GAME NOTES
2019-20 Regular Season
North Carolina Central (8-12, 6-2 MEAC)
at
Coppin State (7-17, 3-6 MEAC)
Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 – 4:00 p.m.
Physical Education Complex – Baltimore, Md.
Radio: NCCU Sports Network
Video: FloHoops
Stats: CoppinStateSports.com
 
North Carolina Central (8-12, 6-2 MEAC)
at
Morgan State (12-12, 6-3 MEAC)
Monday, Feb. 10, 2020 – 7:30 p.m.
Hill Field House – Baltimore, Md.
Radio: NCCU Sports Network
Video: FloHoops
Stats: MorganStateBears.com
 
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
 
STARTING FIVE:
1. NCCU is 376-293 all-time in MEAC play.
2. NCCU is 101-35 with LeVelle Moton in regular-season MEAC games since the 2011-12 season.
3. NCCU leads the MEAC in field goal percentage at 45.1%, steals with 9.5, and points allowed with 64.8 per game.
4. NCCU is 17-9 in February since 2016.
5. NCCU has won 12 consecutive games at home.
 
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
Coppin State has won two of its last three, all at home, including a win over then undefeated North Carolina A&T, 79-75, on January 18.  The Eagles defeated Howard, 82-75, in their last game, and Koby Thomas put in a game-high 24 points alongside a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds from Brendan Medley-Bacon.  Thomas leads his squad in scoring with 12.7 points per game, and Medley-Bacon is averaging 7.7 boards per outing.
 
LAST FIVE VS COPPIN STATE:
1/19/19 at NCCU      60-64 L
3/6/18 at MEAC Tourney 60-48 W
1/13/18 at NCCU      81-61 W
2/6/17 at CSU           86-77 W
2/18/16 at CSU        60-71 L
 
SCOUTING THE BEARS
Morgan State has won its last three, all on the road, and all by six points or fewer.  The Bears are returning home for the first time in the same time span, and are 6-3 inside Hill Field House.  MSU defeated Howard, 89-83, in its last game, and Malik Miller scored a game-high 19 points with eight rebounds.  Stanley Davis put in 14 points with six assists in that contest, and he leads the Bears in points, rebounds, and assists with 13.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per outing.
 
LAST FIVE VS MORGAN STATE:
1/21/19 at NCCU      92-64 W
3/9/18 at MEAC Tourney  79-70 W
1/15/18 at NCCU      77-63 W
2/4/17 at MSU          68-62 W
2/20/16 at MSU        73-59 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 2100 minutes, and 86 appearances with 61 starts out of a possible 91 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                421                 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 101-35 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: 45-23
Neutral: 1-0