Don’t miss the motion as North Carolina Central and UMES face off this Wednesday night time within the first spherical of the MEAC Event.
The Eagles emerged victorious towards the Hawks of their final assembly at McDougald-McLendon Enviornment in February 2024, with a closing rating of 88-55.
North Carolina Central | OVR 17-12 | MEAC 9-5 (2nd) | NEUTRAL 0-1
Keishon Porter confirmed out for North Carolina Central with 37 factors on 14-of-17 capturing within the workforce’s final matchup towards South Carolina State. Porter (fourth on workforce in whole factors) will look to maintain the scoring up towards the Hawks’ protection.
Of their most up-to-date 5 video games, the Eagles have conceded a median of 70.0 factors per recreation, a statistic that aligns intently with their season development of 68.5 factors per recreation scored towards them.
UMES | OVR 6-19 | MEAC 4-10 (seventh) | NEUTRAL 0-0
UMES has hit a hunch in three-point scoring. Whereas sustaining a season common of 5.9 made threes, the 4.2 recorded in its final 5 video games represents a notable decline.
Dionte Johnson has been a pacesetter for the Hawks to date this yr on the defensive aspect of the ball. Johnson is available in averaging 1.3 steals per recreation, and at the moment ranks 14th within the MEAC for whole steals.
Key Metrics
The Eagles satisfaction themselves on offensive effectivity. They common 1.1 factors per possession for the season, which ranks first within the MEAC (convention common is 0.99).
UMES turns the ball over 13.9 occasions per recreation for the season. That is the third fewest per recreation within the MEAC (convention common is 14.3 turnovers per recreation).
North Carolina Central comes into the MEAC Event in search of its first title since 2018.
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