VIDEO: Highlights & Interviews GREENSBORO, N.C. – Four Eagles scored in double figures as North Carolina Central University downed rival North Carolina A&T State University, 58-44, on Saturday inside a sold out Corbett Sports Center.
The win keeps NCCU (18-6, 10-0 MEAC) unbeaten in the conference play and extends the Eagles' win streak against MEAC opponents to 28 in-a-row. NCCU has also won eight of the 10 meetings with the Aggies since 2011, including all five match-ups in Greensboro.
NCCU senior forward
Karamo Jawara collected 14 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals, while senior point guard
Nimrod Hilliard added 14 points, four assists and two steals as the Eagles' leading scorers. Senior guard
Anthony McDonald posted 13 points, including three 3-pointers, and senior forward
Jordan Parks recorded his ninth double-double of the season with 12 points and a career-high 16 rebounds.
A three-pointer by Hilliard with 38 seconds left in the first half provided the Eagles with a 30-26 lead at intermission. A&T notched the first basket of the second half to narrow its deficit to just two points. However, NCCU scored 10 unanswered points for a 40-28 cushion at 15:15.
The Aggies managed to pull to within seven points at 43-36 with 7:43 remaining, but the Eagles responded once again. NCCU went on a 13-4 tear with a trifecta by McDonald, followed by eight straight points by Jawara and an emphatic alley-oop slam by Parks to put the game on ice.
NCCU shot 45.7 percent (21 of 46) from the field on the night, while holding A&T to 31.0 percent shooting (13 of 42), including a 5-for-22 effort in the second half. The Eagles also out-rebounded the Aggies 36-25.
NCCU returns to the hardwood on Feb. 14 at Bethune-Cookman at 4 p.m.
