Cleveland and North Carolina Central host Norfolk State

The Eagles have gone 5-3 against MEAC opponents. North Carolina Central leads the MEAC scoring 15.4 fast break points per game.

Norfolk State scores 74.1 points, 6.4 more per game than the 67.7 North Carolina Central gives up. North Carolina Central averages 7.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.2 fewer made shots on average than the 8.2 per game Norfolk State allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jamarii Thomas is averaging 17.2 points, 3.6 assists and 2.2 steals for the Spartans. Allen Betrand is averaging 9.1 points over the last 10 games for Norfolk State.

Ja’Darius Harris is shooting 47.0% and averaging 15.8 points for the Eagles. Cleveland is averaging 15.3 points over the last 10 games for North Carolina Central.

LAST 10 GAMES: Spartans: 7-3, averaging 71.7 points, 37.6 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 7.8 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.4 points per game.

Eagles: 7-3, averaging 75.7 points, 35.7 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 6.5 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.1 points.

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