Day: January 3, 2026

North Carolina edges past Norfolk State 69-67 in MEAC opener

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Image via North Carolina Central Athletics Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics North Carolina Central forward Khouri Carvey’s 24-point, 11-rebound performance steered the Eagles past Norfolk State 69-67 in the first game of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference schedule at McDougald-McLendon Arena on Saturday evening. Carvey shot an efficient 56.3 percent from the field in his fourth double-double this season and was joined in double figures by Jae Slack (11) and Gage Lattimore, who had 14 points and seven rebounds.  NCCU (5-11, 1-0 MEAC) earned its first Division I victory of the season, staying composed as…

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Wildcats defeat Rattlers in come from behind win

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Courtesy of Bethune-Cookman Athletics 56 FAMU 57 Winner BCU Team 1 2 3 4 F FAMU 16  17  11  12  56 BCU 10  15  18  14  57 The Moore Madness started early as the Wildcats erased a 12-point deficit, capped off by a dramatic Daimoni Dorseylayup with two seconds remaining to take the SWAC-opener over Florida A&M, 57-56, Saturday afternoon at Moore Gymnasium.  1st QuarterFlorida A&M (1-11, 0-1 SWAC) took a six-point lead over Bethune-Cookman (3-11, 1-0 SWAC) through a quarter of play, with FAMU’s Tahnyjia Purifoy responsible for 11 of the Rattler’s 16…

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Tennessee State Lady Tigers hammered by Little Rock, 76-39

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Image via Tennessee State Athletics Courtesy of  Ella Clark, Coordinator – Communications & Creative Content 39 TSU 76 Winner LR Team 1 2 3 4 F TSU 13  14  8  4  39 LR 15  24  20  17  76  Tennessee State women’s basketball continued Ohio Valley Conference play on Saturday afternoon, gaining valuable road experience in a 76–39 contest at Little Rock inside the Jack Stephens Center. The Lady Tigers (2–11, 1–3 OVC) received steady contributions across the lineup, led by Icesis Thomas, who paced TSU with seven points on an efficient 3-of-5…

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Tennessee State defeats Tennessee Tech 88-76

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A 14-0 Tennessee State run in the first half and the Tigers were able to build on that advantage in the second half as they went on to defeat Tennessee Tech 88-76.  Tennessee Tech got the scoring started, taking a 2-0 lead on a pair of Dani Pounds free throws. Three pointers on consecutive possessions from Travis Harper II and Jalen Pitre gave the Tigers a 6-2 lead at the 17:51 mark of the opening half. Tech would reggain the lead 10-8 on a Malik Ferguson jumper with 14:12 remaining…

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