North Carolina Central Eagles vs Norfolk State Spartans

MEAC Tournament - Semifinal

22-10, 9-5 MEAC

Final/OT

	1	2	OT	T
Norfolk St NORF	22	36	14	72
NC Central NCCU	20	38	7	65

North Carolina Central EaglesNC CentralNCCU

18-12, 10-4 MEAC

Game Information

Norfolk, VA

Referee:Jackie Sanders

Referee:Quez Crawford

Referee:Matt Lee

NCAA Division I

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Howard	11-3	-	24-11
Morgan State	10-4	1	14-16
Norfolk State	8-6	3	15-17
North Carolina Central	8-6	3	14-18
South Carolina State	7-7	4	10-22
Maryland Eastern Shore	5-9	6	9-23
Coppin State	5-9	6	7-24
Delaware State	2-12	9	8-23

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