Scores

Final

N Carolina Cent 69

(9-8, 3-1 MEAC)

Howard 53

(4-16, 1-6 MEAC)

7:45 PM ET, January 16, 2012

Burr Arena, Washington, DC

1 2 T
NCCU 37 3269
HOW 24 2953

Top Performers

North Carolina Central: J. Ingram 27 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

Howard: G. Andrews 17 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl

NC Central 69, Howard 53

Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- Jeremy Ingram scored a career-high 27 points to lead North Carolina Central to a 69-53 victory over Howard in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game Monday night.

Ingram, a sophomore guard, scored 19 of his points in the first half, when the Eagles (9-8, 3-1) shot 59.1 percent (13 of 22) and took a 37-24 lead at the break.

They scored 18 points in the paint in the first half to just two for the Bison (4-16, 1-6), who shot just 28.6 percent (6 of 21) in the half and lost their seventh in a row.

Howard never cut the lead below eight points in the second half.

Ingram made 10 of his 14 shots for the Eagles. Ray Willis added 13 points and 10 rebounds for North Carolina Central, and Dominique Sutton scored 11 points.

Glen Andrews led Howard with 17 points and Simuel Frazier had 10.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
NCCU
HOW
Points 69 53
FG Made-Attempted 24-45 (.533) 14-47 (.298)
3P Made-Attempted 4-12 (.333) 5-14 (.357)
FT Made-Attempted 17-20 (.850) 20-30 (.667)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 22 (0/0) 21 (0/0)
Largest Lead 18 9

Game Leaders

 
NCCU
HOW
PointsJ. Ingram 27G. Andrews 17
ReboundsR. Willis 10G. Andrews 5
AssistsE. Chapman 5C. Thompson 3
StealsJ. Ingram 2C. Thompson 5
BlocksJ. Ingram 1B. Bailey 1
Team Stats: NC Central | Howard

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 16, 2012 NCCU 69, @HOW 53Recap

Next 5 Games

NCCU
HOW
01/21 @COPP 4:00pm
01/23 @MORG 7:30pm
01/28 DSU 4:00pm
01/30 UMES 7:30pm
02/04 @FAMU 6:00pm
 01/28 @SAV 4:00pm
01/30 @SCST 7:30pm
02/04 @UMES 4:00pm
02/06 @MORG 7:30pm
02/11 FAMU 4:00pm
Complete Schedule: NC Central | Howard

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Norfolk State13-325-9
Savannah State14-221-11
North Carolina Central10-617-15
Delaware State12-415-14
Bethune-Cookman11-518-17
Coppin State9-714-16
North Carolina A&T7-912-20
Hampton6-1012-21
Howard6-1010-21
Morgan State6-109-20
Florida A&M6-1010-23
Maryland-Eastern Shore4-127-23
South Carolina State0-165-26
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