DURHAM, N.C. - North Carolina Central University will close the 2016-17 regular season on the road at North Carolina A&T on Thursday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m.  This is the 150th all-time meeting between the Eagles and the Aggies, and NC A&T leads the series 77-72.

GAME NOTES
2016-17 Regular Season
North Carolina Central (22-7, 13-2 MEAC)
at
North Carolina A&T (2-28, 0-16 MEAC)
Monday, Jan. 22, 2017 – 7:30 p.m.
Corbett Center – Greensboro, North Carolina
Audio: NCCU Sports Network
Video / Stats: NCATAggies.com
 
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
 
STARTING FIVE:
1. 9-5 is NCCU's best non-conference record in the Division-I era.
2. NCCU's 13-game win streak from Jan. 11 to Feb. 25 is the second-longest win streak in the Division I era for the Eagles.
3. NCCU is 340-277 all-time against the MEAC.
4. Coach Moton is 86-25 all-time in regular season MEAC play.
5. This is the 150th all-time meeting between NCCU and NC A&T.
 
SCOUTING THE AGGIES:
Heading to the end of the season, North Carolina A&T is locked into an opening round game in the MEAC Tournament as the 12-seed.  Sam Hunt leads the Aggies in scoring with 12.7 points per game, however Eliel Gonzalez has been a big factor in games recently, with two 20-plus point performances in the last three games.  NC A&T is coming off of a close 73-70 loss at home to Bethune-Cookman on Monday, Feb. 27.  Gonzalez led with a game-high 20 points.
 
SERIES: NC A&T leads, 77-72.
 
FLYING HIGH IN THE MEAC
NCCU sits in the top-four of every MEAC stat category except for one, and within the individual stat categories over 20 spots are taken up by Eagles.  As a team, the Eagles are first in five separate categories.
 
HELPER, HELPER
Senior guards Patrick Cole and Dajuan Graf have been scoring the ball well this season, but they have also gotten their teammates involved as the top two assisters in the MEAC.  Cole is first with 5.8 per game, followed by Graf at 5.0.