (9:40) Jae Slack makes free throw 1 of 2.
1323
+1 (9:40) Jae Slack makes free throw 2 of 2.
1423
+2 (9:18) Chris Parker makes layup (Jayden Johnson assists).
1425
(8:53) Jae Slack misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:50) Chris Parker Defensive Rebound.
(8:46) Noah Treadwell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:42) Kelechi Okworogwo Defensive Rebound.
(8:40) Foul on Jayden Johnson.
+2 (8:24) Kelechi Okworogwo makes 11-foot jumper.
1625
(8:03) Owen Bronston Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:00) South Carolina State Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:55) James Morrow misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:52) Kyric Davis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:45) Kelechi Okworogwo makes 4-foot dunk (Kyric Davis assists).
1825
+2 (7:30) Chris Parker makes 14-foot jumper (Rayniel Wright assists).
1827
(7:16) Jae Slack misses layup.
(7:13) James Morrow Defensive Rebound.
(6:53) Rayniel Wright bad pass turnover.
(6:53) Gage Lattimore Steal.
+2 (6:49) Gage Lattimore makes layup.
2027
(6:27) James Morrow misses 14-foot jumper.
(6:24) Jae Slack Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:08) Ryan Archey makes 16-foot jumper.
2227
+2 (5:39) Chris Parker makes layup (Derwin Hodge Jr. assists).
2229
+2 (5:17) Kelechi Okworogwo makes 5-foot alley oop dunk (Ryan Archey assists).
2429
(4:59) James Morrow misses 19-foot jumper.
(4:56) Gage Lattimore Defensive Rebound.
(4:47) Ryan Archey bad pass turnover.
+3 (4:38) Noah Treadwell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rayniel Wright assists).
2432
(4:30) Foul on Chris Parker.
(4:30) Jae Slack misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:30) North Carolina Central Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:30) Jae Slack makes free throw 2 of 2.
2532
(4:11) Noah Treadwell bad pass turnover.
(4:11) Ryan Archey Steal.
(4:07) Jae Slack bad pass turnover.
(3:55) Noah Treadwell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:52) Cameron Clark Offensive Rebound.
(3:50) Jayden Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:47) Kyric Davis Defensive Rebound.
(3:30) Foul on Jamal Miles.
(3:30) Kelechi Okworogwo misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:30) North Carolina Central Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:30) Kelechi Okworogwo makes free throw 2 of 2.
2632
(3:15) Foul on Gage Lattimore.
(3:12) Noah Treadwell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:08) Florian Tenebay Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:57) Cameron Clark makes 2-foot alley oop dunk.
2634
(2:26) Ryan Archey misses 18-foot jumper.
(2:22) James Morrow Defensive Rebound.
(2:06) Cameron Clark misses 13-foot jumper.
(2:04) North Carolina Central Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:39) Dionte Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:36) James Morrow Defensive Rebound.
(1:21) Cameron Clark bad pass turnover.
(1:21) Gage Lattimore Steal.
(1:21) Foul on Cameron Clark.
+1 (1:21) Gage Lattimore makes free throw 1 of 2.
2734
+1 (1:21) Gage Lattimore makes free throw 2 of 2.
2834
(1:06) James Morrow bad pass turnover.
(0:56) Gage Lattimore misses 13-foot jumper.
(0:53) Cameron Clark Defensive Rebound.
(0:32) Jayden Johnson bad pass turnover.
(0:32) Kelechi Okworogwo Steal.
+2 (0:26) Ryan Archey makes 16-foot jumper (Dionte Johnson assists).
3034
+2 (0:05) Cameron Clark makes layup (Jayden Johnson assists).
3036
(0:00) Ryan Archey misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) South Carolina State Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NCCU

SCST

72Points85

25-52(48.1%)Field Goal(%)30-56(53.6%)

8-20(40.0%)3-Point(%)10-22(45.5%)

14-24(58.3%)Free Throw(%)15-17(88.2%)

27(9)Rebounds(Offensive)26(6)

13Assists24

6Steals6

1Blocks2

12Turnovers9

16(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

3Largest Lead13

Game Details

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 · 8:00 PM

S-H-M Memorial Center · Orangeburg, SC

attendance: 350 (10.9%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: NCCU -2.5

over/under: 136.5