DURHAM, N.C. - North Carolina Central University is back home after picking up a pair of road wins, and will host Coppin State and Morgan State inside McDouglad-McLendon Arena for a pair of afternoon games at 4:00 p.m. on both Saturday and Monday.
 
GAME NOTES
2018-19 Regular Season
North Carolina Central (8-9, 3-0 MEAC)
Vs.
Coppin State (2-17, 2-2 MEAC)
Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 – 4:00 p.m.
McDougald-McLendon Arena – Durham, North Carolina
Video/Audio: NCCU Sports Network
Stats: NCCUEaglePride.com
 
North Carolina Central (8-9, 3-0 MEAC)
Vs.
Morgan State (7-10, 2-2 MEAC)
Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 – 4:00 p.m.
McDougald-McLendon Arena – Durham, North Carolina
Audio: NCCU Sports Network
Video: Flo Sports
Stats: NCCUEaglePride.com
 
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
 
STARTING FIVE:
1. NCCU is 25-10 against MEAC opponents since the 2016-17 season.
2. NCCU has won eight consecutive home games.
3. NCCU is 28-4 at home since the 2016-17 season.
4. NCCU has shot over 50 percent from the floor six times this season.
5. NCCU is 14-3 at home against MEAC opponents since the 2016-17 season.
 
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
Coppin State stopped a lengthy losing streak by winning its first two MEAC games, but the Eagles have dropped their last two and are now 2-2 in league play.  CSU is motored by Dejuan Clayton who averages 12.8 points and 2.9 assists per outing.  Clayton offered up 15 points and eight helpers last time out in a 70-68 defeat to South Carolina State.
 
LAST FIVE VS COPPIN STATE:
3/11/15 at MEAC Tourney....... 91-43 W
2/18/16 at CSU.......... 60-71 L
2/6/17  at CSU............ 86-77 W
1/13/18 at NCCU........ 81-61 W
3/6/18  at MEAC Tourney........ 60-48 W
 
SCOUTING THE BEARS
Morgan State rolls into the North Carolina weekend after picking up an 89-86 overtime win over Howard on Jan. 15 to move to 2-2 in MEAC play.  Stanley Davis put up a double-double of 21 points and 10 boards in that game, and he's currently averaging 12.3 points and 6.4 boards per game.
 
LAST FIVE VS MORGAN STATE:
2/21/15 at NCCU........ 74-59 L
2/20/16 at MSU.......... 73-59 W
2/4/17  at MSU........... 68-62 W
1/15/18 at NCCU........ 77-63 W
3/9/18  at MEAC Tourney........ 79-70 W
 
30 ON 30
Raasean Davis had a career day on Dec. 30 against Wilberforce when he became the first 30+ point scorer since 2016 with 34 in his 40th career double-digit scoring performance at NCCU.  He was 15-for-16 from the floor (93.8%) and also collected a double-double with 11 rebounds.  The last 30+ point scorer was Patrick Cole with 32 at Northern Kentucky on Nov. 26, 2016.
 
LUCKY 13-13
Raasean Davis and Larry McKnight Jr. combined to make history on Jan. 5 against Bethune-Cookman as the pair combined to go 13-for-13 from the floor, becoming the first duo to record 100% FG with a minimum of five FG attempts in the Division I era.  Davis was 7-for-7 for 16 points and 12 rebounds, and McKnight was 6-for-6 with 12 points.
 
DAVIS' DOZEN
Raasean Davis did something nobody else has done before in the Division I era at NCCU when we went 12-for-12 for 25 points at Delaware State, becoming the first player to shoot 100% from the floor with 10+ FG made.  As of that game, he became one of 11 players in D-I this year to shoot 100% from the floor with 10+ FGM, and only one player made more field goals with 13.  However, Davis is the only player to reach the marks with three blocks as well.
 
HIGH EFFICIENCY
Raasean Davis is in the middle of a remarkable stretch that started against Wilberforce and through four games including Delaware State, Davis is 35-for-38 from the floor with a total of 77 points and 35 rebounds.  Over that stretch he's shooting 92.1% from the field, and he currently leads the MEAC and is third in NCAA DI at 70.0% FG.
 
50-50
NCCU shot over 50 percent in back-to-back games for the first time since 2017 when the Eagles shot 62.9 percent against Warren Wilson and 51.1 percent at George Mason for a two-game percentage of 57.0 with 67 made field goals.  The Eagles did it again on Nov. 24 and 28 against Southern (53.1%) and Christendom (58.3%) for a combined 55.7 percent. Here's a look at the Eagles' best two-game shooting performances in the Division I era.
 
60.7%  vs. JWU, at MDES  (Dec. 2-5, 2014, 74 FG)
59.4%  vs. BSC, at MVSU (Dec. 20-22, 2014, 74 FG)
58.6% vs. VUL, at FAMU (Jan. 8-12, 2013, 71 FG)
57.5% vs. MSU, vs. BCU (Feb. 21-28, 2015, 58 FG)
57.1% at NSU, vs. HOW (March 6-12, 2014, 57 FG)
57.0% vs. WWC, at GMU (Nov. 18-20, 2018, 67 FG)
55.7% vs. SU, vs. CC (Nov. 24-28, 2018, 68 FG)