NCAAB Game Recap - Howard at North Carolina Central
Mon Feb 24, 2020 7:49 PM EST

OkSt
58
Kansas
83
F
Lou
67
FSU
82
F
WVU
57
Tex
67
F
DelSt
80
Morg
90
F
How
65
NCC
80
F
MD-ES
62
NCAT
83
F
Norf
55
BethC
78
F
Nebras
59
Ill
71
F
SCSt
56
FlaAM
62
F
South
64
AlaAM
37
F
TXSo
72
ArkPB
74
F(OT)
PVAM
88
MsVl
69
F
Alc
80
ASU
77
F

Feb 24, 2020, 7:49 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Howard

27

38

65

North Carolina Central

34

46

80

NC Central beats Howard 80-65 for 15th straight home win
Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:02 PM

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Jibri Blount had 20 points and 11 rebounds, Deven Palmer added 15 points and North Carolina Central beat Howard 80-65 on Monday night for its 15th straight home victory.

C.J. Keyser chipped in with 12 points, and Evan Clayborne and Ty Graves each had 11 points for NCCU (14-13, 10-3 MEAC), which made 10 3-pointers. The Eagles only trail North Carolina A&T (11-3) for the league lead. NCCU outrebounded Howard 42-29, including 20-8 on the offensive glass, and turned 17 turnovers into 26 points.

Charles Williams led Howard (3-26, 0-13) with 22 points. Wayne Bristol added 11.

Howard led 19-10 before NCCU took the lead for good, at 20-19, during a 14-0 run. The Eagles led by as many as 25 points, after another 12-0 spurt for a 78-53 advantage, in the second half.

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Leaders

Howard PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
C. Williams 22 0 0 2 1 0
W. Bristol 11 0 4 6 0 0
North Carolina Central PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Blount 20 0 3 11 3 1
D. Palmer 15 0 1 4 0 1

Team Comparison

How NCC
Points For 65 80
Field Goals 23/52-44% 32/70-46%
Three Pointers 11/24-46% 10/30-33%
Free Throws 8/12-67% 6/14-43%
Offensive Rebounds 8 20
Defensive Rebounds 21 22
Rebounds 33 43
Blocks 0 3
Steals 4 9
Turnovers 17 9
Personal Fouls 10 14
Technical Fouls 1 0
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - NCC Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Mon Feb 24 How 65 @ NCC 80 C. Williams 22 J. Blount 20

Game Information

Stadium: McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium, Durham, North Carolina
Attendance: 1,496
Game Time: