Madison Launches NCCU Past Mississippi Valley State

DURHAM, N.C. – Senior guard Rashaun Madison crushed six three-pointers to lift North Carolina Central University past Mississippi Valley State 86-79 on Thursday, Dec. 3 at McDougald-McLendon Arena.  That six trey performance is tied for 13th all-time in a single game at NCCU.

MVSU (0-9) bolted out of the gate and put the first eight points on the board over the first 1:20, led with treys by Damian Young and Marcus Romain.  NCCU (2-4) then mounted a 7-4 run to pull within five, but MVSU was able to stay in front and swell the lead to 14 at 23-9 with 12:03 to play in the first half.

In the second half, Dante Holmes scored nine consecutive points for the maroon and gray.  Holmes and Madison both put up 20 points each, and combined to nail 10 of 18 three-pointers. 

While Holmes and Madison got the job done beyond the arc, Jeremiah Ingram operated in the paint and managed a double-double with 12 points and 12 boards.

NCCU dives into conference play next as it hosts Maryland Eastern Shore on Saturday, Dec. 5.

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Bethune-Cookman cruises past Trinity Baptist

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Mario Moody and Randy Holmes both scored 14 points as Bethune-Cookman beat Trinity Baptist  78-49 Thursday night and snapped a four-game losing streak.

Moody also had 11 rebounds and two steals. Holmes was 4 of 10 from the field with four rebounds, three steals, and three assists. Ricky Johnson and Jordan Potts scored double digits in points with 12 and 11 respectively.

The Wildcats took advantage of 22 turnovers by the Eagles, which led to 35 points.

Marquel Perry was the leading scorer for the Eagles (2 – 7) with 19 points. Perry finished 6 of 9 from behind the arch.

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