South Carolina State basketball player Tyvoris Solomon collapses during game

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A South Carolina State player collapsed on the court and was taken to a hospital during the first half of the Bulldogs' 103-71 loss at North Carolina State on Saturday.

Team spokesman Kendrick Lewis said Tyvoris Solomon was "stable and conscious." Emergency medical personnel administered chest compressions before he was removed from the court on a stretcher.

Solomon collapsed near the bench with 13:08 remaining in the game. The arena went silent. Cries rang out from people around the Bulldogs' bench as staff members fanned Solomon with a jacket.

The game resumed after a 40-minute delay. Lewis said S.C. State coach Murray Garvin went with Solomon to the hospital. Garvin told ESPN that Solomon was "awake and responding" at Rex Hospital in Raleigh.

Assistant Rio Pitt led the team for the rest of the game.