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Norfolk St. beats Morgan St., back in NCAAs after nine years | |
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Joe Bryant scored 17 points and Kashaun Hicks added 14, including a pair of clinching dunks, as Norfolk State defeated Morgan State 71-63 on Saturday in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament championship game to earn its first NCAA Tournament bid in nine years. Norfolk State (16-7) claimed its second MEAC title in five championship-game appearances. Its other title came in 2012 when it went on to beat No. 2 seed Missouri in the NCAA Tournament before losing to No. 7 Florida. This is the first NCAA berth under eighth-year coach Robert Jones. Bryant scored 10 straight points in a run that gave the Spartans a double-figures lead that eventually reached 16 points and lasted until there were three minutes remaining. The Bears (14-8) got as close as six with 30.6 seconds left before Hicks sandwiched a pair of dunks around Morgan State's final bucket to ensure the Spartans' seventh straight win. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | D. Ware | 17.0 | |||
| Rebounds: | M. Miller | 8.0 | |||
| Assists: | S. Devonish | 3.6 | |||
| FG%: | T. Baxter | 42.9% | |||
| FT%: | D. Ware | 83.2% | |||
| 3P%: | D. Ware | 38.4% | |||
| Steals: | M. Miller | 2.0 | |||
| Blocks: | T. Baxter | 1.6 | |||
| Mid-Eastern Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| North Carolina A&T | 7-1 | 11-10 |
| Norfolk State | 8-4 | 17-8 |
| Coppin State | 8-4 | 9-13 |
| Morgan State | 7-5 | 14-8 |
| Florida A&M | 7-5 | 8-12 |
| North Carolina Central | 3-5 | 5-9 |
| South Carolina State | 1-7 | 1-17 |
| Delaware State | 1-11 | 3-16 |
| Howard | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 79.8 (24) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 13.5 (7) | ||||
| Assists: | 14.8 (75) | ||||
| FG%: | 43.3% (214) | ||||
| FT%: | 73.9% (71) | ||||
| 3P%: | 34.3% (149) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 73.0 (254) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 26.2 (115) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.1 (105) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.2% (116) | ||||
| FT%: | 71.6% (218) | ||||
| 3P%: | 30.6% (32) | ||||
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