DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University men's basketball team will conclude this season's home games against Howard University on Saturday, March 1 and Norfolk State University on Monday, March 3. Saturday's game marks Senior Day for the Eagles as pregame presentations will be made before the ball is tipped against Howard.
Week 18 – Game 29 | Full Game Notes
North Carolina Central (11-17, 4-7 MEAC)
vs Howard (12-16, 7-4 MEAC)
Saturday, March 1, 2025 – 4:00 p.m.
McDougald-McLendon Arena – Durham, N.C.
Live Stats | Tickets | ESPN+
Series: 49-32, NCCU Leads
Week 19 – Game 30
vs Norfolk State (20-8, 10-1 MEAC)
Monday, March 3, 2025 – 7:30 p.m.
McDougald-McLendon Arena – Durham, N.C.
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Series: 36-19, NCCU Leads
NCCU BENCH
With only three regular season games remaining, the Eagles have a small amount of time left to move up in the conference standings. Currently, NC Central sits in sixth and will play the first and second team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings in Norfolk State and Howard, respectively. NCCU has only dropped one MEAC game at home this season.
NC Central still has a strong defensive presence holding high positions in multiple categories. The Eagles have been first in the league for most of the year in three-point percentage defense, holding opponents to 30.0 percent beyond the arc. The Maroon & Gray also lead the MEAC in turnover margin (+3.68) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.23)
Nationally, NCCU is fourth in turnovers forced per game (16.68). The Eagles are also 14th in offensive rebounds per game (13.82), 16th in bench points per game (30.75) and sixth in fastbreak points (16.25).
OPPONENTS
Howard won the first meeting between the two programs on Feb. 8, 82-78. After Howard took a commanding lead, the Eagles stormed back to make the game interesting but ultimately were defeated.
Norfolk State's first game against NC Central went the opposite direction as the Eagles took a big advantage in the second half before the Spartans completed a comeback winning on a buzzer beater on Feb. 3.
THE MEAC MINUTE
OPPONENTS: MEAC STATS (2/28/25)
HOWARD
Scoring
HU: Blake Harper - 19.5 ppg (1st)
Rebounding
HU: Blake Harper - 6.4 rpg (2nd)
Field Goal Percentage
HU: Marcus Dockery - 50.2% (4th)
Assists
HU: Anwar Gill - 3.9 apg (T-6th)
Assist-To-Turnover
HU: Blake Harper - 1.4 (6th)
Steals
HU: Anwar Gill - 1.1 spg (T-6th)
Blocked Shots
HU: Ayodele Taiwo - 1.5 bpg (1st)
Minutes Played
HU: Marcus Dockery - 34.6 mpg (T-2nd)
Div. I National Team Stats - Top 25
Three Point Percentage - 38.5% (16th)
NORFOLK STATE
Scoring
NSU: Brian Moore Jr. - 18.4 ppg (2nd)
Rebounding
NSU: Jalen Myers - 5.7 rpg (T-6th)
Field Goal Percentage
NSU: Brian Moore Jr. - 55.3% (2nd)
Assists
NSU: Christian Ings - 3.2 apg (4th)
Assist-To-Turnover
NSU: Brian Moore Jr. - 1.7 (4th)
Steals
NSU: Brian Moore Jr. - 1.4 (T-3rd)
Blocked Shots
NSU: Kuluel Mading - 1.3 bpg (T-2nd)
Minutes Played
NSU: Brian Moore Jr. - 31.4 mpg (6th)
Div. I National Team Stats - Top 25
Fastbreak Points - 16.11 (7th)
Field Goal Percentage - 48.6% (24th)
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