Norfolk State Spartans at Howard Bison
· NCAA Men's Basketball
79 - 74
Long, Bungei have double-doubles as Norfolk St. beats Howard
The Spartans (13-17, 11-4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) moved into a three-way tie with Hampton and Bethune-Cookman atop the conference standings. Norfolk State hosts Hampton on Thursday in the regular-season finale and the Wildcats play at Florida A&M.
Dan Robinson, who scored eight of his 10 points after halftime, made a layup and Mastadi Pitt hit a 3-pointer to give Norfolk State a two-point lead with 12 minutes left. Howard's RJ Cole made a layup about a minute later that made it 53-all, but Kyle Williams answered with a jumper before making a layup that capped a 9-3 spurt and the Spartans led the rest of the way. Zion Cousin's made two free throws to trim the Bison deficit to 76-74 with 24 seconds to play, but Nic Thomas and Steven Whitley combined to make 3 of 4 free throws.
Charles Williams had a season-high 32 points and Cole scored 21 with seven assists and four steals for Howard (9-22, 6-9). Williams, a sophomore, has six career 30-plus point games including four this season.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Norfolk State Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:01 | RJ Cole missed Three Point Jumper. | 79 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Steven Whitley made Free Throw. | 79 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Steven Whitley made Free Throw. | 78 - 74 |
Statistics
 NORF |
 HOW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-61 | FG | 22-70 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 4-18 | 3PT | 10-36 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 19-33 | FT | 20-27 |
| 58 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 36 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 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 |
| 26 | Fouls | 24 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 2,035 | 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 |