Student-Coach

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1. North Carolina Central (11-0)
2. Army (10-1)
3. Lehigh (9-2)
4. Colgate (7-4)
5. Holy Cross (6-5)
6. Navy (4-7)
7. American (2-9)
8. Bucknell (1-10)
9. Lafayette (0-11)

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We went undefeated and headed into the tournament with a 27-0 record.

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@ Army W 84-31
VS. Navy W 66-60
@ Colgate W 67-66
VS. Lehigh W 66-64
@ Lafayette W 79-77
VS. Holy Cross W 82-73
@ Bucknell W 70-59
VS. American W 61-59
VS. Army W 45-40
@ Navy W 97-57
VS. Colgate W 93-92 (5OT)
@ Lehigh W 88-74
VS. Lafayette W 76-43
@ Holy Cross W 71-64
VS. Bucknell W 59-53
@ American W 78-56

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(1) North Carolina Central VS. (8) Navy/(9) Lafayette
(4) Army VS. (5) Holy Cross
(2) Colgate VS. (7) Bucknell
(3) Lehigh VS. (6) American

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Round 1:
(9) Lafayette 68, (8) Navy 67

Round 2:
(1) North Carolina Central 101, (9) Lafayette 46
(5) Holy Cross 50, (4) Army 40
(2) Colgate 83, (7) Bucknell 58
(3) Lehigh 77, (6) American 72

Round 3:
(1) North Carolina Central 92, (5) Holy Cross 78 (OT)
(2) Colgate 65, (3) Lehigh 54

Final:
(1) North Carolina Central 97, (2) Colgate 93 (2OT)

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[color="DarkRed"]2nd Round NCAA Tournament VS. (15) Presbyterian (20-10)

In the first half, the Blue Hose was no match for NC Central as we took a 52-14 halftime lead.

As the Eagles continued to run up the score on Presby, the Blue Hose coach became increasingly frustrated and was eventually ejected. NCCU won 98-29.

Final Score: (2) North Carolina Central (31-0) 98, (15) Presbyterian (20-11) 29[/color]

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[color="DarkRed"]3rd Round NCAA Tournament VS. (10) Hawaii (26-5)

The first half became an offensive shootout, with Hawaii taking the lead for the first time on the last shot of the half with 1 second to go to lead at halftime 44-43.

We cleaned it up in the second half, winning the game 88-74

Final Score: (2) North Carolina Central (32-0) 88, (10) Hawaii (26-6) 74[/color]

...And so we meet again, Sweet 16!

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[color="DarkRed"]Sweet 16 VS. (3) Alabama (32-2)

The Tide rolled in the first half, outscoring us 46-27.

We came back in the second half and won 70-69 on a buzzer-beater by Trent Gilmore.

Final Score: (2) North Carolina Central (33-0) 70, (3) Alabama (32-3) 69[/color]

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[color="DarkRed"]Elite Eight VS. (13) Marshall (24-12)

The Thundering Herd zipped to a 40-37 lead at halftime after a buzzer-beating three-pointer.

The second half saw NC Central take control of the game as they won 86-62.

Final Score: (2) North Carolina Central (34-0) 86, (13) Marshall (24-13) 62[/color]