North Carolina Central shakes off slow start to extend MEAC winning streak to six games dating back to last season
North Carolina Central executed a perfect half-court set with 8:19 remaining in the game.
Point guard Jordan Perkins found Larry McKnight for a backdoor cut, and McKnight, the 230 pound forward built like a football player, threw down a dunk that brought the fans in McDougald-McLendon Arena to their feet. That basket showed a glimpse of how good the Eagles can be when they execute their offense to a T. It didn’t happen every play, but there were enough flashes for N. C. Central to pull off a 68-59 win over Bethune-Cookman in the MEAC opener for both school.
“We knew it was going to be a dog fight coming in here,” Eagles head coach LeVelle Moton said. “That’s the projected No. 1 team and they beat us pretty good last year and we just wanted to come out and redeem ourselves. Our guys were ready to play.”
Four players scored in double figures, led by center Raasean Davis with 16 to go along with 12 rebounds. McKnight, Perkins and Reggie Gardner each scored 12. Davis and McKnight were both perfect from the field, with Davis hitting all seven of his field goal attempts and McKnight going a perfect 6-for-6 from the floor.
