2016 MEAC Tournament
North Carolina Central (12-18, 7-9 MEAC, 1-1 Neutral)
vs.
Howard (12-19, 6-10 MEAC, 2-0 Neutral)
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 – 6:00 p.m.
Scope Arena (11,000) – Norfolk, Virgina
Video: WatchESPN.com
Audio: NCCUEaglePride.com
 
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
 
THE GAME: NCCU opens the 2016 MEAC Tournament out for revenge against the Bison of Howard University.  Howard snapped the Eagles' 38-game home court winning streak on a buzzer beater back in December, by way of MEAC Player of the Year James Daniel.  The winner of this game will meet #2 Norfolk State in the quarterfinals.
 
SCOUTING THE BISON:
-Howard went 16-16 last season and finished with a 10-6 record within the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.  The Bison finished fourth in the conference, and were defeated by Delaware State in the quarterfinals of the MEAC Basketball Championships.
-The Bison feature NCAA Division I scoring champion and MEAC Player of the Year James Daniel, III (Hampton, Va.) who poured in 27.2 points per game.  Daniel was also the leading assist man with 2.7 helpers per game, and the Bison are bolstered inside by Marcel Boyd (Accokeek, Md.) who pulled down 9.6 rebounds this season.
-Howard finished the season by winning just one of its last five games, and also suffered a five-game losing streak in conference play.  The Bison's last win was against Florida A&M on Feb. 24.
 
SERIES: NCCU leads, 40-27.
 
NCCU VS. HOWARD:
NCCU currently holds a 40-27 all-time series record against UMES, and have won all six in the Division I era.  NCCU last saw Howard in Durham where James Daniel hit a game-winning pullup jumper to snap NCCU's 38-game home court winning streak, the second longest active streak in Division I at the time.