Florida A&M 59, North Carolina Central 50
Coppin State 74, Norfolk State 64
Morgan State at Howard, PPD
Florida A&M 59, North Carolina Central 50
Tallahassee, Fla. | Florida A&M (3-8, 2-2 MEAC) got back on the winning track on Monday evening, defeating North Carolina Central (4-4, 2-1 MEAC) 59-50 inside the Al Lawson Center. The victory marked the Rattlers' tenth consecutive home victory.
The Rattlers used stifling defense and timely shooting to keep the Eagles off balance and well off of their average pace of 77.0 points per contest. FAMU held NCCU to just 37 percent shooting on 24-of-54 shots, including a paltry 11.8 percent (2-of-17) from three-point range.
The Rattlers never trailed in the contest.
Junior guard
Jai Clark led the Rattler scoring charge, tossing in 16 point on 5-of-10 shooting. Clark did most of his damage from behind the arc, however, draining 4-of-8 from long range.
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Coppin State 74, Norfolk State 64
NORFOLK, Va. – Kyle Cardaci led five Eagles in double figures with 17 points to lead the Coppin State men's basketball team to a 74-64 nationally televised victory at Norfolk State on Monday night at Echols Hall. The victory improves the Eagles to 7-12 overall and 6-4 in the MEAC while the Spartans fall to 10-7 on the year and 5-4 in league play.
The top 3-point shooter in the conference at 41.3% overall and 47.4% in MEAC play, Cardaci buried five 3-pointers, four of which came in the second half, to pace the Eagles.
Koby Thomas and
DeJuan Clayton added 14 points apiece as Thomas notched a double-double with a game-high 11 rebounds.
Anthony Tarke and
Nendah Tarke both scored 12 points as they stuffed the stat sheets on both sides of the ball. Anthony pulled down seven rebounds, dished out four assists and blocked four shots while Nendah chipped in with three rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block.
Also contributing was
Yuat Alok with five points while
Dwaine Jones grabbed four rebounds and a pair of assists in 14 valuable minutes off the bench.
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