Complete Game Notes as PDF
The Game: North Carolina Central University rides a five-game winning streak into College Park to challenge the 19th-ranked Maryland Terrapins, who are 8-1 on the season. This marks NCCU's third straight road game in six days, with a fourth coming up Dec. 15 at Memphis. The Eagles have held four of their last five opponents to 40 points or fewer.

SCOUTING REPORT: MARYLAND
- The Maryland Terrapins are coming off an 82-62 victory over Winthrop on Saturday, Dec. 6.
- The Terrapins opened the season with seven consecutive victories before suffering their only loss against Virginia, 76-65, on Dec. 3.
- Rookie guard Melo Trimble is Maryland's leading scorer with 16.4 points per game. ESPN.com ranked Trimble as the seventh best shooting guard (29th overall) in the nation when coming out of Bishop O'Connell high school. He was recognized as a McDonald's All-American.
- Dez Wells, out of Raleigh, North Carolina, will miss Wednesday's game due to a fractured wrist, suffered in Iowa State game on Nov. 25.
- Maryland moved to No. 19 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.

SERIES VS. MARYLAND
Maryland and NCCU first met last season, when the Terrapins beat the Eagles 70-56 on Dec. 31, 2013.

NCCU'S RPI IN TOP 120
According to NCAA.com, NCCU's RPI (Ratings Percentage Index) is 104 out of 351 teams across the nation. Maryland is 57th.

EAGLES SOARING AMONG THE NATION'S ELITE
NCCU is ranked among some of the top schools in the nation in a few statistical categories listed below as of Sunday, Dec. 7:
CATEGORY NCCU NCAA
Opp. Field Goal Pct. 34.6% 9th
Opp. Points Per Game 53.4 10th
Scoring Margin +14.7 41st
3-Point FG Pct. 39.6% 45th
Field Goal Percentage 48.0 50th
Steals Per Game 8.2 56th
Opp. 3-Point FG Pct. 29.2% 58th

LOCKDOWN DEFENSE
The Eagle "D" put the clamps on Johnson & Wales on Dec. 2, holding the Wildcats to eight field goals in the game (four in each half). This was the lowest amount of field goals for an opponent since the Eagles moved to the NCAA Division I level. Here's a list of the worst shooting performances by NCCU opponents during that time.
8-50, 16.0%- Johnson & Wales (12/2/14)
9-48, 18.8%- Johnson & Wales (11/2/10)
10-44, 22.7%- NC A&T (1/22/14)
11-38, 27.1%- Wagner (11/24/12)
12-52, 23.1%- Va. Univ. of Lynchburg (1/8/13)

EAGLES SWOOPING AROUND PERIMETER
NCCU is making the outside shot even more difficult for its foes as the Eagles are holding opponents to 29.2 percent from beyond-the-arc, shooting 47-for-161 from the outside. Opponents are also shooting just 34.6 percent from the field on the year.

NCCU VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
The Eagles have battled their fair share of teams ranked in the Top-25 in the infant stages of the move to the NCAA Division I level, putting an 0-8 mark, with an average margin of defeat at 30.6 points per game.

11/9/07 at #13 Duke 121-56 L*
11/14/08 at #21 Wake Forest 94-48 L
12/29/08 at #23/24 Michigan 77-57 L
11/11/09 at #4/6 North Carolina 89-47 L
2/22/12 at #23 Indiana 75-56 L
12/22/13 at #9/11 Wichita State 77-66 L
3/21/14 vs. #8 Iowa State 93-75 L!
11/14/14 at #6/6 North Carolina 76-60 L

*- First NCAA Division I Game
!- NCAA Tournament (East Region)

Complete Game Notes as PDF