North Carolina Central Eagles at Howard Bison

· MEAC Tournament - Final

North Carolina Central Eagles

14-17, 4-12 Away

Howard Bison

22-10, 11-4 Home

Howard Bison take on the North Carolina Central Eagles in MEAC Championship

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North Carolina Central Eagles (14-17, 10-6 MEAC) vs. Howard Bison (22-10, 12-3 MEAC)

Norfolk, Virginia; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT

Bison -11.5; over/under is 145.5

BOTTOM LINE: Howard and North Carolina Central meet in the MEAC Championship.

The Bison have gone 12-3 against MEAC teams, with a 10-7 record in non-conference play. Howard averages 16.4 assists per game to lead the MEAC, paced by Cam Gillus with 4.7.

The Eagles are 10-6 against MEAC teams. North Carolina Central has a 3-11 record against opponents above .500.

Howard averages 77.7 points per game, 2.1 more points than the 75.6 North Carolina Central gives up. North Carolina Central has shot at a 44.1% rate from the field this season, 2.2 percentage points above the 41.9% shooting opponents of Howard have averaged.

The teams square off for the third time this season. Howard won the last matchup 100-67 on Feb. 21. Travelle Bryson scored 22 to help lead Howard to the win, and Kyric Davis scored 23 points for North Carolina Central.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bryce Harris is averaging 17.2 points and 6.8 rebounds for the Bison. Cedric Taylor III is averaging 19.2 points over the last 10 games.

Gage Lattimore is averaging 16.7 points for the Eagles. Dionte Johnson is averaging 12.4 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bison: 9-1, averaging 84.4 points, 32.0 rebounds, 19.4 assists, 8.2 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 50.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.2 points per game.

Eagles: 6-4, averaging 70.4 points, 28.3 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 8.5 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.4 points.

TV Channel: North Carolina Central at Howard 2021 College Basketball, week 19, is broadcasted on ESPN2.
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Howard: 83.9%

North Carolina Central: 16.1%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

NCCU		HOW
W2	Streak	W7
75.6	Points Against	67.9
72.1	Points Per Game	77.7
44	Field Goal %	46
33	Three Point %	35
31.5	Rebounds Per Game	36.5
13.8	Assists Per Game	16.4
3.5	Blocks Per Game	3.7
8.9	Steals Per Game	8.7
0.6	Team Turnovers Per Game	1.0
12.7	Total Turnovers Per Game	14.6
75.6	Points Against	67.9

Game Information

Venue: Norfolk Scope Arena

Location: Norfolk, VA
Capacity:

2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Howard	11-3	-	22-10
Morgan State	10-4	1	14-16
Norfolk State	8-6	3	15-17
North Carolina Central	8-6	3	14-17
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