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NC Central beats Delaware State 92-75 in MEAC tourney

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) C.J. Keyser scored a career-high 26 points and led five in double-figure scoring as top-seeded North Carolina Central rolled past No. 8 seed Delaware State 92-75 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinal on Wednesday night.

North Carolina Central (18-13) will play the Bethune-Cookman-Morgan State winner in a semifinal on Friday.

Keyser shot 7 of 11 from the field and made six 3-pointers. Jordan Perkins had 17 points and eight assists, and Jibri Blount added 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Eagles. Nicolas Fennell and Ty Graves chipped in 10 points apiece.

Leaders
Points:	J. Blount	19.2
Rebounds:	J. Blount	9.5
Assists:	J. Perkins	5.0
FG%:	J. Blount	52.5%
FT%:	J. Blount	71.2%
3P%:	No qualifiers
Steals:	J. Blount	2.2
Blocks:	E. Clayborne	1.1

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	28-3
2	Gonzaga	31-2
3	Dayton	29-2
4	Florida State	26-5
5	Baylor	26-4
6	San Diego State	30-2
7	Creighton	24-7
8	Kentucky	25-6
9	Michigan State	22-9
10	Duke	25-6
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	28-3
2	Gonzaga	31-2
3	Dayton	29-2
4	Florida State	26-5
5	Baylor	26-4
6	San Diego State	30-2
7	Kentucky	25-6
8	Villanova	24-7
9	Creighton	24-7
10	Duke	25-6
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Mid-Eastern Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
North Carolina Central	13-3	18-13
North Carolina A&T	12-4	17-15
Norfolk State	12-4	16-15
Bethune-Cookman	10-6	16-14
Florida A&M	10-6	12-15
Morgan State	9-7	15-16
Coppin State	7-9	11-20
South Carolina State	6-10	11-18
Delaware State	4-12	6-26
Maryland Eastern Shore	4-12	5-27
Howard	1-15	4-29
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	69.7 (222)
Rebounds:	9.8 (191)
Assists:	13.8 (119)
FG%:	45.8% (67)
FT%:	65.3% (324)
3P%:	29.9% (326)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	66.0 (77)
Rebounds:	24.8 (223)
Assists:	12.0 (133)
FG%:	40.9% (67)
FT%:	70.0% (144)
3P%:	29.9% (32)