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Norfolk State beats Coppin State 73-56 in MEAC quarterfinal
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Joe Bryant Jr. scored 25 points and Norfolk State cruised to a 73-56 victory over Coppin State on Thursday night in the quarterfinal round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament.
Bryant also had four steals for the third-seeded Spartans (21-10). Kris Bankston and Dana Tate scored 13 points apiece and Bankston added 11 rebounds. Norfolk State will play No. 2 seed North Carolina Central in Friday's semifinals.
The sixth-seeded Eagles (9-23) were led by Mike Hood with 18 points. Sam Sessoms added 12 points, six rebounds and six assists.
Bryant scored 19 points in the second half to help Norfolk State rally from a 24-23 halftime deficit.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Spartans gains possession) | Â |
| 19:32 | | Â | Joe Bryant Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:30 | | Â | Terrance Jones offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:26 | | +3 | Tyrese Jenkins makes three point jump shot (Terrance Jones assists) | 0-3 |
| 18:49 |  | Â | Greg Spurlock misses two point running jump shot | Â |
| 18:47 | | Â | Tyrese Jenkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:25 | | Â | Joe Bryant Jr. misses two point floating jump shot | Â |
| 18:23 | | Â | Dana Tate Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:21 | | Â | Dana Tate Jr. turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 18:02 | | Â | Sam Sessoms misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 18:00 | | Â | Tyrese Jenkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:55 | | Â | Dana Tate Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:53 | | Â | Nendah Tarke defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:39 | | Â | Nendah Tarke misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:37 | | Â | Kris Bankston defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:30 | | +2 | Joe Bryant Jr. makes two point driving layup | 0-5 |
| 17:00 | | Â | Dana Tate Jr. shooting foul (Nendah Tarke draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:00 | | Â | Nendah Tarke misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 17:00 | | +1 | Nendah Tarke makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-5 |
| 16:45 | | Â | Justin Steers personal foul | Â |
| 16:45 | | +2 | Joe Bryant Jr. makes two point jump shot (Tyrese Jenkins assists) | 1-7 |
| 16:17 | | +3 | Mike Hood makes three point jump shot | 4-7 |
| 15:57 | | Â | Joe Bryant Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:55 | | Â | Greg Spurlock defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:40 | | +3 | Nendah Tarke makes three point jump shot (Justin Winston assists) | 7-7 |
| 15:16 | | +2 | Dana Tate Jr. makes two point layup (Kris Bankston assists) | 7-9 |
| 15:16 | | Â | Mike Hood shooting foul (Dana Tate Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:15 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:16 | | Â | Dana Tate Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 15:16 | | Â | Kam'Ron Blue defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:00 | | Â | Justin Winston misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:58 | | Â | Dana Tate Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:43 | | Â | Kris Bankston turnover (lost ball) (Sam Sessoms steals) | Â |
| 14:25 | | +2 | Sam Sessoms makes two point jump shot | 9-9 |
| 14:13 | | Â | Sam Sessoms personal foul | Â |
| 14:01 | | Â | Dana Tate Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:59 | | Â | Sam Sessoms defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:50 | | Â | Tyrese Jenkins personal foul | Â |
| 13:38 | | Â | Sam Sessoms turnover (bad pass) (Dana Tate Jr. steals) | Â |
| 13:34 | | Â | Joe Bryant Jr. turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 13:12 | | +2 | Justin Winston makes two point cutting layup (Sam Sessoms assists) | 11-9 |
| 12:46 | | Â | Tyrese Jenkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:44 | | Â | Nendah Tarke defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:33 | | Â | Sam Sessoms misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:31 | | Â | Sam Sessoms offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:18 | | Â | Greg Spurlock turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 12:01 | | Â | Kris Bankston misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 11:59 | | Â | Greg Spurlock defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:48 | | Â | Kam'Ron Blue turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 11:48 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:30 | | Â | Daniel Titus personal foul | Â |
| 11:30 | | Â | Spartans turnover (5-second violation) | Â |
| 11:06 | | Â | Justin Steers misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:04 | | Â | Kris Bankston defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:55 | | Â | Jack Doumbia misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:53 | | Â | Tyrese Jenkins offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:52 | | +2 | Tyrese Jenkins makes two point jump shot | 11-11 |
