Hobbs and Morgan State host North Carolina Central

Published Jan. 5, 2025 3:42 a.m. ET

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North Carolina Central Eagles (7-11, 0-1 MEAC) at Morgan State Bears (6-11, 0-1 MEAC)

Baltimore; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Morgan State plays North Carolina Central after Kameron Hobbs scored 22 points in Morgan State's 86-72 loss to the South Carolina State Bulldogs.

The Bears have gone 6-3 in home games. Morgan State is second in the MEAC in rebounding with 32.4 rebounds. Daniel Akitoby leads the Bears with 6.0 boards.

The Eagles are 0-1 against MEAC opponents. North Carolina Central scores 79.4 points and has outscored opponents by 6.8 points per game.

Morgan State averages 80.5 points, 7.9 more per game than the 72.6 North Carolina Central allows. North Carolina Central averages 7.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.5 fewer makes per game than Morgan State allows.

The matchup Monday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wynston Tabbs is averaging 15.1 points and 1.5 steals for the Bears.

Po'Boigh King is averaging 15.9 points for the Eagles.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bears: 3-7, averaging 81.3 points, 31.7 rebounds, 15.6 assists, 7.6 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 85.5 points per game.

Eagles: 5-5, averaging 83.1 points, 34.6 rebounds, 18.5 assists, 11.6 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.5 points.

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

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