Hornets stun Wake Forest for first win against ACC Team
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. --- Delaware State recorded one of the biggest wins in school history Friday evening, stunning Wake Forest 72-65 at the Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum this evening. It also marked the Hornets' first-ever win against an Atlantic Coast Conference team.
Amere May scored a game and career-high 32 points to lead the Hornets. May was 10-for-20 from the field, including a career-high six three-point field goals (6-10). He was also six-of-six at the free throw line.
Kendall Gray was two blocks shy of the first triple double in modern school history. Gray had 14 points (6-8 FGs), a career-high 16 rebounds and tied the school record for the third time in his career with eight blocks.
Delaware State trailed 38-36 at the half, but outscored the Demon Deacons 72-65 in the final 20 minutes.
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Norfolk State Triumphs in Overtime Thriller
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Things looked bleak early on when the Norfolk State men’s basketball team fell behind by double digits before even scoring its first points of the game against St. Francis Brooklyn. But in a late Friday afternoon matchup in the Barclays Center Classic, it was the Spartans who ended up pulling off the remarkable comeback.
A wild finish to regulation led to an even wilder overtime ending, and the Spartans came away with a 72-70 victory at the Yanitelli Center on the campus of Saint Peter’s.
Malik Thomas finished with a career-high 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting to go with seven rebounds. Jeff Short totaled 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting, while Gaston contributed a double-double of 14 points (6-of-8 from the floor) with 10 rebounds.
D’Shon Taylor added 14 points as well, while the rest of the team scored just four.
Norfolk State hit 54.2 percent overall for the game on 26-of-48 shooting but committed 21 turnovers. St. Francis Brooklyn also had 21 giveaways while connecting on 24-of-54 field goal attempts, including 6-of-22 from 3-point range.
Jalen Cannon finished with 23 points and nine rebounds for the Terriers.
The game featured a combined 47 fouls between the two teams.
NSU will face Tennessee State/Saint Peter’s Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the championship game.
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Eagles dominate Panthers in third round of Emerald Coast Classic
NICEVILLE, FLORIDA – North Carolina Central University raced out to a 20-point first half lead behind stellar defense as the Eagles dominated Eastern Illinois on the way to a 65-40 victory in the third round of the 2014 Emerald Coast Classic inside Raider Arena in Niceville, Florida.
The Eagles outrebounded the Panthers 33-23 and outscored EIU 30-to-12 in-the-paint.
Senior Jordan Parks finished the night with 13 points, while Anthony McDonald gave the maroon and gray four players in double figures with 11 points in the win.
NCCU will take on the winner of the Northern Arizona/Southern matchup at 2:30 p.m. (EST) for the final round of the Emerald Coast Classic inside Raider Arena on the campus of Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Florida.
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Highlanders hand Aggies loss at Coastal Classic
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The North Carolina A&T men’s basketball team faced yet another second half slump which caused it to fall 62-55 to Radford in the Corpus Christi Coastal Classic, Friday afternoon at the American Bank Center.
The Aggies (1-5 overall) were led by freshman Austin Williams and sophomore Khary Doby who finished with 14 points each. Williams recorded 12 first half points and also registered a team-high eight rebounds along with four steals and three assists. Doby came off the bench and shot 6-for-6 from the field, added six rebounds, two assists, and a pair of blocks.
Junior Bruce Beckford tallied 13 points against the Highlanders (3-3) and also finished with five rebounds.
RJ Pierce and Javonte Green recorded 14 points each for Radford followed by Rashaun Davis who added 10. Holcomb finished with a game-high nine rebounds.
North Carolina A&T will face the loser of the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi/Mississippi Valley State game on Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
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