NCAA College Basketball Box Scores

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North Carolina Central 67, Norfolk State 59

When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 11, 2017
Where: Norfolk Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia
Officials: # Terry Moore, # Quez Crawford, # Jackie Sanders
Attendance: N/A

By The Sports Xchange

Patrick Cole had 18 points and eight rebounds as North Carolina Central beat Norfolk State 67-59 Saturday in the MEAC tournament final at Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va.

The Eagles took control in the second half with a 17-0 run and are headed to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history and first since 2014. A dunk by Kyle Benton capped the run and gave North Carolina Central a 62-46 lead with 3:50 to play.

Norfolk State went nearly 11 minutes in the second half without scoring.

Dajuan Graf added 17 points and Rashauan Madison had 12 for North Carolina Central (25-8).

Zaynah Robinson led Norfolk State with 18 points and Kerwin Okoro added 12 points for the Spartans (17-16), who led 38-35 at halftime.

Top Game Performances

Norfolk State		North Carolina Central
Zaynah Robinson 18	Scoring	Patrick Cole 18
Zaynah Robinson 4	Assists	Dajuan Graf 4
Kyle Williams 10	Rebounds	Kyle Benton 8
Kyle Williams 3	Free Throws Made	Patrick Cole 5
Bryan Gellineau 1	Steals	Rashaun Madison 3
Jordan Butler 2	Blocks	Kyle Benton 2

Team Stats Summary

Team	Points	FG%	3PM-3PA	FTM-FTA	Assists	Rebounds	Blocks	Steals	Turnovers
Norfolk State	59	35.4	7-20	6-6	11	42	3	4	17
North Carolina Central	67	39.3	5-15	18-27	10	35	3	7	10