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North Carolina Central holds off Delaware State 59-53 in MEAC Tournament semifinal

By The Associated Press

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Kyric Davis had 23 points to lead North Carolina Central to a 59-53 victory over Delaware State on Friday night in the semifinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament.

No. 3 seed North Carolina Central (14-17) will play top-seeded Howard in the championship game on Saturday with a berth in the NCAA Tournament up for grabs.

Davis also had eight rebounds for the Eagles. Kelechi Okworogwo totaled 15 points, seven rebounds and three blocks.

Ponce James finished with 17 points and four assists to pace the seventh-seeded Hornets (8-23). Rahmir Moore added 13 points and seven rebounds.

Davis put up 12 points in the first half for North Carolina Central, which led 32-21 at the break. Davis scored 11 points in the second half to help the Eagles hold on.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

NCAA remains on track to expand to a 76-team March Madness bracket for next season

By The Associated Press
The NCAA is still deliberating expanding March Madness on both the men's and women's sides to 76 teams for next season — a much-expected development that's been in the works for years. The NCAA released a brief statement Tuesday in the wake of an ESPN report that cited unnamed sources saying a decision to add eight teams to the bracket is a mere formality that's expected in May. “Expanding the basketball tournaments would require approval from multiple NCAA committees, including the men’s and women’s basketball committees, and no final recommendations or decisions have been made at this time,” the statement said. Earlier this month at the Final Four, NCAA President Charlie Baker said the committees would, in fact, return to discussing the expansion once this year's tournament was over.
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