GAME NOTES
2019-20 Regular Season
North Carolina Central (12-13, 8-3 MEAC)
Vs.
Maryland Eastern Shore (5-21, 4-7 MEAC)
Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 – 4:00 p.m.
McDougald-McLendon Arena – Durham, N.C.
Radio/TV: NCCU Sports Network
Stats: NCCUEaglePride.com
 
North Carolina Central (12-13, 8-3 MEAC)
Vs.
Howard (2-24, 0-11 MEAC)
Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 – 7:30 p.m.
McDougald-McLendon Arena – Durham, N.C.
Radio/TV: NCCU Sports Network
Stats: NCCUEaglePride.com
 
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
 
STARTING FIVE:
1. NCCU is 378-294 all-time in MEAC play.
2. NCCU is 103-36 with LeVelle Moton in regular-season MEAC games since the 2011-12 season.
3. NCCU leads the MEAC in field goal percentage at 45.2%, steals with 8.8, and is second in points allowed with 64.8 per game.
4. NCCU is 19-10 in February since 2016.
5. NCCU has won 12 consecutive games at home.
 
SCOUTING THE HAWKS
Maryland Eastern Shore and NCCU meet for the second time this season, after the Eagles defeated MDES in an overtime thriller, 69-64 at Hytche Arena on Jan. 13.  MDES has won its last two games, following a weekend sweep of Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M.  Freshman guard Da'Shawn Phillip has been named MEAC Rookie of the Week for the past two weeks, and averaged 12 points and five rebounds with three assists over the weekend.
 
LAST FIVE VS MD. EASTERN SHORE:
1/13/20         at MDES        69-64 W-OT
2/9/19          at NCCU        78-53 W
1/12/19         at MDES        61-48 W
1/22/18         at MDES        63-60 W
3/10/17         at MEAC Tourney 77-49 W
 
SCOUTING THE BISON
Howard travels to Durham in its final road game of the year, and the only meeting between the Eagles and Bison this season.  Howard is led by Charles Williams who is averaging 18.4 points along with 4.6 rebounds per game, and scored a team-high 20 points last time out against Bethune-Cookman.
 
LAST FIVE VS HOWARD:
2/18/19         at Howard      98-90 W
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
 
RUNNING EAGLES
NCCU has turned defensive into offense multiple times this year, highlighted by the Eagles holding Florida A&M scoreless for the final 8:37 of a tied game to spark a 16-0 run on the way to a 61-45 win to start league play on Jan. 4.  Below is a look at the Eagles' best scoring runs this season.
                                      Points             Time
1. vs. CC (12/12/19)           28                7:32
2. vs. FAMU (1/4/20)          16                8:37
3. vs. NSU (2/3/20)            16                8:13
4. vs. BSC (11/21/19)         13                4:44
5. vs. MACU (12/31/19)       13                3:10
6. at LA Tech (12/17/19)     12                3:32
 
PERKINS THE PLAYMAKER
Junior point guard Jordan Perkins has logged a lot of time on the court in his career, totaling over 2200 minutes, and 89 appearances with 64 starts out of a possible 94 games.  With that time on the floor, he's also been a great playmaker and now stands third all-time in career assists at NCCU.  On Jan. 20, 2020 at Florida A&M he recorded his 400th career assist to become just the third Eagle to reach that career milestone.  He then dished out seven assists against SC State on Feb. 1, 2020 to move into second all-time on the list.  Perkins is also second in the MEAC in assists with an average of 4.8 per game.  Below is a list of the top-five assisters at NCCU.
                                      Assists          Years
1. Emanuel Chapman          617              2010-14
2. Jordan Perkins                436                 2017-
3. Michael Wright               409              80-81/82-85
4. Bryan Ayala                   366              2005-09
5. Donald Sinclair               360              1979-81
 
NCCU AROUND THE LEAGUE
NCCU is 103-36 in MEAC games in the Division I era since rejoining the league for the 2011- 12 season.  Below is a breakout of the Eagles' success at home and on the road in conference contests.
Home: 55-12
Away: 47-24
Neutral: 1-0