Norfolk State Spartans at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 66
70 - 66
Taylor, Short lead Norfolk State past Northern Arizona 70-66
Norfolk State (2-4) used an 11-0 run to open up a 52-42 lead midway through the second half and Zaynah Robinson's layup gave the Spartans a 12-point advantage with just fewer than four minutes to play.
Jaleni Neely scored seven during a 13-3 spurt that was capped by Marcus DeBerry's 3-pointer and pulled Northern Arizona (2-4) within two with 37 seconds to play.
Taylor and Short combined to make 4 of 4 free throws in the final 22 seconds to seal it.
Neely led Northern Arizona with 14 points, Torry Johnson added 13 and Kris Yanku had 10 points and six assists. Ako Kaluna grabbed 11 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jeff Short made Free Throw. | 70 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jeff Short made Free Throw. | 69 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Foul on Marcus DeBerry. | 68 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Marcus DeBerry Turnover. | 68 - 66 |
Statistics
NORF |
NAU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-60 | FG | 22-58 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 8-19 | 3PT | 9-25 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 14-17 | FT | 13-19 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 14 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Venue: J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
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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 |
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 8 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |


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