GAME NOTES
2019-20 Regular Season
North Carolina Central (16-13, 12-3 MEAC)
Vs.
North Carolina A&T (16-14, 12-3 MEAC)
Monday, March 5, 2020 – 7:00 p.m.
McDougald-McLendon Arena – Durham, N.C.
Radio: NCCU Sports Network
TV: ESPNU
Stats: NCCUEaglePride.com
 
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
 
STARTING FIVE:
1. NCCU is 382-294 all-time in MEAC play.
2. NCCU is 107-36 with LeVelle Moton in regular-season MEAC games since the 2011-12 season.
3. NCCU leads the MEAC in field goal percentage at 45.5%, steals with 8.8, and is second in points allowed with 65.2 per game.
4. NCCU is 12-5 in March since 2016.
5. NCCU has won 15 consecutive games at home.
 
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
North Carolina A&T has won its last four games, starting with the first meeting this season between the Eagles and Aggies in Greensboro on Feb. 17.  The winner of this game will be the winner of the 2019-20 MEAC regular season.  Ronald Jackson still leads NC A&T with 14.9 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, and Kameron Langley is averaging 7.6 assists per game, and recently became the Aggies' all-time assist leader.  Langley served up a double-double with 14 points and 12 assists last time out in a 76-65 win on the road at South Carolina State.
 
LAST FIVE VS NORTH CAROLINA A&T:
2/17/20 at NC A&T........ 60-77 L
3/15/19 at MEAC Tourney.. 65-63 W
3/7/19  at NC A&T.......... 52-74 L
1/26/19 at NCCU............ 48-51 L
3/1/18  at NCCU............. 70-59 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. HOW (2/24/20)..... 14................ 6:43
5. vs. BSC (11/21/19)...... 13................ 4:44
6. vs. MACU (12/31/19). 13................ 3:10
7. 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 2300 minutes, and 93 appearances with 68 starts out of a possible 98 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........... 455........... 2017-
3. Michael Wright.......... 409. 80-81/82-85
4. Bryan Ayala................ 366....... 2005-09
5. Donald Sinclair........... 360....... 1979-81
 
FIVE MORE MINUTES
NCCU has played three overtime contests this season, which is the most since the Eagles played four in the 2013-14 campaign, and NCCU has won all three.  This is tied for the second-most overtime wins in a single season for NCCU, behind four wins in 2013-14.
 
PLAY IT AGAIN
The Eagles were forced into double overtime at South Carolina State, and that was the first double overtime game the Eagles played since Dec. 5, 1989 against Norfolk State.  The Eagles defeated the Bulldogs, 83-82, in Orangeburg to become 2-1 all-time in double overtime games.  Below is a look at how the Eagles have fared in these contests.
 
2/29/20 at SC State........ 83-82 W-2OT
12/5/89 at Norfolk State 57-58 L-2OT
2/1/88  at Virginia Union 68-67 W-2OT