North Carolina Central plays in MEAC Tournament against the Maryland-Eastern Shore

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (11-14, 6-8 MEAC) vs. North Carolina Central Eagles (15-14, 8-5 MEAC)

Norfolk, Virginia; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST

LINE: North Carolina Central -2.5; over/under is 131

BOTTOM LINE: The North Carolina Central Eagles play in the MEAC Tournament against the Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks.

The Eagles have gone 9-2 at home. North Carolina Central is the top team in the MEAC averaging 34.4 points in the paint. Randy Miller Jr. leads the Eagles scoring 0.5.

The Hawks are 6-8 against MEAC opponents. Maryland-Eastern Shore is sixth in the MEAC scoring 67.2 points per game and is shooting 41.3%.

The teams meet for the third time this season. The Hawks won 79-66 in the last matchup on Feb. 22. Chace Davis led the Hawks with 22 points, and Kris Monroe led the Eagles with 23 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Eric Boone is averaging 9.6 points, 3.7 assists and 2.5 steals for the Eagles. Justin Wright is averaging 19.1 points and 4.4 rebounds while shooting 51.4% over the past 10 games for North Carolina Central.

Dom London is shooting 36.3% from beyond the arc with 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Hawks, while averaging 10.8 points. Kevon Voyles is shooting 44.6% and averaging 10.3 points over the last 10 games for Maryland-Eastern Shore.

LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 6-4, averaging 73.3 points, 31.7 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 8.1 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.5 points per game.

Hawks: 5-5, averaging 65.8 points, 30.1 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 9.7 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.8 points.

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