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Norfolk State Spartans at North Carolina Central Eagles

· MEAC Tournament - Semifinal
Norfolk State Spartans
22-10, 6-8 Away
Final
72 - 65
North Carolina Central Eagles
18-12, 13-1 Home

Norfolk State tops NC Central in OT, 72-65 in MEAC semifinal

Kris Bankston throws down big slam vs. North Carolina Central Eagles

Norfolk State, the tournament's No. 3 seed, will face top-seeded Howard in Saturday's championship game.

Bryant added 10 rebounds for the Spartans (20-10). Kris Bankston added 20 points while shooting 7 of 9 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line, and he also had eight rebounds. Caheim Brown was 2 of 4 shooting and 8 of 11 from the free throw line to finish with 12 points, while adding seven rebounds.

The Eagles (17-11) were led by Justin Wright, who posted 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists. North Carolina Central also got 13 points from Kris Monroe. Eric Boone also had 11 points, six rebounds and three steals. The Eagles broke a six-game winning streak with the loss.

Dana Tate scored eight points in the first half for Norfolk State, who led 22-20 at halftime. Norfolk State was outscored by two points in the second half and the teams finished regulation tied 58-58. Bryant shot 2 of 2 from the field and 6 for 6 from the line on the way to his 10 points in the overtime.

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Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 72 - 65
3rd 0:00 End of 1st overtime 72 - 65
3rd 0:03 Justin Wright Turnover. 72 - 65
3rd 0:08 Joe Bryant Jr. made Free Throw. 72 - 65
3rd 0:08 Joe Bryant Jr. made Free Throw. 71 - 65

Statistics

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18-48 FG 21-60
38 Field Goal % 35
4-13 3PT 10-27
31 Three Point % 37
32-39 FT 13-18
82 Free Throw % 72
45 Rebounds 31
12 Offensive Rebounds 9
33 Defensive Rebounds 22
10 Assists 13
2 Steals 6
4 Blocks 2
16 Turnovers 16
1 Team Turnovers 1
16 Total Turnovers 16
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 11
16 Fast Break Points 9
26 Points in Paint 22
22 Fouls 24
11 Largest Lead 3

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