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NICEVILLE, FLORIDA – With North Carolina Central University's 65-40 win over Eastern Illinois, the Eagles will now play the Lumberjacks of Northern Arizona University at 2:30 p.m. inside Raider Arena in the final game of the 2014 Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville, Florida.
 
Northern Arizona (2-4) had to use overtime to outlast the Jaguars of Southern University in game two of Friday's first session as NAU won 70-63 behind 17 points and nine rebounds from 6-7, 276-pound forward Ako Kaluna to earn the win.
 
Sophomore guard Kris Yanku added 18 points and four rebounds, while senior Quinton Upshur added 13 points for NAU.
 
The Lumberjacks led by as much as 10 in the second half, but Southern kept fighting to send the game into its extra session.
 
NAU also ended a two-game skid with the win on Friday and is led by third year head coach Jack Murphy who has compiled a 30-40 record during his tenure.  Former NCCU men's basketball assistant coach Wes Pifer is on his second season with the staff.
 
These two teams have never met on the hardwood, in fact, the Eagles have never faced a team from the Big Sky Conference since moving to the NCAA Division I level.
 
LUMBERJACKS TO LOOK OUT FOR:
 
Northern Arizona boasts three student-athletes averaging double figures led by Upshur's 13.5 points per game, followed up by Yanku's 12.3 points per contest, while 6-0 senior guard Aaseem Dixon is third on the team amassing 10.2 points per game as well.
 
The Lumberjacks have three players that have hit more than 10 three-pointers in six games led by Upshur's 16-for-38 (42.1 percent), while Jaleni Neely, a six-foot junior guard, is 11-for-29 (37.9 percent) from-the-perimeter.  As a team, NAU shoots 35.9 percent from the outside while the Eagles shoot 42.7 percent from-deep (35-for-82). 
 
NCCU is forcing its opponents to shoot 38.3 percent from-the-field this year, including a stellar 27.7 percent from three-point range.
 
WHERE TO TUNE IN:
 
The NCCU Sports Network will have full coverage of Saturday's matchup beginning at 2:10 p.m. (EST) with the Nationwide Insurance Pregame Show presented by the Amber Craig Agency.  Play-by-play voice Chris Hooks will call the action from The Arena on the campus of Northwest Florida State College.   A live video stream is also available on the Emerald Coast Classic's website.  www.EmeraldCoastClassic.com
 
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