DURHAM, N.C. – A running jumper with one second remaining by the nation's leading scorer sunk North Carolina Central University and ended the Eagles' home win streak in McDougald-McLendon Arena as Howard University defeated NCCU 71-69 in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Monday, Dec. 7.

James Daniel (Hampton, Va.) brought NCCU's (3-5, 1-1 MEAC) 38-game home win streak to a halt as he put in a game-high 27 points including the last two of the game.  NCCU had also won 26 consecutively at home against MEAC opponents, and 32 overall against MEAC competitors in regular-season play.

Howard (6-3, 1-1 MEAC) closed the contest of a 13-2 run over the final five minutes, including the bucket with one second.

The game began with NCCU jumping out to an 8-2 lead over Howard, but the Bison responded with nine-straight points all by threes, capped by back-to-back triples from Daniel.  Howard led by as many as six in the first half at 27-21, but then NCCU closed the half on a 20-7 run over the final 7:35 to lead 41-34 at the break.

In that run, the Eagles turned in a 13-0 streak over five minutes of play, filled with six points from Dajuan Graf (Charlotte, N.C.).  Graf turned in 11 points and five assists over the first half, on his way to a team-high 19 points and eight assists.

In the second half, Jeremiah Ingram (Detroit, Mich.) took over for NCCU, scoring 14 of his 18 points including eight-straight for the Eagles down the stretch.