| 10:52 | | Â | Greg Spurlock personal foul (Tyrese Jenkins draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:52 | | Â | Tyrese Jenkins misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 10:52 | | Â | Kam'Ron Blue defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:32 | | Â | Justin Winston misses two point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 10:30 | | Â | Nyzaiah Chambers defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:28 | | Â | Justin Winston personal foul | Â |
| 10:08 | | Â | Kris Bankston misses two point layup | Â |
| 10:06 | | Â | Kris Bankston offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:01 | | Â | Kris Bankston misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:59 | | Â | Nyzaiah Chambers offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:55 | | +2 | Nyzaiah Chambers makes two point tip layup | 11-13 |
| 9:36 | | +3 | Kam'Ron Blue makes three point jump shot (Justin Steers assists) | 14-13 |
| 9:08 | | Â | Kris Bankston misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 9:06 | | Â | Sam Sessoms defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:53 | | Â | Sam Sessoms misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:51 | | Â | Kris Bankston defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:25 | | Â | Justin Steers blocks Joe Bryant Jr.'s two point layup | Â |
| 8:23 | | Â | Justin Winston defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:59 | | Â | George Beale personal foul | Â |
| 7:59 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:46 | | Â | Sam Sessoms turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 7:15 | | Â | Nyzaiah Chambers misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:13 | | Â | Spartans turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 7:00 | | Â | Nendah Tarke misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:58 | | Â | Caheim Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:54 | | Â | Dana Tate Jr. turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 6:54 | | +2 | Justin Steers makes two point floating jump shot (Sam Sessoms assists) | 16-13 |
| 6:16 | | Â | Terrance Jones misses three point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 6:14 | | Â | Nendah Tarke defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:05 | | Â | Mike Hood misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 6:03 | | Â | Terrance Jones defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:47 | | Â | Dana Tate Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 5:45 | | Â | Eagles defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:45 | | Â | Nyzaiah Chambers technical foul | Â |
| 5:45 | | Â | Mike Hood misses technical free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 5:45 | | +1 | Mike Hood makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 17-13 |
| 5:28 | | Â | Sam Sessoms turnover (lost ball) (Joe Bryant Jr. steals) | Â |
| 5:23 | | Â | Daryl Anderson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:21 | | Â | Sam Sessoms defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:03 | | Â | Mike Hood misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:01 | | Â | Caheim Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:54 | | +2 | Kris Bankston makes two point dunk (Caheim Brown assists) | 17-15 |
| 4:16 | | Â | Mike Hood misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:14 | | Â | Tyrese Jenkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:58 | | Â | Terrance Jones turnover (lost ball) (Sam Sessoms steals) | Â |
| 3:54 | | +2 | Mike Hood makes two point layup (Sam Sessoms assists) | 19-15 |
| 3:54 | | Â | Terrance Jones shooting foul (Mike Hood draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:54 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:54 | | +1 | Mike Hood makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-15 |
| 3:40 | | Â | Caheim Brown turnover (bad pass) (Justin Steers steals) | Â |
| 3:33 | | +2 | Nendah Tarke makes two point driving layup | 22-15 |
| 3:12 | | +2 | Joe Bryant Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 22-17 |
| 2:46 | | Â | Mike Hood misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 2:44 | | Â | Kris Bankston defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:35 | | +2 | Jack Doumbia makes two point pullup jump shot | 22-19 |
| 2:15 | | Â | Eagles 30 second timeout | Â |
| 2:08 | | Â | Kam'Ron Blue misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:06 | | Â | Kris Bankston defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:55 | | Â | George Beale misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:53 | | Â | Nendah Tarke defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:41 | | +2 | Justin Steers makes two point dunk (Sam Sessoms assists) | 24-19 |
| 1:17 | | +2 | Jack Doumbia makes two point driving layup | 24-21 |
| 1:01 | | Â | Nendah Tarke misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:59 | | Â | Daryl Anderson defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:53 | | Â | Spartans 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:47 | | Â | Justin Winston personal foul | Â |
| 0:47 | | +1 | Kris Bankston makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-22 |
| 0:47 | | +1 | Kris Bankston makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-23 |
| 0:30 | | Â | Mike Hood misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:28 | | Â | Daryl Anderson defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Joe Bryant Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Sam Sessoms defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |