North Carolina Central 68, at Norfolk State 75

NORFOLK, Va. (Interstat) — Elijah Jamison scored 28 points, including several critical baskets in the final minutes, and Norfolk State held off a persistent North Carolina Central squad for a 75-68 victory in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men’s basketball game Saturday afternoon at Echols Hall. A crowd of 2,235 watched the Spartans (11-14, 4-4 MEAC) complete a regular-season split with the Eagles (8-13, 3-5), who had won the first meeting 69-67 on Jan. 3 in Durham. Norfolk State, a 4.5-point pregame favorite, overcame 18 turnovers by dominating the glass and capitalizing at the free-throw line. The most important stretch of… Read more...