NORFOLK, Va. – After breaking a two-game losing streak with a big victory at Coppin State, the Norfolk State men’s basketball team will return to Norfolk for its last home game of the season against Delaware State at Joseph Echols Hall. NSU will honor six players for Senior Night and then take on the Hornets in a key MEAC matchup beginning at 7 p.m. The game will also be broadcast on ESPNU, the first NSU home game on television in four years.
The Spartans stand 10-3 in MEAC play and 17-11 overall. With three games left, second-place NSU has a two-game advantage in the loss column over three other teams, two of which the Spartans will play before the end of the regular season. UMES (9-5), Howard (8-5) and Delaware State (7-5) are all chasing NSU for the No. 2 seed in the MEAC tournament. The Spartans need to win two of their last three games of the year to avoid any tiebreaking scenarios for second in the MEAC.
Media Coverage
The game will be shown live on ESPNU with Dr. Jerry Punch and Stan Lewter on the call. It will mark NSU’s first home game on television since playing South Carolina State on Jan. 24, 2011. Fans can also follow the game live through WatchESPN.
The contest with the Hornets will be broadcast live on Star 1310 AM and Hot 91.1 FM with Ross Gordon and Terrell Ducre’ on the call. Live audio is available through the Star 1310 website as well as through the Hot 91.1 website. Both feeds are available on smartphones through the Star 1310 website or through www.TuneIn.com or the TuneIn Radio App (search for “WNSB”) for Hot 91.1.
Fans can also follow along with the live stats here.
Series History
NSU has won three in a row over Delaware State to extend its lead in the all-time series to 30-23 in a history that first began in 1962-63. The Hornets won 19-of-23 meetings prior to that three-game win streak for the Spartans.
About Delaware State
The Hornets defeated Hampton by three points on Saturday to improve to 13-14 overall and 7-5 in MEAC play. Amere May has scored 69 points in the last two games and ranks first in the conference with 19.8 points per game. Kendall Gray averages 12.2 points, 2.7 blocks and 12.0 rebounds, the latter second in the nation, while Tyshawn Bell also scores in double figures at 10.1 points to go with 5.3 rebounds. DSU averages slightly more than 70 points per game and shoots almost identical to opponents (41.4-41.6 overall, 33.9-33.6 from 3-point range). The Hornets do commit two more turnovers per game (13.7-11.7) than their opposition.
Originally Posted on NSUSpartans.com
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