North Carolina A&T had gotten the better of its in-state rival in both regular season matchups, but the regular season, like A&T’s streak is over. NCCU is back in the MEAC title game for the third straight season after a 65-63 win over A&T on Friday night.
NCCU will face Norfolk State for the second time in three years with the MEAC title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament on the line.
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Unlike their last matchup, this game was very close as both teams played tight defense and executed on the offensive side. It was a showdown and the stats proves it.
Both teams shot evenly, scored the same amount of points off turnovers and in the paint as well. A Larry McKnight three-pointer with 1:36 left in the second half proved to be the difference as the Aggies could not recover.
RaSean Davis scored 19 points for Central as Langley scored 14 points for A&T.
A MEAC title win on Saturday would give NCCU four MEAC titles since it became eligible for the tournament in 2012.
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