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Norfolk State Spartans at North Carolina Central Eagles

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Norfolk State Spartans
7-12, 4-6 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
88 - 79
North Carolina Central Eagles
7-12, 5-3 Home

Oliver scores 20, Norfolk State beats NC Central 88-79

Oliver nailed three treys to total 13 points in the second period. Alex Long, Jeff Short and Jonathan Wade finished with 12 points apiece and Preston Bungei added 10 for Norfolk State (7-12, 3-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Trailing 38-36 at the half, the Spartans charged back and took the lead 46-44 with 15:21 left when Oliver made two free throws and followed with a 3-point jumper. They pushed that to 70-59 at the 8:12 mark and held on for the win.

Norfolk State shot 53 percent from the floor while holding the Eagles to 25-of-64 shooting.

Patrick Cole led North Carolina Central (7-12, 2-3) with 26 points; Dante Holmes added 21 and Rashaun Madison had 12.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 88 - 79
2nd 0:04 Charles Oliver Steal. 88 - 79
2nd 0:06 Dajuan Graf Turnover. 88 - 79
2nd 0:13 Charles Oliver made Free Throw. 88 - 79
2nd 0:13 Charles Oliver made Free Throw. 87 - 79

Statistics

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25-47 FG 25-64
53 Field Goal % 39
11-24 3PT 7-25
46 Three Point % 28
27-33 FT 22-32
82 Free Throw % 69
30 Rebounds 36
4 Offensive Rebounds 16
26 Defensive Rebounds 20
16 Assists 14
3 Steals 5
4 Blocks 0
16 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 16
2 Fast Break Points 6
22 Points in Paint 30
24 Fouls 24
11 Largest Lead 4

Game Information

Venue: McDougald-McLendon Arena

Location: Durham, NC
Attendance: 2,236 | Capacity:

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
Full Standings