Scores

Final

N Carolina Cent 69

(5-6, 1-0 MEAC)

Drake 72

(5-5, 3-1 home)

8:05 PM ET, December 19, 2012

Knapp Center, Des Moines, IA

1 2 T
NCCU 37 3269
DRKE 41 3172

Top Performers

North Carolina Central: S. Kidd 23 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Drake: S. VanDeest 19 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast

Drake 72, NC Central 69

Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Seth VanDeest scored 19 points, including two straight baskets in the closing minutes, to lead Drake to a 72-69 victory over North Carolina Central on Wednesday night.

VanDeest's layup with 1:36 remaining gave the Bulldogs (5-5) a 68-66 lead, and he added another basket with 47 seconds left to make it a four-point game.

A 3-pointer by Stanton Kidd brought NC Central within 70-69 with 31 seconds left, but after Richard Carter hit two free throws for Drake with 11 seconds left, two 3-point attempts from the Eagles (5-6) in the final 3 seconds were off the mark.

Ben Simons added 16 points for Drake, which hit 10 of 21 3-point attempts. Carter had 13 points and five assists.

Kidd and Jeremy Ingram each had 23 points for NC Central, which was playing for the first time in 15 days.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
NCCU
DRKE
Points 69 72
FG Made-Attempted 27-56 (.482) 22-44 (.500)
3P Made-Attempted 6-18 (.333) 10-21 (.476)
FT Made-Attempted 9-14 (.643) 18-24 (.750)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 12 (0/0)
Largest Lead 5 12

Game Leaders

 
NCCU
DRKE
PointsJ. Ingram 23S. VanDeest 19
ReboundsK. Jawara 10J. King 10
AssistsE. Chapman 6R. Carter 5
StealsE. Chapman 4B. Simons 2
Team Stats: NC Central | Drake

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
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Next 5 Games

NCCU
DRKE
12/22 @UVU 6:05pm
12/29 @MARQ 2:00pm
01/02 @WIN 7:00pm
01/08 VULYNCHBURG 7:00pm
01/12 @FAMU 6:00pm
 12/22 EIU 3:05pm
12/29 @BRAD 8:00pm
01/02 WICH 8:05pm
01/05 MOSU 8:05pm
01/08 @CREI 8:05pm
Complete Schedule: NC Central | Drake