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North Carolina A&T Aggies @ East Carolina Pirates
Current Records: North Carolina A&T 3-3, East Carolina 6-1
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The North Carolina A&T Aggies are taking a road trip to face off against the East Carolina Pirates at 5:30 p.m. ET on Friday at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The Aggies are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 83.3 points per game this season.
North Carolina A&T is headed into Friday’s matchup after beating the impressive 160-point over/under the oddsmakers set for their last contest against Buffalo. North Carolina A&T was just a bucket shy of victory on Monday and fell 82-81 to Buffalo. The match was a 43-43 toss-up at halftime, but the Aggies couldn’t quite close it out.
North Carolina A&T’s loss shouldn’t obscure the performances of Landon Glasper, who earned 29 points along with two steals, and Jahnathan Lamothe, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. Glasper’s performance made up for a slower game against Morgan State on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, East Carolina didn’t have too much trouble with UIC on Saturday as they won 72-55. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
East Carolina’s win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from RJ Felton, who went 9 for 14 en route to 21 points. What’s more, Felton also posted a 75% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he’s posted since back in January. C.J. Walker was another key player, going 9 for 15 en route to 21 points plus eight rebounds.
North Carolina A&T’s defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for East Carolina, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. North Carolina A&T hasn’t had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged…
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