Game Statistics


DURHAM, N.C. (NCCUEaglePride.com)- Despite North Carolina Central University men’s basketball head coach LeVelle Moton missing the contest due to a family emergency, the Eagles used pinpoint shooting, a 12-2 second half run, and four players in double-figures to record its second win of the season 96-81 over Allen University ending a three-game losing streak on Saturday afternoon at McDougald-McLendon Gym.

The Yellow Jackets gave NCCU all it could handle through the first 20 minutes of action with five ties and two lead changes, but Justin Leemow’s (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 13 points and back-to-back three pointers by senior Dwayne Sims (Dayton, Ohio) gave the Eagles an 8-point cushion heading into the locker room at 47-39. Leemow went on to finish the day with his first double-double as an Eagle with 19 points and 10 assists with just two turnovers.

NCCU came out in the second half with its guns blazing going on a 12-2 run that included two Landon Clement (Raleigh, N.C.) three-pointers that spread the Eagle lead to 18 at 59-41 with 16:20 remaining. Clement led all scorers with 24 points in the contest, a season-high for the junior transfer that also included a deadly 5-for-9 from the outside. 

With 9:23 to go in the game, C.J Wilkerson’s three-pointer pushed NCCU to its largest lead at 79-56. Wilkerson finished the afternoon with 18 points that included a 7-for-8 mark from the free-throw line.

The fourth Eagle to reach double-figures, Nick Chasten (Raleigh, N.C.) fell just short of his fourth career double-double with 14 points and nine boards, going 6-for-9 from the field.

As a team, NCCU (2-3) hit season-high marks in field goal percentage (62.5%), three-pointers (11-17, 64.7%), and free throws (15-20, 75.0%) along with hitting the ninety point mark for the second time this year. The Eagles are 2-0 at home for the first time since the 2006-07 season.

Allen University (5-3) extended its losing streak to three games and was led in scoring by Richard Johnson who scored 23 points hitting four three-pointers and going 9-for-10 from the free-throw line. Forward Jeremy Crawford added 21 points and eight rebounds, while leading scorer Demetrice Terrell went 3-of-12 from the perimeter but still scored 16 points for the Yellow Jackets in the loss.

The Eagles get back to action this Wednesday, Dec. 1 against Washington Adventist University at 7:00 p.m. inside the friendly confines of McDougald-McLendon Gym.

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