GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -Tavarus Alston scored 17 points and Robert Johnson added 16 to help North Carolina A&T defeat Coppin State 67-62 on Sunday.
The Aggies (7-14, 3-4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), who trailed 32-24 at halftime, shot 40.3 percent from the field (21 of 52).
Nic Simpson added 13 points for North Carolina A&T, which won for the second time in three games.
The Aggies outrebounded Coppin State 37-35, and Johnson, Thomas Coleman and James Porter had six boards each. They were just 6 of 25 from 3-point range (24 percent).
Branden Doughty scored 16 points for Coppin State (5-14, 0-7) and Michael Harper added 14.
The Eagles, who lost their 11th straight, shot 42.8 percent from the field (24 of 56), and made 33.3 percent of their 3-point shots (8 of 24).
