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North Carolina Central Eagles at Norfolk State Spartans

· MEAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL
North Carolina Central Eagles
13-19, 3-12 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
47 - 66
Norfolk State Spartans
17-15, 9-2 Home

Norfolk State downs NC Central 66-47 to advance in MEAC

The Spartans (17-15) will play the winner of Thursday's quarterfinal matchup between No. 11 Coppin State (10-21) and No. 3 South Carolina State (17-13) on Friday.

Norfolk jumped to a 24-9 lead on Zaynah Robinson's layup and led 36-21 at halftime while the Eagles made 5 of 19 field goals (26.3 percent).

The Spartans led 45-28 on D'Shon Taylor's 3-pointer early in the second half, led by 22 on Jordan Butler's dunk with 7:11 to go and the Eagles trailed by double digits the rest of the way.

Taylor scored 13 points, Charles Oliver added 10 for the Spartans, who made 17 of 22 free throws.

Dante Holmes scored 17 points for the Eagles (13-19), who were hurt by 18 turnovers and shot 33.3 percent (15 of 45) overall.

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  • TV Channel: North Carolina Central at Norfolk State 2021 College Basketball, week 18, is broadcasted on ESPN3.
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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 47 - 66
2nd 0:21 Justin Peebles-Jennings Defensive Rebound. 47 - 66
2nd 0:21 Kyle Benton missed Free Throw. 47 - 66
2nd 0:21 Foul on Moses Toriola. 47 - 66
2nd 0:21 Kyle Benton made Layup. 47 - 66

Statistics

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15-45 FG 22-55
33 Field Goal % 40
2-14 3PT 5-20
14 Three Point % 25
15-26 FT 17-22
58 Free Throw % 77
34 Rebounds 38
10 Offensive Rebounds 12
24 Defensive Rebounds 26
6 Assists 10
0 Steals 3
0 Blocks 8
18 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 2
18 Total Turnovers 12
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 18
2 Fast Break Points 2
22 Points in Paint 26
19 Fouls 22
3 Largest Lead 23

Game Information

Venue: Norfolk Scope Arena

Location: Norfolk, VA
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