DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Jeremy Ingram scored 20 of his career-high 32 points in the first half and North Carolina Central beat Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference-foe Bethune-Cookman 81-75 Monday night.
Ingram was 17-of-20 shooting free throws and added three 3-pointers. Ray Willis scored 19 points, including the team's final 11, as the Eagles (17-7, 10-0) won their 11th straight game - their longest streak since winning 16 straight in 1995-96.
Adrien Coleman tied a season-high with 31 points for Bethune-Cookman (9-16, 4-6) and added 10 rebounds - eight offensive - for his fourth double-double of the season.
North Carolina Central scored the game's first eight points and led 30-13 with 8:49 left, with Ingram accounting for 16 of those points.
The Eagles then went nearly 7 minutes without a field goal and trailed 42-41 early in the second half. North Carolina Central responded with a 7-0 run, though, and led the rest of the way.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Bethune-Cookman (9-16) | 36 | 39 | 75 |
| North Carolina Central (17-7) « | 41 | 40 | 81 |
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| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Coleman, F | 36 | 13-17 | 2-6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 |
| J. Bryant, F | 27 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| M. Mack, F | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| R. Johnson, G | 38 | 1-7 | 4-7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| K. Dukes, G | 28 | 2-9 | 6-6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| P. Scotland | 26 | 3-12 | 1-1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| A. Smith | 20 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| M. Jackson | 18 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| A. Dempster | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-58 | 17-27 | 31 | 13 | 26 | 75 | |
| 43.1% | 63% | ||||||
| North Carolina Central Eagles | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Copeland, F | 31 | 2-3 | 5-7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| S. Kidd, F | 26 | 4-5 | 1-4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| J. Ingram, G | 40 | 6-12 | 17-20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 32 |
| R. Willis, G | 22 | 4-7 | 9-10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| E. Chapman, G | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Ferguson | 24 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| A. Houston | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| A. Galaya | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| D. Williams | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| N. Sims | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19-38 | 35-45 | 29 | 13 | 23 | 81 | |
| 50% | 77.8% | ||||||
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