Hampton Pirates at Norfolk State Spartans
· MEAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL
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75 - 64
75 - 64
Hampton upsets Norfolk State 75-64 in MEAC semis
Saturday's MEAC final will match sixth-seeded Hampton (15-17) with No. 5 seed Delaware State (18-16). The Hornets upset top-seeded North Carolina Central 63-57 in the other semifinal game.
The Pirates took the lead for good at the end of the first half with the last four points for a 36-33 advantage. Hampton stretched the run to 10-0 to start the second half with an early nine-point lead.
Reginald Johnson's layup with 7:11 left gave Hampton its biggest lead at 57-43. But Norfolk State (20-13) answered with a 7-0 run and got as close as 67-62 on D'Shon Taylor's free throws with 42 seconds left. Hampton made 6 of 6 free throws from there.
Taylor led the Spartans with 16 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Emmanuel Okoroba made Dunk. Assisted by Quinton Chievous. | 75 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Quinton Chievous Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:10 | RaShid Gaston missed Jumper. | 73 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Quinton Chievous made Free Throw. | 73 - 64 |
Statistics
HAMP |
NORF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-52 | FG | 21-55 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 3-15 | 3PT | 3-10 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 32-38 | FT | 19-26 |
| 84 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 10 | Assists | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 22 | Fouls | 26 |
Game Information
Venue: Norfolk Scope Arena
Location: Norfolk, VA
Capacity:
Location: Norfolk, VA
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2025-26 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Wilmington | 15-3 | - | 27-7 |
| Charleston | 14-4 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 24-11 |
| Monmouth | 11-7 | 4 | 19-15 |
| William & Mary | 10-8 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Drexel | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Towson | 9-9 | 6 | 19-15 |
| Stony Brook | 9-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| Hampton | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| North Carolina A&T | 4-14 | 11 | 11-19 |
| Northeastern | 2-16 | 13 | 7-24 |
2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |


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