North Carolina Central Eagles vs Texas Southern Tigers
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - WEST REGION - FIRST FOUR
64
16-19
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TXSO | 36 | 28 | 64 | ||
NCCU | 26 | 20 | 46 |
46
19-16
Texas Southern Tigers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | 25 | 8-18 | 3-7 | 6-6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 39 | 9 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | 18 | 5-16 | 1-5 | 7-7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | 10 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
64 | 21-57 | 6-24 | 16-19 | 41 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 12 | |
37% | 25% | 84% |
North Carolina Central Eagles
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | 19 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | 6 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 31 | 7 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | 4 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
46 | 21-69 | 0-14 | 4-6 | 43 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 18 | |
30% | 0% | 67% |
Game Information
Dayton, OH

Referee:Tim Nestor
Referee:Chuck Jones
Referee:Rob Kueneman

2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southwestern Athletic ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |
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