GREENSBORO - North Carolina A&T got another warm up before it ventures into two consecutive rivalry games next week. Senior guard Nic Simpson hit all four of his 3-pointers on his way to 14 points as the Aggies defeated Barber Scotia 88-53 at Corbett Sports Center on Friday night.

It was the Aggies second straight blowout win after their 55-point win against Johnson & Wales on Wednesday earned them their largest margin of victory in 42 years.

The Aggies (3-3) will now face the challenge of playing cross-town rival UNC Greensboro 7 p.m., Monday at the Greensboro Coliseum. Five days later they travel to Durham, N.C., to face archrival N.C. Central at 4 p.m.

"Each game is an opportunity for my team to improve whether it is UNCG or Barber Scotia," said N.C. A&T head coach Jerry Eaves.  "We want to be as good as we can be in the beginning of March.  This is a process and these two games (UNCG and N.C. Central) are a part of the process.  They'll be both competitive, hard played games, but it's not going to make or break us.  They're both great rivalries. Next week is going to be a lot of fun."    

Before the fun begins, the Aggies had to take care of the Saints. It didn't take long for the Aggies to take control of the game. An Austin Witter put back started an 11-0 run that gave the Aggies a 23-7 lead with 10:22 remaining in the first half.

An Austin Witter steal and dunk gave the Aggies a 51-31 halftime lead. Witter came off the bench to score 14 points and grab 11 rebounds. It marked the second straight night a double-double came from off the Aggies bench as Kam Shepherd did it on Wednesday night.

"We're going to have to play harder," said Eaves. "That's the only issue I have, is we're not playing hard enough to compete with the teams we are going to face in these next two games.  I think the kids will be willing to step to the challenge, and we'll have to be ready to go."

Rodney Carney had 19 for the Saints.