Delaware State knocks NC Central out of MEAC tourney 63-57

NORFOLK, Virginia -- Amere May scored 24 of his 27 points in the second half and Delaware State stunned top-seeded North Carolina Central 63-57 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament semifinals on Friday night.

The No. 5 seed Hornets (18-16) trailed by 13 early in the second half. But thanks to May, they hung around and surpassed NC Central (25-7) with a late rally, snapping the defending champion Eagles' 35-game conference winning streak.

Delaware State advanced to Saturday's championship game and will face sixth-seeded Hampton, which beat No. 2 seed Norfolk State 75-64 in the other semifinal game.

May made both free throws on a one-and-one with 1:46 left to give Delaware State its first lead, at 57-55, since the opening minutes and pushed the lead to four on another pair of free throws.

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