DURHAM - Anthony Greenup scored 19 points as Shaw squeaked by North Carolina Central 68-64 before a crowd of 1,217 at McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium.  For Shaw it was its first victory of the season in five tries.  

Shaw (1-4) was down 31-18 with 4:17 remaining in the first half as North Carolina Central hit a barrage of three-pointers.  Shaw then went on a 15-1 run to close out the half.  Darius Acuff (11 points) and Ricky Williams (15 points, 13 rebounds) each hit big three-pointers to bring the Bears back.  But it was Greenup's emphatic, reverse over the shoulder dunk off an alleyoop from Acuff with :04 in the half that gave the Bears a 33-32 halftime lead.  It was one of five dunks on the night for Greenup.  

The Eagles (3-3) continued its barrage of three's led by James Tucker (19 points), who was 6-of-12 from behind the arc.  North Carolina Central took a 61-53 lead on David Young's (14 points) three-pointer with 5:19 remaining in the second half.  But the Bears would not go away, as they stepped up their defense going on an 11-3 run and tying the score at 64-64 on a Greenup dunk with 1:12 remaining.  Michael McLeod's two free throws at the :44 mark of the half proved to be the game-winning points, giving Shaw a 66-64 lead.

Shaw will next bin action out Mount Olive on December 11 at 7:00 p.m.