DURHAM, N.C. – Senior guard Morgan Jones scored a career-high 28 points, including her 1,000th career-point, in leading the North Carolina Central University women's basketball team to a 58-51 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) victory over visiting Savannah State University on Monday evening in McDougald-McLendon Arena.
 
Jones scored NCCU's final eight points over the last 2:18 to seal the victory and she was a sizzling 14-of-16 from the free throw line to account for half of her points. Jones needed 18 points to reach the 1,000-point plateau in her last career home game, and she reached that summit with a running layup at the 7:48 mark of the fourth quarter.
 
NCCU (7-20 Overall, 6-9 MEAC) only committed six turnovers and shot 44.4-percent (8 of 18) from behind the arc to earn the win and finish off its home slate at 6-8 in McDougald-McLendon Arena.
 
Jones scored half of her points in the fourth quarter and was presented the game ball after the final buzzer.
 
The game had eight ties and eight lead changes with Savannah State last leading 43-41 with 8:44 to go.
 
Jones started her 14-point final period on the ensuing possession and she scored NCCU's next six points to put the maroon and gray ahead for good. A three-pointer by sophomore Dominique Adams then extended the Lady Eagles advantage to five at 50-45. Savannah State answered with a three-pointer just before Jones followed with her final stretch of eight straight points for NCCU to finish off the visitors.
 
Adams drilled a trio of three-pointers on the way to 10 points. Jones and sophomore Rodneysha Martin each hit a pair of treys. Martin scored all eight of her points in the first half as the Lady Eagles led 30-24 at halftime.
 
The two teams battled evenly on the backboards with NCCU freshman forward Paulina Afriyie yanking down 12 rebounds and sophomore teammate Deja McCain securing 10 boards.
 
Senior center Tiyonda Davis came off the bench to lead the Lady Tigers with 15 points and eight rebounds.
 
NCCU will wrap up regular season play at North Carolina A&T State University on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.