North Carolina Central Eagles at Howard Bison
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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61 - 39
61 - 39
NC Central shoot down Howard 61-39
Both teams arrived in New York with a conference win. NC Central knocked off Maryland-Eastern Shore Friday; Howard beat North Carolina A&T in its conference opener Saturday.
The Bison (5-4, 1-1) struggled shooting, connecting on just 13 of 44 attempts (29.5 percent) from the field and 6 of 18 from behind the arc. James Daniel, the preseason MEAC player of the year, scored 14 points, but was the only Howard player to reach double figure scoring.
McDonald finished with 21 points to spark the Eagles (6-3, 2-0) offense. Parks grabbed five caroms off the offensive glass.
North Carolina Central was 22 of 46 from the field (47.8 percent).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:30 | Dalique Mingo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Solomon Mangham. | 61 - 39 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Solomon Mangham Offensive Rebound. | 61 - 36 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Nate Maxey Block. | 61 - 36 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Keon Hill missed Jumper. | 61 - 36 |
| 2nd 0:52 | Foul on Jeremiah Ingram. | 61 - 36 |
Statistics
NCCU |
HOW |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-46 | FG | 13-44 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 30 |
| 10-25 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 7-10 | FT | 7-13 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 54 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 10 |
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Barclays Center
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Location: Brooklyn, NY
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2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |


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