HAMPTON, Va. – Hampton closed the game on a 25-9 run to erase a 12-point Spartan lead, sending the Norfolk State men’s basketball team to a 63-59 loss on Monday night in front of an ESPNU audience at the HU Convocation Center. NSU had led for the entire game up to that point, but some … Continue reading
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Spartans drop 4th straight in 77-65 loss at Hampton on Monday
NORFOLK, Va. – Monnazjea Finney-Smith’s career-high 25 points helped Hampton complete a season-sweep of the Norfolk State women’s basketball team with a 77-65 victory over the Spartans on Monday at Hampton University’s Convocation Center. Gabrielle Swinson recorded a career-high 19 points to lead the Spartans (14-14, 9-7 MEAC) in their final regular-season game. Swinson led the … Continue reading
Hampton rallies in the 4th to take round 1 of Battle of the Bay, 58-57
NORFOLK, Va. – Visiting Hampton rallied from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit to edge the Norfolk State women’s basketball team, 58-57 in the Battle of the Bay on Saturday evening at Echols Hall. Trailing 43-30, Hampton (11-7, 5-0) began to slowly make its way back in the final stanza and grabbed a one-point lead when Ashley … Continue reading
Late run gives NSU 63-60 win over Hampton
NORFOLK, Va. – A late push by the Norfolk State men’s basketball team pushed the Spartans past rival Hampton by a 63-60 score on Saturday evening in the Battle of the Bay at Joseph Echols Hall. In front of a sellout, standing-room only crowd of 4,953, NSU fought back from a seven-point deficit with … Continue reading