North Carolina A&T State 63, Charleston Southern 49
South Carolina State 79, Bob Jones 64
Rider 81, Delaware State 54
Norfolk State 93, Penn State – Wilkes Barre 53
Virginia Tech 74, Coppin State 42
Norfolk State 93, Penn State – Wilkes Barre 53
NORFOLK, Va. – A huge second half surge gave the Norfolk State men's basketball team a 93-53 win over Penn State Wilkes-Barre on Friday night in a non-conference game at Joseph Echols Hall.
The Spartans led by just five at the half but shot 65 percent in the second while outscoring the Mountain Lions by 35 after the break. NSU forced 28 turnovers to help turn the tide in its favor.
Five players reached double figures for NSU (2-0), which posted its second straight 40-point win to start the season. The Spartans hit 50 percent for the game while holding Wilkes-Barre to just 25 percent shooting.
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South Carolina State 79, Bob Jones 64
Orangeburg, S.C. – The Bruins got a boost from Daniel Fuller as the sophomore hit six three and scored twenty points, but it wasn't enough as the team fell to South Carolina State University (NCAA DI) 79-64 on Friday night in Orangeburg, South Carolina. With the loss, the Bruins open the season at 0-2.
The Bruins came into the game after falling in their season opener to Johnson University (TN) on Saturday. The Bulldogs entered Friday's game after dropping their season opener as well. Both teams looked to find the win column as they took the court.
From the opening tip, the Bruins came out strong as they took the lead thanks to back to back baskets by Jon Allen as the team led 10-6. The Bulldogs slowly chipped away at the Bruins lead eventually tying the game back up at 18-18. From there, the Bruins continued to battle as they worked the ball around to find open shooters. Unfortunately, the size and athleticism of the Bulldogs proved to be a factor as the Bruins trailed 42-29 at the break.
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North Carolina A&T State 63, Charleston Southern 49
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Charleston Southern men's basketball suffered their first defeat Friday night, falling 63-49 to North Carolina A&T at the Corbett Sports Center.
CSU (1-1) saw 12 points from
Dontrell Shuler, 11 from
Phlandrous Fleming Jr. as well as 11 rebounds for a double-double while
Ty Jones added nine boards and
Deontaye Buskey had nine points, but timely baskets and defensive stops gave the Aggies (1-1) the home win Friday night before icing it late with free throws.
The Bucs opened the game on a 9-0 run behind eight early points from Fleming and stifling defense, but three-straight defensive stops kick started the Aggie offense and got the crowd back into it. North Carolina A&T had three players in double figures on the night led by 18 from Tyler Maye.
Buskey also had a team-high three steals in the loss while
Duncan LeXander pulled down eight rebounds.
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Rider 81, Delaware State 54
Dover, Del. (Nov. 8, 2019) ---Frederick Scott led five Rider scorers in double figures with 13 points in the Broncs’ 81-54 victory over Delaware State in the Hornets season opener in Memorial Hall this evening.
Rider hit 30 of its 58 shots from the field (51.75) to improve to 2-0 this season. The Broncs opened their 2019-20 season with a 91-84 victory at Coppin State last Tuesday.
Dimencio Vaughn and Stevie Jordan added 12 points each, while Tyere Marshall chipped in with 10 for the Broncs.
John Crosby, playing his first game at Delaware State after three seasons at Dayton, was high scorer for the Hornets with 14 points, while Delaware native John Stansbury (Hodgson Vo-Tech) added 13 points in his first collegiate contest.
Delaware State hit just 20 of its 62 shots from the field (32.3%), including six of 29 from three-point range (20.7%).
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Virginia Tech 74, Coppin State 42
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech scored the first nine points of the game and got out to a 27-3 lead in a 74-42 win over Coppin State's men's basketball team in a sold out Cassell Coliseum Friday night
- Virginia Tech scored the game's first nine points until a three by Kamar McKnight put Coppin State on the board at the 17:20 mark.
- The Hokies answered with a three on the ensuing possession and started a 18-0 run over the next 10:54 before a layup by Brendan Medley-Bacon.
- Virginia Tech extended the lead to as many as 28, but Coppin closed the half on a 7-2 run with Andrew Robinson accounting for five of the team's final seven points to make it a 35-12 score at the break.