DURHAM, N.C. - North Carolina Central University heads to Norfolk State and Howard in its final regular-season road MEAC trip on Saturday, Feb. 16 and Monday, Feb. 18. The game at Norfolk State on Saturday will be carried on FloSports.
GAME NOTES
2018-19 Regular Season
North Carolina Central (12-13, 7-4 MEAC)
at
Norfolk State (14-11, 9-1 MEAC)
Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019 – 6:30 p.m.
Echols Hall – Norfolk, Virginia
Video: FloSports
Audio: NCCU Sports Network
Stats: NSUSpartans.com
North Carolina Central (12-13, 7-4 MEAC)
at
Howard (12-13, 6-4 MEAC)
Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 – 7:30 p.m.
Burr Gymnasium – Washington, D.C.
Audio: NCCU Sports Network
Stats: HUBison.com
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
STARTING FIVE:
1. NCCU is 29-14 against MEAC opponents since the 2016-17 season.
2. NCCU is 3-2 on the road in MEAC play.
3. NCCU is 54-5 when leading with five minutes remaining since the 2016-17 season.
4. NCCU has shot over 50 percent from the floor 10 times this season.
5. NCCU has made 10 or more threes in a game six times this season.
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
Norfolk State is leading the pack as the league enters the home stretch, sporting a 9-1 record and an 8-1 mark at home at Echols Hall. NSU features the leading three-point shooter in the MEAC, Derrik Jamerson Jr., who's knocking down triples at a rate of 48.9 percent. He averages 10.9 points per contest as well.
LAST FIVE VS NORFOLK STATE:
1/8/18 at NCCU.......... 64-63 W
3/11/17 at MEAC Tourney 67-59 W
1/14/17 at NSU.......... 72-57 W
3/9/16 at MEAC Tourney 47-66 L
1/16/16..................... at NCCU 79-88 L
SCOUTING THE BISON
Howard is right in the thick of the MEAC title hunt with NCCU, as the Bison are 6-4 in league play. Howard is motored by a lethal tandem of the top-two scorers in the league with RJ Cole putting up 21.2 points per game with teammate Charles Williams adding 18.8 points per game of his own.
LAST FIVE VS HOWARD:
2/19/18 at NCCU........ 83-66 W
1/20/18 at Howard...... 79-84 L-OT
2/20/17 at Howard...... 66-59 W
1/23/17 at NCCU........ 74-39 W
3/8/16 at MEAC Tourney 68-66 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 went on a remarkable stretch that started against Wilberforce and over four games, up to the Delaware State game, Davis went 35-for-38 from the floor with a total of 77 points and 35 rebounds. Over that stretch he shot 92.1% from the field. He currently leads the MEAC and is seventh in NCAA DI at 65.9% FG.
RED-HOT RANDY MILLER JR.
Randy Miller Jr. lit up the scoreboard on a three-game tear of scoring 20+ points, starting against Morgan State on Jan. 21 through the game at Savannah State on Jan. 28. He put up a season-high 27 against the Bears, 21 against North Carolina A&T, and 22 at Savannah State. Over that stretch, he averaged 23.3 points per game, shot 62.2 percent from the floor (23-37), and 60.9 percent from the arc (14-23).
