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THE GAME
North Carolina Central University moves on to game No. 3 of the 2013 Global Sports Hoops Shootout as the Eagles have posted a 1-1 record following Monday night's 62-43 victory over the Camels of Campbell University. The maroon and gray make the short trek to Wake County to battle the Wolfpack of NC State for the fifth time since moving to the NCAA Division I level.
THE SERIES
NCCU and NCSU have met on four previous occasions with the Wolfpack owning a 4-0 lead in the series. The maroon and gray are 0-13 all-time against current members of the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference). This will be the fourth time that the Eagles have taken on the Wolfpack in what is now PNC Arena.
NCCU SPORTS NETWORK
The NCCU Sports Network will have full coverage of the fifth meeting between NCCU and NC State beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the Denny's of Durham Pregame Show as play-by-play voice of the NCCU Sports Network Chris Hooks and NCCU Hall-of-Famer Joe Simmons will count fans down to tipoff from PNC Arena. The game is being broadcasted on Fox Sports Carolinas in North Carolina and South Carolina, please check your local listings for more information.
NC STATE UNIVERSITY "WOLFPACK"
Entering Wednesday night's mid-week tilt, North Carolina State University is 2-1 on the year coming off Saturday's 81-66 victory over Campbell. The victory for the Wolfpack gave third year head coach Mark Gottfried win No. 50 as he entered the season with the distinction of winning the second-most games (48) of any coach in NC State history besides the legendary Everett Case (55) who accomplished that feat in the 1947-48 season. Gottfried is the third coach in ACC history to take his first two teams to the NCAA Tournament (Bill Guthridge and Roy Williams). In 17 seasons of coaching, Gottfried has compiled a 328-180 record that includes 13 postseason appearances on his resume. The Wolfpack are led by sophomore sensation T.J. Warren who is averaging 21.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. The Durham, N.C. product scored 23 points, grabbed 3 rebounds, and recorded three steals in the 15-point win. NC State outscored the Camels 56-22 in the paint and scored 31 points off of 19 CU turnovers. Point guard Tyler Lewis tops the team averaging 6.0 assists per game having a 3:1 assist-to-turnover ratio. Junior guard Desmond Lee, a former teammate of NCCU's Ramon Eaton, is second on the team averaging 15.0 points per game, scoring 24 points in his debut against Appalachian State on Nov. 8. LSU transfer is dangerous from the outside as the 6-5 wing guard went 4-for-7 from three-point range in the loss to Cincinnati on Nov. 12. As a team, the Wolfpack are averaging 78.7 points a game, shooting 50.3 percent from-the-field, and hit an average of 5.7 three-pointers per game.
UP NEXT
The Eagles' busy week continues as NCCU returns home for the final game of the 2013 Global Sports Hoops Shootout. The maroon and gray will take on the Mountaineers of Appalachian State University at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22 inside the friendly-confines of McDougald-McLendon Gym. Four days following that game, the Sabers of Barber-Scotia College come to town for the final game prior to the Thanksgiving holiday break.
LAST TIME OUT: NCCU-62, CAMPBELL-43 (NOV. 18, 2012)
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – In game No. 2 of the 2013 Global Sports Hoops Shootout, North Carolina Central University turned the defense up a notch in the second half, holding the host Camels of Campbell University to just two field goals as the Eagles earned the 62-43 victory on Monday night inside Gore Arena in Buies Creek, N.C. The host Camels came out blazing from the field as Campbell drilled their first seven three-pointers through the first seven minutes to bolt out to a 21-11 lead, but the Eagles kept their composure and didn't panic. With the score at 22-11 with 11:32 to go, senior point guard Emanuel Chapman (Raleigh, N.C.) found Jeremy Ingram for a wide-open three that got the maroon and gray rolling. Over the next seven minutes, NCCU went on a 17-6 rally to tie the game at 28, that included a Reggie Groves (Raleigh, N.C.) three-pointer from 25-feet. CU outscored the Eagles down-the-stretch 6-2 to take a four-point cushion into the locker room at 34-30. Ingram struggled offensively going 4-for-12 from the field to end up with 12 points to lead the Eagles. NCCU took control of the game in the second half in all phases of the contest that began with 17-3 run to take a 47-37 advantage of the Camels in which Ingram scored 15 points to set the tone for the rest of the evening. That's when the Eagle defense put the clamps on CU, forcing eight turnovers, winning the rebound battle 21-10, and holding the Camels to 2-for-19 (10.5 percent) shooting from-the-field as the maroon and gray saw the lead grow to as high as 20 on the way to a 62-43 win. Ingram ended the night with 29 points on 9-of-20 shooting from the field that included 3-for-7 from three-point range, while Chapman grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds, seven assists, four points, and five steals. Junior forward Jay Copeland (Suffolk, Va.) nearly recorded his second double-double of the season with nine points and nine rebounds in 30 minutes of action. Senior Alfonzo Houston (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) finished with nine points and four rebounds in the win. As a team, the Eagles turned it up a notch offensively in the second half shooting 10-for-20 (50.0 percent), finished the night going 16-for-22 (72.7 percent) from the charity stripe, and won the rebounding battle 38-27, along with dominating in the paint 32-12. Campbell (2-2) had two players in double figures led by Andrew Ryan's double-double 11 point 10 rebound effort, along with Darius Leonard who finished with 10 points in the loss.
