BALTIMORE, Maryland – 26 points from Livingstone's Detionne Leach was not enough as Elizabeth City State was able to escape with the victory 74-69. The Vikings have the No. 1 seeded Panthers of Virginia Union waiting for them in the Quarterfinals of the CIAA Basketball Tournament. 

First Half
After a slow start scoring, Livingstone took a 7-2 lead with 15:19 left after Detionne Leach hit a layup. Elizabeth City State was able to tie the game with five straight points thanks to a three-pointer and a mid-range jumper by Amadou Faye. ECSU's Tre Richardson hit an and-one to give the Vikings the lead after he hit the free throw. ECSU extended their run to 7-0 which gave them the lead 14-9 with 12:31 left in the first half. The Blue Bears we able to cut the lead to just three points after scoring five straight. Jaden Flournoy and Eric Butler gave the Vikings a 27-20 lead with 7:09 with left in the first half. With 2:39 left in the first half, the Blue Bears was able to cut the lead to just two points after a pair of made free throws from Livingstone's Arion Broadnax. ECSU was able to manage to take a 36-31 lead into the locker room at halftime. 
Second Half
ECSU was able to open the second half with a 6-2 run after Amadou Faye scored a layup his squad took a 42-33 lead with 17:56 left to go. Livingstone's Detionne Leach brought squad to within two points at 46-44. The Blue Bears were able to tie the game at 49 following a three-pointer by Khyree Temple. Livingstone was able to bottle their momentum and take a four-point lead with 11:40 left to go in the contest. The Vikings would respond with a 9-2 run capped by back-to-back buckets by ECSU's Jaquantae Harris. With just 6:20 left to go, the Vikings were able to increase their lead to 62-56. The Blue Bears were able to tie the ball game at 64 courtesy of a 7-0 run with 3:30 left to go. After Elizabeth City State's Eric Butler put in a layup following a steal, the Vikings increased their lead to 68-65 with 1:46 left in the contest. While the Blue Bears were able to cut the lead to just one point with under two minutes to go, the Vikings were able to outlast the Blue Bears 74-69.
Stat Leaders
The Vikings had four players end in double-digits in Tre Richardson (15), Jaquantae Harris (14), Amadou Faye (13) and Eric Butler (10). Faye ended with a resounding 10 rebounds and six blocks while shooting 6-of-10 from the field Butler ended his night with seven rebounds. Detionne Leach scored 26 points shooting 10-of-16 from the field while grabbing a game-high 13 rebounds along with a block. Khyree Temple led the contest with four steals while scoring 18 points with seven rebounds.