With Elon’s basketball program cancelling their game December 12th game against Carolina due to Covid concerns, North Carolina Central University stepped up to the plate. The MEAC school out of Durham was a great opponent on paper. They were a bus drive away, weren’t wrecked by Covid, and they offered a chance for the Tar Heels to get a win and gain some confidence after back-to-back losses to Texas and Iowa.
Unfortunately, the Eagles didn’t get the memo and made for an uncomfortable afternoon in the Dean Dome. Here are three things learned from a closer than expected victory over NCCU.