North Carolina Central plays Morgan State, looks for 4th straight home win

Morgan State Lady Bears (3-21, 2-6 MEAC) at North Carolina Central Eagles (6-15, 2-5 MEAC)

Durham, North Carolina; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: North Carolina Central will try to keep its three-game home win streak alive when the Eagles take on Morgan State.

The Eagles have gone 5-6 at home. North Carolina Central is 5-8 against opponents with a winning record.

The Lady Bears are 2-6 against MEAC opponents. Morgan State is eighth in the MEAC scoring 52.8 points per game and is shooting 34.8%.

North Carolina Central averages 62.3 points per game, 10.9 fewer points than the 73.2 Morgan State gives up. Morgan State averages 52.8 points per game, 17.8 fewer points than the 70.6 North Carolina Central gives up to opponents.

The Eagles and Lady Bears match up Thursday for the first time in MEAC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Najah Lane is averaging 6.3 points, 3.6 assists and 1.5 steals for the Eagles. Aniya Finger is averaging 13.5 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting 43.2% over the past 10 games.

Ja'la Bannerman averages 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Lady Bears, scoring 12.1 points while shooting 35.1% from beyond the arc. Kailyn Nash is shooting 38.4% and averaging 10.7 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 4-6, averaging 68.2 points, 35.6 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 12.8 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 39.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.7 points per game.

Lady Bears: 2-8, averaging 57.1 points, 25.9 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 8.5 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 37.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.4 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.