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Norfolk State Spartans at North Carolina Central Eagles

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Norfolk State Spartans
20-10, 7-9 Away
Final
87 - 91
North Carolina Central Eagles
13-17, 10-4 Home

Keishon Porter scores 24 as North Carolina Central upends Norfolk State 91-87 in OT

Keishon Porter makes a great defensive play for the steal

Po'Boigh King's layup with 3:22 left in OT gave North Carolina Central an 80-78 lead and the Eagles stayed in front from there.

The loss drops Norfolk State into a first-place tie with South Carolina State in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference with one game remaining in the regular season. The Spartans and Bulldogs split two games this season with both teams winning by two points at home.

Porter added five rebounds and three steals for the Eagles (13-17, 6-7). King scored 18 on 7-for-13 shooting with two 3-pointers. Dionte Johnson had 13 points.

The Spartans (20-10, 10-3) were led by Brian Moore Jr. with 24 points and six assists. Christian Ings and Kuluel Mading added 13 points apiece.

Both teams end the regular season on Thursday. North Carolina Central visits South Carolina State and Norfolk State travels to play Howard.

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Matchup Prediction

North Carolina Central: 40.4%
Norfolk State: 59.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 87 - 91
3rd 0:00 End of 1st OT 87 - 91
3rd 0:00 North Carolina Central Deadball Team Rebound. 87 - 91
3rd 0:00 Brian Moore Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. 87 - 91
3rd 0:03 Aquan Smart subbing in for North Carolina Central 87 - 91

Statistics

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34-59 FG 30-61
57.6 Field Goal % 49.2
5-13 3PT 9-28
38.5 Three Point % 32.1
14-16 FT 22-34
87.5 Free Throw % 64.7
26 Rebounds 35
5 Offensive Rebounds 15
21 Defensive Rebounds 20
18 Assists 17
6 Steals 6
3 Blocks 2
8 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 12
20 Fast Break Points 17
48 Points in Paint 38
24 Fouls 19
2 Largest Lead 12

Game Information

Venue: McDougald-McLendon Arena

Location: Durham, NC
Attendance: 1,025 | Capacity:

2024-25 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Norfolk State 10-3 - 20-10
South Carolina State 10-3 - 17-12
Delaware State 7-6 3 15-13
Morgan State 7-6 3 13-16
Howard 7-6 3 12-18
North Carolina Central 6-7 4 13-17
Coppin State 3-10 7 5-23
Maryland Eastern Shore 2-11 8 6-23
Full Standings