North Carolina A&T (12-13, 8-2 MEAC) vs. Florida A&M (8-13, 6-4 MEAC)
Date: February 10, 2020
Time: 8 p.m.
Facility: Alfred Lawson, Jr. Multipurpose Center
Series: Aggies lead, 51-31
 
PROBABLE STARTERS:  G Andre Jackson (6-4, 175, Sr., 9.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg); G Kameron Langley (6-2, 205, Jr., 9.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg); G Kwe Parker (6-2, 181, R-Jr., 6.8 ppg, 2.1 rpg); F Ronald Jackson (6-8, 205, Sr., 14.0 ppg, 10.6 rpg); C Devin Haygood (6-8, 180, R-Sr., 7.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg).

AGGIES OVERVIEW: North Carolina A&T dropped their last contest to Bethune-Cookman, 78-73, but they still sit atop the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) standings with an 8-2 conference record. Junior guard Kameron Langley, a preseason second team all-MEAC selection, is just 34 assists away from breaking N.C. A&T's all-time record held by Thomas Griffis (582). The Aggies are led by senior forward Ronald Jackson who leads the team in points (14.0) and rebounds per game (10.6). Acting head coach Will Jones is 9-3 since taking over the team in late December. The Aggies and the Rattlers clashed back on Jan. 6 with the Aggies coming away with a 97-90 overtime win. Tyler Maye had a career-high 24 points for N.C. A&T and Ronald Jackson, Andre Jackson and Langley had 16 points apiece. Ronald Jackson added 16 rebounds.

RATTLERS OVERVIEW: The Rattlers needed overtime to defeat Howard, 82-78, on Feb. 8. FAMU is fifth in the MEAC with a 6-4 record. The Rattlers were projected to finish ninth in the league's preseason poll. FAMU has one preseason All-MEAC selection on their team in MJ Randolph (third team). Randolph is second on the team in points per game (12.4). Rod Melton averages a team-high 12.6 points per game to lead the Rattlers. Their leading rebounder is DJ Jones who hauls in 6.4 boards per contest. Third-year head coach Robert McCullum has an overall record of 27-47 during his tenure and a 22-19 record in the MEAC.
 
News & Notes:

• The Aggies have won eight out of their last 10 games.
• The Rattlers are 5-0 at home this season.
• In conference games only, the Aggies are first in eight statistical categories (scoring offense, rebounding offense, assists, steals, turnover margin, assist-to-turnover ratio, offensive rebounds, and defensive rebounds).
• In MEAC games only, Aggie forward Ronald Jackson leads the league in rebounding (13.7 per game) through 10 games. He also has 12 double-doubles this season, tied for 15^th in the country.
• Langley has 549 career assists. He sits sixth all-time in the MEAC and needs 74 dimes to become the conference's all-time assist leader.
• Langley is fourth in the country in total assists (164) and seventh in assists per game (6.8).