North Carolina Central Eagles vs South Carolina State Bulldogs

College Basketball

NC Central

10-15

72-85

Final

SC State

7-18

Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center

Lead tracker

NCCU leadsBiggest lead NCCU 3, SCST 13

SCST leads

Team	1H	2H	T
NCCU	30	42	72
SCST	36	49	85

Who won: SC State 85-72

The South Carolina State Bulldogs beat the North Carolina Central Eagles 85-72 on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center. Jayden Johnson led the SC State in points (20). Jae Slack led the NC Central in points (17).

Player of the game

Jayden Johnson

SCST · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB

8.5

Win probability

100%SCST final

NCCUSCST

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:06
Defensive rebound
Chris Parker Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:11
Misses layup
Dionte Johnson misses layup
D. Johnson · 15 PTS
H2 0:18
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Jayden Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
J. Johnson · 20 PTS
NCCU 72 - 85 SCST
H2 0:18
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Jayden Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
J. Johnson · 20 PTS
NCCU 72 - 84 SCST
H2 0:18
Foul on Ryan Archey
Foul on Ryan Archey.
R. Archey · 4 PTS
H2 0:18
Offensive Rebound
Ryan Archey Offensive Rebound.
R. Archey · 4 PTS
H2 0:20
Block
Cameron Clark Block.
C. Clark · 11 PTS
H2 0:20
Misses layup
Jae Slack misses layup
J. Slack · 17 PTS
H2 0:24
Defensive rebound
Jae Slack Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:26
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Florian Tenebay misses free throw 2 of 2
F. Tenebay · 6 PTS
H2 0:26
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Florian Tenebay makes free throw 1 of 2
F. Tenebay · 6 PTS
NCCU 72 - 83 SCST
H2 0:26
Foul on Dionte Johnson
Foul on Dionte Johnson.
D. Johnson · 15 PTS
H2 0:28
+2
Layup
Kyric Davis makes layup
K. Davis · 5 PTS
NCCU 72 - 82 SCST
SLAMH2 0:35
Dunk, 4 ft
C. Parker · 18 PTS · ast C. Clark
Chris Parker makes 4-foot dunk (Cameron Clark assists)
NCCU 70 - 82 SCST
H2 0:45
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Dionte Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
D. Johnson · 15 PTS
NCCU 70 - 80 SCST
H2 0:45NCC
Dead ball rebound
North Carolina Central Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 0:45
Misses free throw 1 of 2
Dionte Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
D. Johnson · 15 PTS
H2 0:45
Foul on Chris Parker
Foul on Chris Parker.
C. Parker · 18 PTS
H2 0:50
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Jayden Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
J. Johnson · 20 PTS
NCCU 69 - 80 SCST
H2 0:50
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Jayden Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
J. Johnson · 20 PTS
NCCU 69 - 79 SCST
H2 0:50
Foul on Gbenga Olubi
Foul on Gbenga Olubi.
G. Olubi
H2 0:53NCC
Shorttimeout
North Carolina Central Timeout
THREEH2 0:54
Three! Jumper, 26 ft
G. Lattimore · 16 PTS
Gage Lattimore makes 26-foot three point jumper
NCCU 69 - 78 SCST