DURHAM, N.C. - North Carolina Central University finishes its three-game road swing on Monday, Feb. 4 at Florida A&M in game that will be nationally televised on ESPNU at 7:00 p.m.  This is the first of two meetings between the Eagles and Rattlers this season.

GAME NOTES
2018-19 Regular Season
North Carolina Central (10-12, 5-3 MEAC)
at
Florida A&M (9-14, 6-2 MEAC)
Monday, Feb. 4, 2019 – 7:00 p.m.
Lawson Center – Tallahassee, Fla.
TV: ESPNU
Audio: NCCU Sports Network
Stats: FAMUAthletics.com
 
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
 
STARTING FIVE:
1. NCCU is 27-13 against MEAC opponents since the 2016-17 season.
2. NCCU is 3-1 on the road in MEAC play.
3. NCCU is 52-5 when leading with five minutes remaining since the 2016-17 season.
4. NCCU has shot over 50 percent from the floor eight times this season.
5. NCCU is 3-3 in games decided by five or fewer points this season.
 
SCOUTING THE RATTLERS
Florida A&M is coming off of a big win over North Carolina A&T, as the Rattlers defeated the then-undefeated in league play Aggies, 63-39.  Isaiah Martin was a big factor in that win with a double-double of 12 points and 15 rebounds.  Justin Ravenel also paces the club with 15.4 points per game, and in conference play over seven games he's averaging 18.4 points per contest.  The Rattlers broke a six-game winning streak by the Eagles the last time these two teams met in 2018.
 
LAST FIVE VS FLORIDA A&M:
2/16/15 at FAMU........... 73-48 W
2/1/16  at FAMU............ 81-63 W
2/15/16 at NCCU............ 79-74 W
2/13/17 at NCCU............ 78-73 W
2/10/18 at FAMU........... 56-65 L
 
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 eighth in NCAA DI at 66.2% 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).
 
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)