Norfolk State Spartans at Bowling Green Falcons
· Battle at the Boardwalk
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 67
72 - 67
Norfolk State tops Bowling Green 72-67 in OT
Hicks scored a go-ahead 3-pointer for a 63-60 lead with 1:25 left in OT, but the Falcons closed to 68-67 on Caleb Fields' 3-pointer with 16 seconds to go. Joe Bryant Jr. and Hicks combined for four free throws from there to ice it.
Jermaine Bishop scored 11 points and Bryant added 10 for the Spartans (4-9).
Hicks and Bishop hit back-to-back 3s to tie it at 55 with 36 seconds left in regulation and Bishop's 3 at the buzzer was blocked by Michael Laster.
Daeqwon Plowden scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Bowling Green (8-3), which saw its three-game win streak end. Fields scored 16 points and Dylan Frye added 13.
The Spartans will play Drexel Saturday for the Boardwalk Battle title and the Falcons will play Quinnipiac.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 67 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 72 - 67 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Kashaun Hicks made Free Throw. | 72 - 67 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Kashaun Hicks made Free Throw. | 71 - 67 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Foul on Daeqwon Plowden. | 70 - 67 |
Statistics
 NORF |
 BGSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-63 | FG | 26-64 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 11-28 | 3PT | 8-29 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 11-13 | FT | 7-9 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fouls | 18 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Location: Atlantic City, NJ
Attendance: 500 | Capacity:
Location: Atlantic City, NJ
Attendance: 500 | 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 |
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Western Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |