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02/15 03:43 CST North Carolina Central hosts Morgan State following Worrell's
24-point game
North Carolina Central hosts Morgan State following Worrell's 24-point game
By The Associated Press
Morgan State Bears (10-13, 6-2 MEAC) at North Carolina Central Eagles (9-14,
5-3 MEAC)
Durham, North Carolina; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Morgan State plays North Carolina Central after Alfred Worrell Jr.
scored 24 points in Morgan State's 79-71 win against the Maryland-Eastern Shore
Hawks.
The Eagles have gone 7-4 in home games. North Carolina Central is 1-10 against
opponents over .500.
The Bears are 6-2 in conference matchups. Morgan State is seventh in the MEAC
with 8.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Christian Meeks averaging 2.3.
North Carolina Central is shooting 43.8% from the field this season, 3.3
percentage points lower than the 47.1% Morgan State allows to opponents. Morgan
State averages 74.8 points per game, 0.9 fewer than the 75.7 North Carolina
Central gives up to opponents.
The Eagles and Bears square off Monday for the first time in MEAC play this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Gage Lattimore averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the
Eagles, scoring 17.5 points while shooting 37.1% from beyond the arc. Jae Slack
is shooting 42.0% and averaging 11.8 points over the past 10 games.
Elijah Davis is averaging 13.1 points and 5.7 assists for the Bears. Worrell is
averaging 22.3 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 5-5, averaging 71.5 points, 27.6 rebounds, 14.7 assists,
7.6 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 72.8 points per game.
Bears: 8-2, averaging 82.4 points, 32.4 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 5.8 steals and
4.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 71.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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