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03/14 03:43 CDT Howard Bison take on the North Carolina Central Eagles in MEAC
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Howard Bison take on the North Carolina Central Eagles in MEAC Championship
By The Associated Press
North Carolina Central Eagles (14-17, 10-6 MEAC) vs. Howard Bison (22-10, 12-3
MEAC)
Norfolk, Virginia; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: 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.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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