Norfolk State and North Carolina Central (NCCU) are set to battle in this MEAC head-to-head on Monday night at Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall. The Spartans will look for a better result this time around. They lost to the Eagles in their last showdown in January 2024 at McDougald-McLendon Arena. That game had a final score of 60-58.
Norfolk State | OVR 15-9 | MEAC 6-2 (1st) | HOME 9-0
Scoring comes easily for Norfolk State at Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall, where it maintains an impressive average of 85.3 points per home game.
Points have not come easy against Norfolk State lately. In their last five contests, the Spartans have held opponents to 39.1% shooting from the floor.
North Carolina Central | OVR 13-10 | MEAC 5-3 (2nd) | AWAY 5-7
Lately, the bench scoring from NCCU has experienced a significant decline. While its second unit has averaged 23.8 points per game for the season, it has decreased to 16.8 points per game over the last five contests.
The Eagles have delivered a series of impressive defensive performances away from home this season. As the visitor, North Carolina Central has held home teams to just 72.8 points per game.
Key Metrics
- Norfolk State’s defense stacks up with any team in the MEAC. The team allows just 0.98 points per defensive possession, which places them second in the conference (MEAC average is 1.04).
- North Carolina Central turns the ball over 11.9 times per game for the season. This is the fewest per game in the MEAC (conference average is 14.7 turnovers per game).
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