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

BOTTOM LINE: Coppin State and North Carolina Central play in the MEAC Tournament. The Coppin State Eagles have gone 8-6 against MEAC teams, with a 9-7 record in non-conference play. Coppin State is third in the MEAC scoring 64.2 points while shooting 39.0% from the field.

There is probably no bigger elimination game in tournament play than today in Charlotte, NC when UNC (21-12, 13-7) takes the court against Wake Forest (21-10, 13-7). Both schools may well need to win today's quarterfinal game as well as the semifinal against Duke to be guaranteed a spot in the Big Dance,