Eastern Illinois Panthers at North Carolina Central Eagles
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40 - 65
40 - 65
North Carolina Central tops Eastern Illinois 65-40
Jordan Parks added 13 points and nine rebounds, Karamo Jawara 12 points and Anthony McDonald 11 for the Eagles (2-3), who led the entire way.
Reggie Smith led the Panthers (1-5) with 15 points. Letrell Viser added 10.
The Eagles led 40-20 at halftime, hitting 50 percent of their shots while holding the Panthers to 26.1 percent. NCCU finished at 48.9 percent, hitting 23 of 47 shots, including half of their 16 3-point attempts. The Panthers finished 31.8 percent from the floor. The Eagles also held a 33-23 rebounding edge.
The Eagles led by as many 26 points Fin the second half.
Saturday, NCCU plays Northern Arizona while EIU takes on Southern.
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Statistics
 EIU |
 NCCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14-44 | FG | 23-47 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 4-20 | 3PT | 8-16 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 8-11 | FT | 11-13 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 7 | Assists | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: The Arena at Northwest FL St
Location: Niceville, FL
Attendance: 125 | Capacity:
Location: Niceville, FL
Attendance: 125 | Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
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| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
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| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
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