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NCCU survives comeback by Delaware State :: WRALSportsFan.com
Dover, Del. — After falling behind in the second half, the North Carolina Central University men’s basketball team stormed back to win 69-66 at Delaware State University on Monday evening. Sophomore Po’Boigh King and redshirt senior Ja’Darius Harris combined for 43 points leading the Eagles to victory.
NCCU (12-8, 4-1 MEAC) controlled the lead the entire first half with Delaware State keeping pace never falling beyond 10 points. Both teams came into Monday’s contest in a three-way tie with Norfolk State University for first place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings.
The Delaware State (10-11, 3-2 MEAC) and MEAC’s leading scorer Martaz Robinson was held to just two points through the first 20 minutes. That would be all he would score the entire game with foul trouble.
The Eagles ended the first half on top 34-25 and for the second straight game, King led in scoring at the half with 11 points. NC Central shot 41.4 percent from the field outscoring the Hornets 14-8 in the paint.
After trading buckets in the first minute of the second half, King’s fast break layup would give NCCU its largest lead of the night with 11 points. DSU would begin to chip away slowly at the lead.
With a 43-38 lead with under 12 minutes remaining, the Eagles wouldn’t score another field goal for close to seven minutes. The Hornets tied the game 43-43 with less than nine minutes left.
Delaware State would take its first lead for the night 45-44 and stretched it to three with a quick steal and layup. Defense and free throws would keep the Eagles in the game helping to come back from down 10 points with 5:42 remaining.
King nailed two shots at the foul line bringing the score to 56-50 as the Eagles still trailed. A three-pointer from junior Devin Gordon brought the lead down to five points. Harris and King made back-to-back threes allowing NCCU back into the lead 61-60.
Delaware State’s Jevin Muniz finished with a game-high 24 points making clutch free throws down the stretch to help the Hornets take another one-point lead but that would be the last time DSU would be ahead.
Harris made three layups after one near turnover, a quick dime from King and an offensive foul drawn by senior Fred Cleveland Jr.
With NCCU leading 68-66, DSU caused a jump ball to regain possession for a chance to tie or take the lead. After a miss by the Hornets, redshirt senior Emmanuel Izunabor grabbed his ninth rebound of the night and was quickly fouled, making one of two shots with 3.6 seconds left.
A half-court heave from DSU’s Muniz wouldn’t drop as the Eagles escaped Dover with a 69-66 victory staying in first place in the conference standings. King finished with 22 points and five rebounds and Harris scored 21 points.
The Eagles will prepare to host Coppin State University on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 4 p.m. at McDougald-McLendon Arena.
Police in Wilmington, Delaware, shot and killed a 19-year-old man Wednesday night.
The incident happened in a residential area near 24th and Jessup streets just after 11 p.m., Wilmington police said in a news release. The person who was shot has not been publicly identified.
Officers were monitoring a large crowd gathered outside when they saw a man exit a home with a handgun and point it toward the crowd, police say.
When officers approached the man, he ran away and a foot pursuit began, police say.
At some point in the chase, an officer fired their weapon and hit the 19-year-old. The man was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.
Police say they recovered a loaded gun from the man and that the officer was not injured.
Video filmed at the scene shows a crowd of residents gathered outside after the shooting.
Police are asking anyone with more information to come forward. The shooting is under investigation by the Delaware Department of Justice and Wilmington police.
Delaware Supreme Court Justice Karen L. Valihura announced Wednesday that she will lead a new corporate law institute at the Wilmington University Farnan School of Law.
She will step down from the bench of Delaware’s highest court in late July, after choosing not to seek reappointment at the end of her 12-year term. She revealed her plans for the next phase of her legal career in a special session of the court in Wilmington.
As well as joining the Wilmington University law school faculty, Valihura will be the founding director of the school’s new Corporate Law, Governance and Practice Institute. …
Wilmington Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy Tuesday night in Wilmington’s Hilltop neighborhood.
According to police, the shooting occurred at approximately 8:33 p.m. in the 1600 block of West 5th Street.
On their arrival at the scene, police say they located the 16-year-old with at least one gunshot wound and transported him to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
This incident remains under investigation.
Police did not share whether there have been any arrests in connection with the shooting or a possible motive.
Wilmington Police encourage anyone with information about this incident, contact Detective Justin Wilkers at (302) 576-3634. Information can also be sent to Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, or Delawarecrimestoppers.com.
The Wilmington Police Department (WPD) Victim Service Unit and Youth Response Unit are available to provide information and support to victims, children, and families affected by this incident.
The Victim Service Unit can be reached at (302) 576-3622, and the Youth Response Unit can be reached at (302) 576-3183.
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