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North Carolina Central upsets Delaware State 79-77 in MEAC Tournament quarterfinal

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Perry Smith Jr. scored 22 points and Isaac Parson flipped in the game-winner on a reverse layup with one second left as North Carolina Central pulled off the upset with a 79-77 victory over Delaware State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal on Thursday night.

Parson dribbled the length of the court and scored for the sixth-seeded Eagles (14-18) after Martaz Robinson buried a 3-pointer to pull the third-seeded Hornets (16-14) even with seven seconds remaining.

Smith added six rebounds for the Eagles, who move on to a semifinal matchup with No.