Today is the first day of winter. … Christabel Ezumah leads the Campbell women’s basketball team (7-3) in scoring (12.1) and rebounding (9.6) going into a game tonight at 7 p.m. at High Point (4-7). … R.J. Felton had 26 points for host East Carolina in a 79-50 win over Delaware State on Wednesday night. Brandon Johnson added 13 points and 15 rebounds for the Pirates (7-5). … No. 21 Duke dealt No. 10 Baylor a 78-70 setback at Madison Square Garden. … No. 11 UNC was an 81-69 winner over previously unbeaten and seventh-ranked Oklahoma in Charlotte. … N.C. State topped Saint Louis, 82-70, in Raleigh. … UNC is ranked No. 26 in national football recruiting as of early signing day on Wednesday by 247 Sports. N.C. State in No. 28. … The top-rated recruit, wide receiver Jeremiah Smith, signed with Ohio State. … South Florida meets Syracuse in a matchup of 6-6 teams in the Boca Raton Bowl tonight (ESPN, 8 p.m.). … New Orleans visits the Los Angeles Rams in the Thursday night NFL contest (Amazon TV, 8:15 p.m.). Both teams are 7-7.