GAME NOTES
2021-22 Regular Season
North Carolina Central (13-11, 6-2 MEAC)
Vs.
Delaware State (2-20, 0-9 MEAC)
Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 – 4:00 p.m.
McDougald-McLendon Arena – Durham, N.C.
 
North Carolina Central (13-11, 6-2 MEAC)
Vs.
Maryland Eastern Shore (8-12, 3-6 MEAC)
Monday, Feb. 21, 2022 – 7:30 p.m.
McDougald-McLendon Arena – Durham, N.C.
 
Both Games:
Video: NCCU Sports Network
Stats: NCCUEaglePride.com
 
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
 
STARTING FIVE:
1. LeVelle Moton is now the third coach in program history to reach 200 wins.
2. NCCU is 117-43 in the Division I era in regular-season MEAC games.
3. NCCU ranks third or higher in the MEAC in 10 different team statistics.
4. NCCU is 28-15 in the month of February since the 2016-17 season.
5. NCCU is 64-15 at home in regular season MEAC games in the DI era.
 
SCOUTING THE HORNETS
NCCU and Delaware State are meeting for the third and final time this season, and this is now the second time in the last two seasons where the Eagles have faced a MEAC opponent three times in a season.  NCCU and FAMU met for four times during the 2019-20, and all were conference games.  DSU comes to Durham after a narrow 69-66 loss at home to Norfolk State on Monday, Feb. 14.  The Hornets had five players reach double digits, led by LJ Stansbury with 15 points.
 
LAST FIVE VS DELAWARE STATE:
1/22/22 at DSU        73-49 W
12/18/21 at Legacy  86-53 W
3/11/20 at MEAC      92-75 W
1/25/20 at NCCU      72-45 W
1/11/20 at DSU        66-68 L
 
SCOUTING THE HAWKS
MDES heads down the back stretch of league play with a 3-6 record, and all but one of its games have been decided by 10 points or fewer.  The Hawks are 2-2 in conference games away from home.  Dom London and Zion Styles lead the Hawks with 11.2 points, and 10.2 points per game, respectively. 
 
LAST FIVE VS MD. EASTERN SHORE:
1/24/22 at MDES      75-53 W
2/22/20 at NCCU      74-55 W
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
 
DOWN, BUT NOT OUT
NCCU proved that it won't relent until the game has ended when the Eagles recovered 34 points in two games against Howard and Norfolk State.  The Eagles trailed by 24 in the first half against the Bison and forced that game into overtime after taking the lead with seven minutes to go.  NCCU then went on to win after trailing NSU by 10 by snatching the lead with just 1:37 remaining after a three by Kris Monroe.  The Eagles have now come back to take leads after trailing by 10 points or more five times this season, and have won four of those games.
 
ON THE WRIGHT PATH
Sophomore guard Justin Wright has taken a big step forward in his second season, and broke out for 10.3 points per contest during a four-game stretch from Dec. 1-9 that culminated in a career-high 20 points against Carver on Dec. 9.  He also averaged 4.5 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per outing, and shot 40.0 percent from the floor, and 80.0 percent from the free throw line during the run.  Wright has gone on to reach a career-high of 25 points against Coppin State on Feb. 5, and has topped 20 points against MEAC opponents five times this season.  In league play, Wright is the second-leading scorer with 19.3 points per game, and is fifth in field goal percentage at 54.2.