| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORF | 31 | 43 | 74 |
| SCST | 35 | 34 | 69 |
Thomas scores 19, Norfolk St. beats South Carolina St. 74-69
ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- Nic Thomas scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half to help Norfolk State rally from a nine-point deficit and beat South Carolina State 74-69 on Monday night for the Spartans' sixth win in a row.
Steven Whitley added 12 points, Joe Bryant scored 11 and Mastadi Pitt 10 for Norfolk State (11-10, 6-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Jordan Butler finished with 10 rebounds and three blocks.
Pitt made two free throws and Whitley added a layup to make it 68-all with four minutes left. Whitley's steal led to a layup by Kyonze Chavis that gave the Spartans the lead for good less than 30 seconds later. Damani Applewhite hit 1 of 2 foul shots to pull SC State to 70-69 with 2:32 remaining but Whitley made a layup to push the lead back to three points and, after NSU defense forced a shot-clock violation, Thomas hit two free throws to cap the scoring with 8.7 seconds left.
Ian Kinard and Jahmari Etienne led South Carolina State (4-17, 2-3) with 12 points apiece.
The Bulldogs used a 9-0 run to take a 57-48 lead, their biggest, with 11 1/2 minutes to play.
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2018-2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk State | 14-2 | - | 22-14 |
| North Carolina A&T | 13-3 | 1 | 19-13 |
| North Carolina Central | 10-6 | 4 | 18-16 |
| Howard | 10-6 | 4 | 17-17 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 9-7 | 5 | 14-17 |
| Florida A&M | 9-7 | 5 | 12-19 |
| Savannah State | 8-8 | 6 | 11-20 |
| Coppin State | 7-9 | 7 | 8-25 |
| South Carolina State | 5-11 | 9 | 8-26 |
| Maryland-Eastern Shore | 5-11 | 9 | 7-25 |
| Morgan State | 4-12 | 10 | 9-21 |
| Delaware State | 2-14 | 12 | 6-25 |