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02/06 03:43 CST Carvey, North Carolina Central Eagles square off against the Norfolk State Spartans Carvey, North Carolina Central Eagles square off against the Norfolk State Spartans By The Associated Press North Carolina Central Eagles (8-12, 4-1 MEAC) at Norfolk State Spartans (10-14, 3-4 MEAC) Norfolk, Virginia; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Anthony McComb III and Norfolk State host Khouri Carvey and North Carolina Central in MEAC play Saturday. The Spartans have gone 6-3 at home. Norfolk State is 2-9 against opponents over .500. The Eagles have gone 4-1 against MEAC opponents. North Carolina Central allows 77.3 points to opponents and has been outscored by 4.1 points per game. Norfolk State's average of 5.8 made 3-pointers per game is 3.0 fewer made shots on average than the 8.8 per game North Carolina Central gives up. North Carolina Central has shot at a 43.7% rate from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points less than the 43.8% shooting opponents of Norfolk State have averaged. The Spartans and Eagles meet Saturday for the first time in MEAC play this season. TOP PERFORMERS: McComb is scoring 16.7 points per game with 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists for the Spartans. Elijah Jamison is averaging 12.4 points and 2.9 rebounds while shooting 37.4% over the past 10 games. Gage Lattimore averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Eagles, scoring 17.8 points while shooting 36.8% from beyond the arc. Jae Slack is shooting 47.2% and averaging 13.4 points over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Spartans: 4-6, averaging 74.3 points, 27.6 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 7.3 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.5 points per game. Eagles: 5-5, averaging 73.6 points, 29.0 rebounds, 15.6 assists, 8.9 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.6 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.