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03/12 23:12 CDT Johnson, North Carolina Central beat Maryland-Eastern Shore
83-76 in OT in MEAC Tournament
Johnson, North Carolina Central beat Maryland-Eastern Shore 83-76 in OT in MEAC
Tournament
By The Associated Press
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) --- 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.
N.C. Central (13-17) plays No. 7 seed Delaware State in the semifinals Friday.
Johnson shot 8 for 11 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 8 of 8 from the
free-throw line for the Eagles. Gage Lattimore scored 18 points and added eight
rebounds. Jae Slack shot 4 for 5 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from
the free-throw line to finish with 14 points.
Zion Obanla led the way for the Hawks (9-23) with 21 points, eight rebounds and
three blocks. Dorion Staples added 14 points and two steals for
Maryland-Eastern Shore. Justin Monden also had 13 points.
North Carolina Central entered halftime down 40-34. Lattimore paced the team in
scoring in the first half with 11 points. Johnson led North Carolina Central
with 17 second-half points as the teams ended regulation tied 74-74. Johnson
shot 0 of 1 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line on the way to four points
in overtime.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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