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02/15 03:43 CST North Carolina Central hosts Morgan State following Worrell's 24-point game North Carolina Central hosts Morgan State following Worrell's 24-point game By The Associated Press Morgan State Bears (10-13, 6-2 MEAC) at North Carolina Central Eagles (9-14, 5-3 MEAC) Durham, North Carolina; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Morgan State plays North Carolina Central after Alfred Worrell Jr. scored 24 points in Morgan State's 79-71 win against the Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks. The Eagles have gone 7-4 in home games. North Carolina Central is 1-10 against opponents over .500. The Bears are 6-2 in conference matchups. Morgan State is seventh in the MEAC with 8.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Christian Meeks averaging 2.3. North Carolina Central is shooting 43.8% from the field this season, 3.3 percentage points lower than the 47.1% Morgan State allows to opponents. Morgan State averages 74.8 points per game, 0.9 fewer than the 75.7 North Carolina Central gives up to opponents. The Eagles and Bears square off Monday for the first time in MEAC play this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Gage Lattimore averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Eagles, scoring 17.5 points while shooting 37.1% from beyond the arc. Jae Slack is shooting 42.0% and averaging 11.8 points over the past 10 games. Elijah Davis is averaging 13.1 points and 5.7 assists for the Bears. Worrell is averaging 22.3 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 5-5, averaging 71.5 points, 27.6 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 7.6 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.8 points per game. Bears: 8-2, averaging 82.4 points, 32.4 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 5.8 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.5 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.