North Carolina Central 72, South Carolina State 85 - Box Score

NET #342

	H1	H2	T
North Carolina Central	30	42	72
South Carolina State	36	49	85

South Carolina State

NET #356

	H1	H2	T
North Carolina Central	30	42	72
South Carolina State	36	49	85

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CHD Scout Prediction

low

Predicted

Actual

North Carolina Central

South Carolina State

56%

44%

✗ MissedMargin: -1.8 predicted → +13 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

46.5%→ 55.8

eFG%

62.5 ←45.7%

15.7%→ 15.0

TO Rate

12.4 ←17.4%

25.7%

ORB%

28.0%

38.7%→ 46.2

FT Rate

30.4 ←38.6%

North Carolina Central

Predicted Actual

South Carolina State

Recap

South Carolina State defeats North Carolina Central 85-72

The South Carolina State Bulldogs, ranked 359 in the NET rankings, pulled off a stunning 85-72 upset over the North Carolina Central Eagles, ranked 339, in a game that will have real consequences for both teams' seasons. The 13-point margin of victory was a far cry from the 1.8-point margin predicte...

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Top Performers

North Carolina Central

Kelechi Okworogwo29.6

PTS15REB8AST2STL1

7-9 FG, 1-2 FT

Gage Lattimore29.0

PTS16REB5AST4STL2

5-9 FG, 4-6 3PT, 2-4 FT

Jae Slack21.8

PTS17REB4AST2

4-11 FG, 0-3 3PT, 9-13 FT

South Carolina State

Jayden JohnsonMVP33.1

PTS20REB3AST6STL1

6-10 FG, 3-5 3PT, 5-6 FT

Chris Parker30.4

PTS18REB7AST1STL2

7-9 FG, 4-4 FT

Cameron Clark27.3

PTS11REB4AST6STL1BLK1

3-7 FG, 5-5 FT

Hot Players

Chris ParkerSouth Carolina State+124%

PTS

6.6 avg

REB

4.4 avg

AST

0.6 avg

78% FG 7-9

Jae SlackNorth Carolina Central+100%

PTS

8.3 avg

REB

2.6 avg

AST

0.6 avg

36% FG 4-11

Ryan ArcheyNorth Carolina Central+88%

PTS

3.1 avg

REB

1.0 avg

AST

0.7 avg

29% FG 2-7

Kelechi OkworogwoNorth Carolina Central+80%

PTS

8.3 avg

REB

5.1 avg

AST

0.5 avg

78% FG 7-9

James MorrowSouth Carolina State+65%

PTS

7.8 avg

REB

3.2 avg

AST

1.1 avg

67% FG 6-9

Cameron ClarkSouth Carolina State+56%

PTS

7.9 avg

REB

4.8 avg

AST

0.8 avg

43% FG 3-7

Jayden JohnsonSouth Carolina State+44%

PTS

13.7 avg

REB

2.9 avg

AST

3.5 avg

60% FG 6-10

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North Carolina Central72

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Kelechi Okworogwo	39	15	7-9	0-0	1-2	8	2	1	0	0
Gage Lattimore	39	16	5-9	4-6	2-4	5	4	2	0	2
Jae Slack	34	17	4-11	0-3	9-13	4	2	0	0	2
Kyric Davis	33	5	2-4	0-1	1-3	5	2	1	1	3
Dionte Johnson	33	15	5-12	4-8	1-2	0	2	1	0	3
Ryan Archey	16	4	2-7	0-2	0-0	4	1	1	0	1
Tekao Carpenter	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Gbenga Olubi	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Khouri Carvey	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Dunn	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Edwards	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Khalil Arnold	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Camren Daniels	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Caleb Ellison	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ramondo Battle II	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	72	25-52	8-20	14-24	27	13	6	1	11

South Carolina State85

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Jayden Johnson	33	20	6-10	3-5	5-6	3	6	1	0	1
James Morrow	29	12	6-9	0-1	0-0	6	2	2	0	1
Chris Parker	27	18	7-9	0-0	4-4	7	1	2	0	1
Cameron Clark	26	11	3-7	0-0	5-5	4	6	1	1	1
Owen Bronston Jr.	26	12	4-10	4-9	0-0	2	1	0	0	0
Florian Tenebay	20	6	2-5	1-2	1-2	1	2	0	1	0
Noah Treadwell	13	6	2-5	2-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	2
Derwin Hodge Jr.	12	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	2
Rayniel Wright	9	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	4	0	0	1
Teon Tindal	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Okojie	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jamal Miles	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
D'Shay Knights Wright	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Colin McKenzie	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	85	30-56	10-22	15-17	26	24	6	2	9