I'm the all night drug prowling wolf who looks so sick in sun / I'm the white man in the Palais "White Man in Hammersmith Palais" - The Clash
North Carolina Central Eagles
65 – 72 OT
FINAL Neutral Conference MEAC
Norfolk State Spartans
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Norfolk Scope Arena (Neutral) · March 11, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread Pick'em Away covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money NCCU -110 / NORF -110
Model Predictions
Spread Total NCCU win
Actual NORF +7 137 Lost
Massey NCCU -1.1 (-8.1) — —
Massey Totals — 138.9 (-1.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 44% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 48% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NCCU -1.0 (-8.0) 138.6 (-1.6) 57% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NCCU -0.2 (-7.2) 137.1 (-0.1) 54% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NCCU -1.6 (-8.6) 140.5 (-3.5) 56% ✗
Baseline ML NCCU -1.7 (-8.7) 141.1 (-4.1) 56% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 7, 2026 NORF 75 – 68 NCCU
Jan 3, 2026 NCCU 69 – 67 NORF
Mar 4, 2025 NCCU 91 – 87 NORF
Feb 4, 2025 NORF 81 – 78 NCCU
Feb 20, 2024 NORF 80 – 74 NCCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NCCU NORF
Overall 18-12 22-11
Conference 10-4 9-5
Home 13-1 10-2
Away 4-10 6-8
Neutral 1-1 6-1
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.1 73.4
Avg Pts Against 67.9 70.5
Massey -0.0 (#170) -1.1 (#194)
Bradley-Terry -0.06 (#174) 0.16 (#158)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.03 (#174) 0.04 (#165)
RPI 0.530 (#121) 0.532 (#111)
Shooting & Four Factors NCCU NORF
FG% 45.3% 47.1%
3PT% 34.9% 33.0%
REB / G 35.2 34.8
OREB / G 10.8 10.4
AST / TO 0.81 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.2% 53.0%
TOV% 22.6% 20.1%
ORB% 32.9% 33.3%
FT Rate 24.4% 28.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.1% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 21.7% 18.6%
DRB% 70.6% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 23.1% 24.5%

Game Analysis

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