GAME NOTES
2020-21 Regular Season
North Carolina Central (4-6, 2-3 MEAC)
Vs.
Florida A&M (7-10, 6-4 MEAC)
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 4, 2021 – 7:00 p.m.
McDougald-McLendon Arena – Durham, N.C.
TV: ESPN+
Stats: NCCUEaglePride.com
 
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
 
STARTING FIVE:
1. NCCU leads the MEAC in three-point percentage (36.8).
2. NCCU is 61-13 at home against the MEAC in the Division I era.
3. NCCU is 110-40 against the MEAC in regular season games in the Division I era.
4. The home team has won the last eight meetings in this series.
5. These will be the final regular-season MEAC conference meetings against FAMU.
 
SCOUTING THE RATTLERS
Florida A&M heads into the final games of the season with a 6-4 record in league play, and will battle with NCCU to see who will finish second in the division.  M.J. Randolph leads the squad with 15.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, and Jalen Speer follows with 11.3 points per outing.  Randolph scored a game-high 20 points with six rebounds last time out in a 63-58 win over S.C. State, and D.J. Jones chipped in 11 points with eight boards.
 
LAST FIVE VS FLORIDA A&M:
2/9/21  at FAMU............ 47-60 L
2/8/21  at FAMU............ 50-59 L
1/20/20 at FAMU........... 57-66 L
1/4/20  at NCCU............. 61-45 W
2/4/19  at FAMU............ 57-73 L
 
WINDOW WASHERS
NCCU cleaned the glass on the road against North Carolina A&T on Feb. 27 as the Eagles pulled down 50 rebounds that night, the most against a MEAC opponent in the Division I era.  Nine of the 11 Eagles that checked in collected at least one carom, led by Jahnathan Maxwell who pulled down a joint game-high nine.