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The Triangle Math & Science Academy (Apex, NC) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against Ascend Leadership Academy (Sanford, NC) by a score of 45-35.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
ALA	11	13	5	6	35
TMSA	11	9	10	15	45

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Game Stats

Ascend Leadership Academy (25-26)

TMSA (25-26)

Ascend Leadership Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts
	Team Totals	32
1	Samuel Walker (Sr)	8
3	Zaedyn McCullum (So)	5
11	Omar Rodriguez (Fr)	7
15	Trenton Lawson (Jr)	3
33	Hunter Fike (Sr)	9

TMSA

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	45	15	28	54	57
1	Melih Dede (Fr)	1
2	Jailen Hawkins (Jr)	15	3	3	100	100
3	Ahish Pidikiti (Sr)	3	1	4	25	25
4	A. Baianonie (Jr)	11	5	7	71	71
10	Hansen Howard (Fr)	6	2	6	33	50
15	Siddharth Vinod (Jr)	2	1	1	100	100
33	Zane Wilson (Jr)	7	3	7	43	43

Ascend Leadership Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts
	Team Totals	32
1	Samuel Walker (Sr)	8
3	Zaedyn McCullum (So)	5
11	Omar Rodriguez (Fr)	7
15	Trenton Lawson (Jr)	3
33	Hunter Fike (Sr)	9

TMSA

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	45	2	6	33	13	26	50	13	22	59
1	Melih Dede (Fr)	1				1	2	50
2	Jailen Hawkins (Jr)	15				9	16	56	3	3	100
3	Ahish Pidikiti (Sr)	3				1	2	50	1	4	25
4	A. Baianonie (Jr)	11				1	2	50	5	7	71
10	Hansen Howard (Fr)	6	2	6	33
15	Siddharth Vinod (Jr)	2							1	1	100
33	Zane Wilson (Jr)	7				1	4	25	3	7	43

Ascend Leadership Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk
	Team Totals	32	25	6	10	2
1	Samuel Walker (Sr)	8			1
2	Teon Davis (Jr)		6	2	4
3	Zaedyn McCullum (So)	5	2	1	1
11	Omar Rodriguez (Fr)	7		1	2
15	Trenton Lawson (Jr)	3	7	1		0
21	B. Browning (Sr)			1		0
23	Josiah Coleman (Jr)					1
32	Kaden Slate (Sr)		2
33	Hunter Fike (Sr)	9	8		2	1

TMSA

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
	Team Totals	45	24	23	48	11	13	9	21
0	Akshay Garapati (So)		1		1
1	Melih Dede (Fr)	1			1
2	Jailen Hawkins (Jr)	15	6	7	13	3	3	4	3
3	Ahish Pidikiti (Sr)	3	2	3	5	1	3		8
4	A. Baianonie (Jr)	11	6	5	11	4		2	5
10	Hansen Howard (Fr)	6		2	2	1	3		4
15	Siddharth Vinod (Jr)	2	3	2	5		4		2
33	Zane Wilson (Jr)	7	6	4	10	2		3	4

Misc Totals

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TMSA

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO
	Team Totals	0.52	0.62
2	Jailen Hawkins (Jr)	1.00	1.00
3	Ahish Pidikiti (Sr)	0.13	0.38
4	A. Baianonie (Jr)	0.80
10	Hansen Howard (Fr)	0.25	0.75
15	Siddharth Vinod (Jr)		2.00
33	Zane Wilson (Jr)	0.50

Recap Video

Game Recap: Ascend @ TriangleAcademy Boys Varsity Basketball 3:08

Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Triangle Math & Science thwarts Ascend Leadership

November 18, 2025: Apex, NC 27502

The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Triangle Math & Science Tigers (Apex, NC) and the visiting Ascend Leadership Aviators (Sanford, NC), observed Triangle Math & Science's basketball team knock off Ascend Leadership by a score of 45-35.

The Tigers (1-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Excelsior Classical Academy (Durham, NC). The Flying Lions come into the non-league challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, Excelsior Classical Academy prevailed over The Hawbridge School (Graham, NC), 78-40, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Aviators encounter the Haw River Christian Academy Archers (Pittsboro, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, November 21. Ascend Leadership will attempt to improve on its 1-4 season record. The Archers come into the challenge with a 1-1 record after their 44-38 non-league loss to Grace Christian Academy (Haw River, NC).

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Players of the Game

Ascend Leadership Academy (25-26)

Ascend Leadership Academy has not selected any Players of the Game.

TMSA (25-26)

Congratulations to #4 Ayyoub Baianonie for being selected the Triangle Math & Science Academy Basketball Player of the Game.

ALA @ TMSA Basketball Game Info

Tue., Nov. 18, 2025 @ 7:30p

The Triangle Math & Science Academy (Apex, NC) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against Ascend Leadership Academy (Sanford, NC) by a score of 45-35.

Rankings & Records

Ascend Leadership Academy (25-26)

NC	Class
446	25

Overall	Home	Away	Win %	PF	PA
2-6	1-3	1-3	.250	373	486

TMSA (25-26)

NC	Class
311	12

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
4-4	2-0	2-2	2-2	.500	1.000	442	437

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Ascend Leadership Academy	10.3	12.0	12.5	11.5	46.6
TMSA	13.9	10.4	13.4	15.6	55.3

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Head-to-Head

Triangle Math & Science Academy won last month

11/18 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

ALA 11 13 5 6 35
TMSA 11 9 10 15 45

The Ascend Leadership Academy (Sanford, NC) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away non-conference game against Triangle Math & Science Academy (Apex, NC) by a score of 45-35.
Box score
Triangle Math & Science Academy won last week

12/3 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

TMSA 18 23 13 14 68
ALA 18 20 14 6 58

The Triangle Math & Science Academy (Apex, NC) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's away non-conference game against Ascend Leadership Academy (Sanford, NC) by a score of 68-58.
Box score

12/3 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
TMSA	18	23	13	14	68
ALA	18	20	14	6	58

Team Stat Comparison

Ascend Leadership Academy		TMSA
23.1	Points Per Game	55.3
11.6	Rebounds Per Game	40.9
5.9	Assists Per Game	9.6
4.6	Steals Per Game	11.3
0.8	Blocks Per Game	7.6

Team Leaders

Ascend Leadership Academy		TMSA	National Avg.
#11 Omar Rodriguez8.2	Points Per Game	#2 Jailen Hawkins16.6	5.3
#15 Trenton Lawson5.3	Rebounds Per Game	#33 Zane Wilson9.3	2.9
#2 Teon Davis3.2	Assists Per Game	#3 Ahish Pidikiti2.9	1.1
#2 Teon Davis1.8	Steals Per Game	#3 Ahish Pidikiti2.5	1.0
#15 Trenton Lawson0.5	Blocks Per Game	#33 Zane Wilson2.5	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Ascend Leadership Academy	0-1		TMSA	1-0

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
11/7/25	Ascend Leadership Academy	Neuse Charter	(L) 74-43		12/2/25	Neuse Charter	Triangle Math & Science Academy	(W) 69-59
					1/30/26	Triangle Math & Science Academy	Neuse Charter

Record Breakdown

Ascend Leadership Academy (25-26)		TMSA (25-26)
2-6	Overall	4-4
0-0	League	2-0
2-6	Non-League	2-4
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
0-1	Common Opponent	1-0
1-3	Home	2-2
1-3	Away	2-2
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
2-6	In-State	4-4
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0