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Cleveland scores 21, North Carolina Central beats Maryland-Eastern Shore 87-81 in MEAC Tournament
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Fred Cleveland Jr. had 21 points in North Carolina Central's 87-81 win against Maryland-Eastern Shore on Wednesday night in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament.
No. 2 seed North Carolina Central (18-12) will face the South Carolina State-Delaware State winner in a Friday semifinal.
Cleveland also contributed six assists for the Eagles. Timmy Adedire scored 17 points and added eight rebounds. Po'Boigh King also scored 17 points.
Dionte Johnson led the way for the No. 7 seed Hawks (9-20) with 21 points and four assists. Devon Ellis added 18 points and three steals for Maryland-Eastern Shore. Kelechi Okworogwo finished with 13 points and three blocks.
Cleveland put up 11 points in the first half for North Carolina Central, who led 40-37 at halftime.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Hawks gains possession) | ||
| 19:33 |  | +2 | Kelechi Okworogwo makes two point jump shot | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | | Po'Boigh King misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:14 | | Hawks defensive rebound | ||
| 18:47 | | Devin Gordon shooting foul (Israel Yaw draws the foul) | ||
| 18:47 | | +1 | Israel Yaw makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | | +1 | Israel Yaw makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-0 |
| 18:30 | | +3 | Fred Cleveland Jr. makes three point jump shot (Po'Boigh King assists) | 4-3 |
| 18:06 | | +2 | Dionte Johnson makes two point jump shot | 6-3 |
| 17:40 | | Toby Nnadozie personal foul (Keishon Porter draws the foul) | ||
| 17:38 | | +2 | Fred Cleveland Jr. makes two point jump shot (Po'Boigh King assists) | 6-5 |
| 17:13 | | Kelechi Okworogwo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:11 | | Po'Boigh King defensive rebound | ||
| 17:06 | | Fred Cleveland Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:04 | | Elijah Wilson defensive rebound | ||
| 16:41 | | Toby Nnadozie misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:39 | | Perry Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 16:30 | | Po'Boigh King misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:28 | | Toby Nnadozie defensive rebound | ||
| 16:08 | | +3 | Dionte Johnson makes three point jump shot | 9-5 |
| 15:48 | | Toby Nnadozie shooting foul (Fred Cleveland Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 15:48 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:48 | | +1 | Fred Cleveland Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-6 |
| 15:48 | | Fred Cleveland Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 15:48 | | Troy Hupstead defensive rebound | ||
| 15:23 | | Dionte Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:21 | | Elijah Wilson offensive rebound | ||
| 15:19 | | Fred Cleveland Jr. shooting foul (Elijah Wilson draws the foul) | ||
| 15:19 | | +1 | Elijah Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-6 |
| 15:19 | | +1 | Elijah Wilson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-6 |
| 15:01 | | Po'Boigh King misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:59 | | Troy Hupstead defensive rebound | ||
| 14:54 | | +3 | Chace Davis makes three point jump shot (Dionte Johnson assists) | 14-6 |
| 14:32 | | Po'Boigh King misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:30 | | Fred Cleveland Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 14:17 | | Fred Cleveland Jr. offensive foul | ||
| 14:17 | | Fred Cleveland Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 14:05 | | Devon Ellis misses two point hook shot | ||
| 14:03 | | Troy Hupstead offensive rebound | ||
| 13:59 | | +2 | Troy Hupstead makes two point layup | 16-6 |
| 13:38 | | +2 | Timmy Adedire makes two point jump shot | 16-8 |
| 13:24 | | Troy Hupstead turnover (lost ball) (Perry Smith Jr. steals) | ||
| 13:12 | | Josh Smith misses two point layup | ||
| 13:10 | | Damani Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 13:03 | | Tyler Mack misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:01 | | Josh Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 12:53 | | +2 | Ja'Darius Harris makes two point jump shot | 16-10 |
| 12:40 | | +2 | Devon Ellis makes two point layup (Damani Claxton assists) | 18-10 |
| 12:23 | | +2 | Josh Smith makes two point jump shot | 18-12 |
| 12:09 | | Josh Smith personal foul | ||
| 12:04 | | Troy Hupstead misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:02 | | Timmy Adedire defensive rebound | ||
| 11:45 | | +3 | Josh Smith makes three point jump shot | 18-15 |
| 11:14 | | Devon Ellis turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 11:07 | | Josh Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Po'Boigh King offensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Josh Smith turnover (bad pass) (Devon Ellis steals) | ||
| 10:41 | | +2 | Devon Ellis makes two point layup (Tyler Mack assists) | 20-15 |
| 10:13 | | +2 | Po'Boigh King makes two point jump shot | 20-17 |
| 9:55 | | Troy Hupstead turnover (lost ball) (Ja'Darius Harris steals) | ||
| 9:51 | | Po'Boigh King turnover (bad pass) (Chace Davis steals) | ||
| 9:44 | | Devon Ellis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Po'Boigh King defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | Josh Smith misses two point layup | ||
| 9:29 | | Troy Hupstead defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | Timmy Adedire shooting foul (Troy Hupstead draws the foul) | ||
| 9:19 | | TV timeout | ||
| 9:19 | | +1 | Troy Hupstead makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-17 |
| 9:19 | | +1 | Troy Hupstead makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-17 |
| 9:05 | | +2 | Emmanuel Izunabor makes two point layup (Josh Smith assists) | 22-19 |
