DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Mike DiNunno scored 21 points and Eastern Kentucky stayed unbeaten with a 63-57 victory over North Carolina Central Tuesday night in nonconference play.
The Colonels (8-0) led 31-22 at halftime, closing the half on a 10-1 run. Behind Jeremy Ingram (18 points) and Ray Willis (16), North Carolina Central (5-5) got within three points in the second half but no closer.
It's Eastern Kentucky's best start since the 1946-47 season, which began 11-0.
DiNunno scored the game's first points on a layup and the last three on free throws in the final 0:30.
Glenn Cosey added 11 points for Eastern Kentucky, which was outrebounded 38-19. The Colonels had decisive edges in two categories. They were 8 for 21 on 3-pointers, DiNunno making 4 of 6 treys. North Carolina Central was 1 for 7 from the arc, Ingram 1 for 6. Eastern Kentucky committed just 10 turnovers to the Eagles' 22.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Eastern Kentucky (8-0) « | 31 | 32 | 63 |
| North Carolina Central (5-5) | 22 | 35 | 57 |
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| Eastern Kentucky Colonels | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| E. Stutz, F | 21 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| D. Muff, F | 11 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| M. DiNunno, G | 40 | 7-12 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| G. Cosey, G | 39 | 3-10 | 3-4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| T. Johnson, G | 18 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Walden | 26 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| M. Lewis | 25 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Johnson | 20 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Totals | 22-48 | 11-16 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 63 | |
| 45.8% | 68.8% | ||||||
| North Carolina Central Eagles | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| S. Kidd, F | 31 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| J. Copeland, Jr., F | 17 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| R. Willis, G | 40 | 7-15 | 2-3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| J. Ingram, G | 38 | 5-15 | 7-8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| E. Chapman, G | 26 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Jawara | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| D. Ferguson | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| A. Houston | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| A. Galaya | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20-45 | 16-21 | 38 | 9 | 20 | 57 | |
| 44.4% | 76.2% | ||||||
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