NCAAB

Howard Bison at Norfolk State Spartans

· MEAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL
Howard Bison
10-24, 2-16 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
53 - 68
Norfolk State Spartans
17-15, 10-2 Home

Norfolk State beats Howard, advances to MEAC title game

View from the Hilltop: What's next for Howard?

The Spartans (17-15) will play in Saturday's championship against top-seeded North Carolina Central (24-8), which beat No. 5 seed Maryland-Eastern Shore (14-20) 79-49 on Friday.

Norfolk State took a 34-33 lead on Jordan Butler's dunk, and pulled away 45-37 on Wade's layup with 11:14 to play. The Spartans stretched it to 56-44 on Alex Long's layup with 7:24 left, and by 18 on Dan Robinson's free throw with 1:32 to go.

Butler scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Spartans, who outrebounded the Bison 52-35 and held them to 30 percent shooting from the floor.

Howard led 30-28 at halftime and neither team shot better than 39 percent from the floor.

Charles Williams scored 14 points for 11th-seeded Howard (10-24).

How can I watch Howard vs. Norfolk State?

  • TV Channel: Howard at Norfolk State 2021 College Basketball, week 18, is broadcasted on ESPN3.
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Statistics

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19-61 FG 23-58
31 Field Goal % 40
7-18 3PT 5-17
39 Three Point % 29
8-15 FT 17-24
53 Free Throw % 71
35 Rebounds 52
12 Offensive Rebounds 17
23 Defensive Rebounds 35
8 Assists 10
9 Steals 6
9 Blocks 9
13 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
19 Fouls 19
0 Lead Changes 0
0 Percent Led 0

Game Information

Venue: Norfolk Scope Arena

Location: Norfolk, VA
Attendance: 13,331 | 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