North Carolina A&T (10-12, 6-1 MEAC) vs. Norfolk State (10-11, 6-0 MEAC)
Date: February 1, 2020
Time: 4 p.m.
Facility: Corbett Sports Center
Series: Norfolk leads 28-20
 
PROBABLE STARTERS:  G Andre Jackson (6-4, 175, Sr., 8.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg); G Kameron Langley (6-2, 205, Jr., 8.8 ppg, 5.1 rpg); G Kwe Parker (6-2, 181, R-Jr., 5.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg); F Ronald Jackson (6-8, 205, Sr., 14.1 ppg, 10.2 rpg); C Devin Haygood (6-8, 180, R-Sr., 7.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg).
 
AGGIES OVERVIEW: The Aggies are a half-game out of first place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and will have the chance to take over first place when they face Norfolk State. N.C. A&T has seen an unbelievable increase in production from junior guard Kameron Langley since their lone conference loss to Coppin State. In the three games since, the Aggies are 3-0 and Langley is averaging 17.7 points, 12.0 assists and 7.7 rebounds per contest including a triple-double last game against Delaware State (15 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds). The junior leads the conference in assists per game (6.7). He has led the league in assist-to-turnover ratio each of his first two seasons and is currently second. He needs just 51 dimes to break N.C. A&T's all-time record held by Thomas Griffis (582). The Aggies sport the best scoring offense in the league in conference games only, averaging 88.1 points over seven conference games. Acting head coach Will Jones is 7-2 since taking over the program in late December.
 
SPARTANS OVERVIEW: The Spartans sit in first place in the MEAC with a 6-0 record. They are coming off a 95-67 victory over Florida A&M. They sport the second-best scoring defense in league play allowing just 62.5 points per game. The Spartans were picked to finish tied with N.C. A&T for third in the MEAC preseason poll. Senior guard Steven Whitley was voted to the preseason second-team All-MEAC. He is averaging 10.4 points and 4.5 assists per game this season. Their leading scorer is redshirt senior guard Jermaine Bishop who is scoring 14.2 points per night. Head coach Robert Jones is entering his seventh year at the helm and 13^th year overall with the Spartans. He earned MEAC coach of the year last season and is 119-107 overall and 78-24 in the MEAC. Against A&T, Jones is 4-2.
 
News & Notes:

• Last time these two teams met, N.C. A&T fell to the Spartans, 73-58, on Feb. 18, 2019.
• The Aggies have won 20-straight home conference games.
• N.C. A&T is 6-1 at home this season.
• The Spartans are 2-8 on the road this season.
• In conference games only, the Aggies are first in six statistical categories (scoring offense, rebounding offense, assists, turnover margin, assist-to-turnover ratio, and defensive rebounds).
• In MEAC games only, Aggie forward Ronald Jackson leads the league in rebounding (14.0 per game) through seven games. He also has 11 double-doubles this season, tied for 11^th in the country.
• Langley has 532 career assists. He sits sixth all-time in the MEAC and needs 91 dimes to become the conference's all-time assist leader.
• Langley is fourth in the country in total assists (147) and 14^th in assists per game (6.7).