Norfolk State 83, James Madison 73
HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Senior Kashaun Hicks and sophomore Daryl Anderson hit back-to-back 3-pointers late in the game to put the Norfolk State men's basketball team ahead for good in an eventual 83-73 win over James Madison on Friday afternoon at the Atlantic Union Bank Center.
A second half that saw nine lead changes saw the last one come with three minutes left in the season opener for NSU. The Spartans were behind by three before Hicks hit a corner trey, followed by an opposite corner 3-pointer from Anderson less than a minute later. Eight free throws from senior J.J. Matthews and another 3-pointer from Hicks in the last two and a half minutes of the game helped seal the win.
Matthews finished with a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds in his NSU debut, hitting 12-of-14 from the free throw line. Senior Devante Carter added 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Both players also had two blocks each.
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North Carolina A&T State 74, Chicago State 44
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- North Carolina A&T State picked up their first men's basketball win of the season on Friday defeating the Chicago State Cougars, 74-44, at State Farm Center. It was the final game of the University of Illinois' multi-team event.
Junior wing Tyrone Lyons and sophomore guard Jeremy Robinson led the Aggies with 14 points apiece. Senior guard Kameron Langley, MEAC Preseason Player of the Year, finished with nine rebounds, 11 assists and two points for his 20
th career double-figure assists game.
He needs 45 more assists to become only the 82
nd player in NCAA history to have 700 or more assists in a career.
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Queens College of Charleston 85, Howard 71
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Howard University Bison could not overcome 21 turnovers, dropping game two of the 2020 Paradise Jam against Queens University of Charlotte 85-71, Friday evening in the Walter E. Washington Event Center.
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