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N.C. Central Eagles Dominates Morgan State Bears 92-64

Landon Bost

DURHAM, Nc. – The North Carolina Central University Eagles (9-10, 4-1 MEAC) defeated the Morgan State University Bears (7-12, 2-4 MEAC) 92-64.

After an opening layup by Bears freshman guard Sherwyn Devonish-Prince Jr., Eagles senior forward Zacarry Douglas made a 3-pointer. From then on out, the Eagles showed no indication of not being the victor of tonight’s contest.

Impact Players

Randy Miller Jr., Eagles junior guard: Miller started the game with laser accuracy and shot a perfect 7-7 (5-5 3FG) from the field in the first half. His scoring was the catalyst of the Eagles’ 23-4 scoring run in the first half. Miller finished the game with 27 points.

Raasean Davis, Eagles redshirt senior center: Davis grabbed 18 rebounds and scored 16 points to capture a double-double.

Zacarry Douglas, Eagles senior forward: Even with three personal fouls in the first half, Douglas finished the day with 15 points and 10 rebounds to earn a double-double.

Game Commentary

  • The Eagles moved the ball well. They had 15 assists in the first half and last time out, against the Coppin State University Eagles, they only had 13 assists the entire game. The Eagles finished with 24 assists.
  • The Bears played too much isolation basketball.
  • At halftime the Eagles were up 55-27.
  • The Eagles shot above 50% from the field (53%) and 3-point line (52.2%).

 

Quick Hits

  • Eagles sophomore guard Jordan Perkins set a single-season high of eight assists.
  • The Eagles had five players score in double digits.
  • Attendance was 1,171.

Firsthand Perspective

“We came out and we really moved the basketball and that was a point of emphasis,” Eagles head coach LeVelle Moton said. “Just moving the basketball. We haven’t been shooting the ball well because we haven’t passed the ball well. Any good shooting team in the world is going to be a good passing team.”

“It feels good,” Miller Jr. said when asked about his seven made 3-pointers. “I gotta give it up to my points guards Julian (Walters) and Perk (Perkins). They just found me and after I made one they just kept telling me ‘shoot it! shoot it!’ and they were finding me. It felt good.”

“It was huge, it’s always huge,” said Moton when asked about Davis’ performance. “He’s supposed to be the preseason player of the year, or whatever they call it, in the MEAC and we demand greatness from him.”

What’s Next

The Bears face host the Bethune-Cookman University Wildcats on Saturday, Jan 26 at 4 p.m.

The Eagles host the North Carolina A&T Aggies (10-9, MEAC 5-0) in McDougald-McLendon Arena on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. in a rivalry game.