GREENSBORO, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University men's basketball team will battle rival North Carolina A&T State University on Saturday, Dec. 28 at the Corbett Sports Center. The Eagle-Aggie Classic starts at 2 p.m. as the first game of two played in the CBS Sports Classic: HBCU Showcase. Howard University follows up at Hampton University at 4 p.m. Both games can be watched on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
Week 8 – Game 16 | Full Game Notes
North Carolina Central (6-9, 0-0 MEAC)
at North Carolina A&T (3-10, 0-1 CAA)
CBS Sports Classic: HBCU Showcase
Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024 – 2:00 p.m.
Corbett Sports Center – Greensboro, N.C.
Live Stats | CBS & Paramount+
Series: 84-76, NCAT Leads
NCCU BENCH
NC Central last played at home on Dec. 20 right before the Christmas break falling 82-67 to Longwood University in the second game played in less than a week against the Lancers.
Junior guard Po'Boigh King finished with 21 points and six rebounds. Redshirt senior guard Isaac Parson was one point shy of a double-double passing for 10 assists on the evening for the second time this year.
Last season, the Eagles won 67-62 in Greensboro against NCAT. That was the first time the two teams played since the 2020-21 season right before the Aggies left the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. NCAT had won both meetings that season before NCCU ended the streak last year.
The Eagles remain diligent on the defensive end holding top-15 rankings in three NCAA statistical categories. Nationally, the Maroon and Gray are 14th in steals per game (10.3), 11th in turnover margin (+5.5) and third in turnovers forced per game (17.87).
NCCU also relies on its bench ranking 39th in bench points at 30.13 points per game from reserves. The Eagles will also run on the break, averaging 15.80 points in the open court ranking 24th in the nation.
NCAT BENCH
North Carolina A&T competed on the road against the University of Arkansas on Dec. 21. The Aggies dropped the contest 95-67 to the Razorbacks.
Ryan Forrest led the Aggies in scoring with 19 points in Fayetteville, Ark. and Landon Glasper chipped in with 16. Glasper and Forrest are top five in scoring in the Coastal Athletic Association averaging 18.8 (third) and 18.1 (fourth), respectively.
Glasper is tied for first place in steals (1.8) in the CAA while Camian Shell is second in assist-to-turnover (2.7).
Nationally, NCAT is in the top-100 in turnovers per game at 10.4 for 46th in the NCAA. The Aggies are also 66th in three-point percentage defense (30.1 percent). Glasper is fourth in the nation in field goal attempts (225).
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