National Basketball Association
North Carolina Central 67, Norfolk State 59
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 11, 2017
Where: Norfolk Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia
Officials:
# Terry Moore, # Quez Crawford, # Jackie Sanders
Attendance:
N/A
By The Sports Xchange
Patrick Cole had 18 points and eight rebounds as North Carolina Central beat Norfolk State 67-59 Saturday in the MEAC tournament final at Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va.
The Eagles took control in the second half with a 17-0 run and are headed to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history and first since 2014. A dunk by Kyle Benton capped the run and gave North Carolina Central a 62-46 lead with 3:50 to play.
Norfolk State went nearly 11 minutes in the second half without scoring.
Dajuan Graf added 17 points and Rashauan Madison had 12 for North Carolina Central (25-8).
Zaynah Robinson led Norfolk State with 18 points and Kerwin Okoro added 12 points for the Spartans (17-16), who led 38-35 at halftime.
Top Game Performances
| Norfolk State |
|
North Carolina Central |
|
Zaynah Robinson 18 |
Scoring |
Patrick Cole 18 |
|
Zaynah Robinson 4 |
Assists |
Dajuan Graf 4 |
|
Kyle Williams 10 |
Rebounds |
Kyle Benton 8 |
|
Kyle Williams 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Patrick Cole 5 |
|
Bryan Gellineau 1 |
Steals |
Rashaun Madison 3 |
|
Jordan Butler 2 |
Blocks |
Kyle Benton 2 |
Team Stats Summary