Scores

Final

Howard 36

(4-16, 1-5 MEAC)

N Carolina Cent 71

(11-7, 4-0 MEAC)

7:30 PM ET, January 21, 2013

McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium, Durham, NC

1 2 T
HOW 15 2136
NCCU 40 3171

Top Performers

Howard: M. Phillips 6 Pts, 12 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Blk

North Carolina Central: S. Kidd 12 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 4 Stl, 1 Blk

NC Central 71, Howard 36

Associated Press

DURHAM, N.C. -- Stanton Kidd posted 12 points and seven rebounds to lead North Carolina Central over Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference-foe Howard 71-36 Monday night for the Eagles' fifth straight win.

Drimir Ferguson added 11 and Jay Copeland and Emanual Chapman scored 10 apiece for NC Central (11-7, 4-0), which got scoring contributions from all but two players and saw 11 different players log minutes. Kidd is averaging 16.4 points and 7.2 rebounds during the Eagles' current win streak.

NC Central led 11-7 before using an 11-1 run to jump ahead 22-8 midway through the first half. Howard (4-16, 1-5) made it 24-12 with two free throws but NC Central used another run, this time 16-2, to pull away. The Eagles led 40-15 at halftime.

NC Central shot a season-high 52 percent (22 of 42) and had 11 steals.

Mike Phillips had 12 rebounds for Howard but no Bison player posted double-figure points.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
HOW
NCCU
Points 36 71
FG Made-Attempted 13-51 (.255) 22-42 (.524)
3P Made-Attempted 2-11 (.182) 7-15 (.467)
FT Made-Attempted 8-19 (.421) 20-26 (.769)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 19 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 37

Game Leaders

 
HOW
NCCU
PointsS. Frazier 8S. Kidd 12
ReboundsM. Phillips 12S. Kidd 7
AssistsM. Phillips 3E. Chapman 5
StealsS. Frazier 1S. Kidd 4
BlocksM. Phillips 1S. Kidd 1
Team Stats: Howard | NC Central

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
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Next 5 Games

HOW
NCCU
01/23 @DSU 7:30pm
02/02 SAV 4:00pm
02/04 SCST 7:40pm
02/09 UMES 4:00pm
02/11 MORG 7:30pm
 01/26 COPP 4:00pm
01/28 MORG 7:30pm
02/02 @DSU 4:00pm
02/04 @UMES 7:45pm
02/09 FAMU 4:00pm
Complete Schedule: Howard | NC Central

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
North Carolina Central15-122-9
Norfolk State16-021-11
Savannah State11-519-14
North Carolina A&T8-819-16
Morgan State10-617-15
Hampton11-514-17
Delaware State8-815-18
Bethune-Cookman7-914-20
Florida A&M5-118-23
Coppin State5-118-24
Howard4-127-24
South Carolina State2-146-24
Maryland-Eastern Shore2-142-26
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