Delaware State visits North Carolina Central following Watson’s 23-point showing

By Canadian Press on January 13, 2025.

Delaware State Hornets (8-9, 1-2 MEAC) at North Carolina Central Eagles (8-12, 1-2 MEAC)

Durham, North Carolina; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Eagles -5; over/under is 148

BOTTOM LINE: Delaware State takes on North Carolina Central after Kaseem Watson scored 23 points in Delaware State’s 76-75 win against the South Carolina State Bulldogs.

The Eagles have gone 5-3 in home games. North Carolina Central is 2-3 in one-possession games.

The Hornets are 1-2 against MEAC opponents. Delaware State is 2-8 against opponents with a winning record.

North Carolina Central is shooting 46.4% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points higher than the 44.8% Delaware State allows to opponents. Delaware State’s 43.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.2 percentage points lower than North Carolina Central has allowed to its opponents (47.1%).

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

TOP PERFORMERS: Po’Boigh King is shooting 31.3% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Eagles, while averaging 16.3 points.

Robert Smith averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Hornets, scoring 16.5 points while shooting 35.8% from beyond the arc.

LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 5-5, averaging 81.9 points, 36.1 rebounds, 17.7 assists, 9.9 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.5 points per game.

Hornets: 5-5, averaging 74.7 points, 31.6 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 6.9 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.3 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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