| 8:36 | | +3 | Tyler Mack makes three point jump shot (Dionte Johnson assists) | 25-19 |
| 8:21 | | Po'Boigh King misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:19 | | Chace Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | Josh Smith personal foul | ||
| 8:02 | | Dionte Johnson misses two point layup | ||
| 8:01 | | Dionte Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Dionte Johnson misses two point layup | ||
| 7:58 | | Chace Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Emmanuel Izunabor shooting foul (Elijah Wilson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:58 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:58 | | Elijah Wilson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:58 | | +1 | Elijah Wilson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-19 |
| 7:39 | | Jump ball. (Eagles gains possession) | ||
| 7:33 | | +3 | Fred Cleveland Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ja'Darius Harris assists) | 26-22 |
| 7:16 | | Elijah Wilson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:14 | | Eagles defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | +3 | Keishon Porter makes three point jump shot (Fred Cleveland Jr. assists) | 26-25 |
| 6:34 | | Elijah Wilson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:32 | | Ja'Darius Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | Elijah Wilson personal foul | ||
| 6:18 | | Ja'Darius Harris misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:16 | | Timmy Adedire offensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | +2 | Timmy Adedire makes two point layup | 26-27 |
| 6:15 | | Dionte Johnson shooting foul (Timmy Adedire draws the foul) | ||
| 6:15 | | +1 | Timmy Adedire makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 26-28 |
| 5:54 | | Emmanuel Izunabor blocks Dionte Johnson's two point layup | ||
| 5:52 | | Eagles defensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | Emmanuel Izunabor offensive foul | ||
| 5:44 | | Emmanuel Izunabor turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:35 | | +2 | Dionte Johnson makes two point jump shot | 28-28 |
| 5:17 | | +3 | Timmy Adedire makes three point jump shot (Fred Cleveland Jr. assists) | 28-31 |
| 4:55 | | Troy Hupstead misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:53 | | Timmy Adedire defensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | Ja'Darius Harris misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:32 | | Troy Hupstead defensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | Troy Hupstead misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:15 | | Ja'Darius Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | Fred Cleveland Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:03 | | Troy Hupstead defensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | +2 | Devon Ellis makes two point jump shot | 30-31 |
| 3:37 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:28 | | Tyler Mack personal foul | ||
| 3:24 | | +2 | Ja'Darius Harris makes two point layup | 30-33 |
| 3:02 | | Dionte Johnson misses two point layup | ||
| 3:00 | | Kelechi Okworogwo offensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | +2 | Kelechi Okworogwo makes two point layup | 32-33 |
| 2:45 | | Ja'Darius Harris offensive foul | ||
| 2:45 | | Ja'Darius Harris turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:28 | | Chace Davis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:26 | | Perry Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | Dionte Johnson shooting foul (Fred Cleveland Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:24 | | +1 | Fred Cleveland Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-34 |
| 2:24 | | +1 | Fred Cleveland Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-35 |
| 2:09 | | +2 | Kelechi Okworogwo makes two point dunk (Tyler Mack assists) | 34-35 |
| 1:49 | | Kelechi Okworogwo blocks Ja'Darius Harris's two point layup | ||
| 1:47 | | Tyler Mack defensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | Damani Claxton turnover (lost ball) (Josh Smith steals) | ||
| 1:17 | | +2 | Josh Smith makes two point layup (Keishon Porter assists) | 34-37 |
| 1:17 | | Kelechi Okworogwo shooting foul (Josh Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 1:17 | | +1 | Josh Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 34-38 |
| 1:13 | | Hawks 30 second timeout | ||
| 1:04 | | Devon Ellis turnover (lost ball) (Timmy Adedire steals) | ||
| 0:59 | | Timmy Adedire misses two point layup | ||
| 0:57 | | Devon Ellis defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | +2 | Kelechi Okworogwo makes two point dunk (Tyler Mack assists) | 36-38 |
| 0:54 | | Timmy Adedire shooting foul (Kelechi Okworogwo draws the foul) | ||
| 0:54 | | Kelechi Okworogwo misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 0:54 | | Israel Yaw offensive rebound | ||
| 0:41 | | Damani Claxton turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 0:38 | | Kelechi Okworogwo shooting foul (Ja'Darius Harris draws the foul) | ||
| 0:38 | | +1 | Ja'Darius Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-39 |
| 0:38 | | +1 | Ja'Darius Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-40 |
| 0:17 | | Kelechi Okworogwo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:15 | | Elijah Wilson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | Keishon Porter shooting foul (Kelechi Okworogwo draws the foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | +1 | Kelechi Okworogwo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-40 |
| 0:04 | | Kelechi Okworogwo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:04 | | Perry Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | Eagles 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:02 | | Ja'Darius Harris misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |