DURHAM, N.C. - North Carolina Central University pays a visit to Southeast Missouri State to meet the Redhawks for the first time since the 1989 Division-II National Championship, which the Eagles won 73-46.  This game caps a three-game, five-day Thanksgiving trip, and NCCU returns to McDougald-McLendon Arena on Nov. 30 to host Christendom.

GAME NOTES
2017-18 Regular Season
North Carolina Central (2-5, 0-0 MEAC)
at
Southeast Missouri State (2-3, 0-0 OVC)
Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017 – 3:00 p.m.
Show Me Center – Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Audio: NCCU Sports Network
Video: OVC Digital Network
Stats: GoSoutheast.com
 
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
 
STARTING FIVE:
1. This is NCCU's first meeting with SEMO since the 1989 Division-II National Championship, where the Eagles won 73-46.
2. NCCU was 11-6 in road games during the 2016-17 season.
3. NCCU will play nine games in November, the most since the 2012-13 season where the Eagles played eight.
4. NCCU's non-conference schedule puts the Eagles on the road nine times out of 14 games.
5. NCCU went 9-5 in non-conference play last year.
 
SCOUTING THE REDHAWKS
Southeast Missouri State returns stateside after playing two games to finish the Cancun Challenge, going 1-3 in the event.  The Redhawks are currently led by Denzel Mahoney who is averaging 18.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.  Mahoney contributed a team-high 27 points with six rebounds in the last game against Montana State, where SEMO was defeated 82-88.

SERIES: NCCU leads, 1-0.
 
FULL PLATE
NCCU will play three-games in five days during this Thanksgiving trip, with all three being played in separate states.  Since the 2013-14 season, the Eagles are 4-7 in games played during the week of Thanksgiving.
 
100%
Larry McKnight, Jr. was highly efficient from the floor at Marshall as he was 7-for-7 from the field, 3-3 from the arc and 2-2 from the free throw line for 19 points.  Last season, senior forward Pablo Rivas matched a rare feat of former Eagle Dominique Sutton against Western Carolina on Nov. 16, as he went 7-for-7 from the floor and 2-for-2 from the free throw line for 18 points and nine rebounds.  McKnight and Rivas are in rare company now, joining Emmanuel Chapman as the only other Eagles to shoot 100 percent from the floor with a spotless three-point percentage as well.  Rivas shot 100 percent from the floor a second time at Missouri, but missed one free throw for 16 points and six rebounds (6-6 FG, 4-5 FT)