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FINAL
Mar 15, 2024

Game Recap

Howard rallies to beat top-seeded Norfolk State in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference semifinal 80-74. Marcus Dockery had 19 points as fourth-seeded Howard rallied to upset top-seeded Norfolk State 80-74 in Friday night's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference semifinals on Friday night.

Box Score

12T
HOW314980
NORF373774
Howard Bison logoHOWARDMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
31Seth Towns272-60-39-1193102513
34Bryce Harris405-110-16-863024416
3Isiah Warfield374-53-34-435002415
23Jordan Hairston403-92-72-235101110
0Marcus Dockery406-85-62-231002219
40AJ Magbegor10-00-00-00000010
12Elijah Williams153-41-10-05000017
TOTAL23-4353.5%11-2152.4%23-2785.2%291722111880
Norfolk State Spartans logoNORFOLK STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
7Kuluel Mading161-30-03-43002125
8Tyrel Bladen132-20-00-00000034
6Jamarii Thomas324-132-54-404401214
11Jaylani Darden273-50-20-02300036
0Christian Ings273-70-25-545201111
24Chris Fields Jr.203-51-10-35011237
33Jack Doumbia182-40-02-40000026
25Nyzaiah Chambers132-20-01-31010015
5Tyrese Jenkins60-20-10-00000000
9Allen Betrand286-102-52-241002316
TOTAL26-5349.1%5-1631.3%17-2568.0%19138372074

Play-by-Play

1st halfhownorf
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (19:35) Foul on Jaylani Darden.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (19:35) Seth Towns missed Free Throw.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (19:35) Howard Offensive Rebound.
  • Howard Bison logo
    +1 (19:35) Seth Towns made Free Throw.
    10
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (19:11) Kuluel Mading missed Layup.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (19:06) Marcus Dockery Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (18:57) Foul on Tyrel Bladen.
  • Howard Bison logo
    +1 (18:57) Seth Towns made Free Throw.
    20
  • Howard Bison logo
    +1 (18:57) Seth Towns made Free Throw.
    30
  • Howard Bison logo
    +1 (18:57) Seth Towns made Free Throw.
    40
  • Howard Bison logo
    (18:32) Foul on Isiah Warfield.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +1 (18:32) Christian Ings made Free Throw.
    41
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +1 (18:32) Christian Ings made Free Throw.
    42
  • Howard Bison logo
    (18:17) Marcus Dockery Turnover.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (18:17) Jamarii Thomas Steal.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (18:15) Foul on Marcus Dockery.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (18:15) Kuluel Mading missed Free Throw.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (18:15) Norfolk State Offensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +1 (18:15) Kuluel Mading made Free Throw.
    43
  • Howard Bison logo
    (17:53) Seth Towns missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (17:50) Kuluel Mading Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (17:42) Kuluel Mading missed Jumper.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (17:39) Marcus Dockery Defensive Rebound.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (17:35) Bryce Harris missed Layup.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (17:35) Kuluel Mading Block.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (17:31) Bryce Harris Offensive Rebound.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (17:29) Bryce Harris missed Layup.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (17:29) Christian Ings Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (17:29) Kuluel Mading Block.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (17:28) Christian Ings made Layup.
    45
  • Howard Bison logo
    (17:28) Foul on Isiah Warfield.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +1 (17:28) Christian Ings made Free Throw.
    46
  • Howard Bison logo
    +3 (17:00) Marcus Dockery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seth Towns.
    76
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +3 (16:42) Jamarii Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Ings.
    79
  • Howard Bison logo
    +3 (16:17) Isiah Warfield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seth Towns.
    109
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (15:49) Jamarii Thomas missed Jumper.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (15:49) Bryce Harris Block.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (15:45) Kuluel Mading Offensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (15:44) Kuluel Mading made Layup.
    1011
  • Howard Bison logo
    (15:26) Bryce Harris Turnover.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (15:21) Jaylani Darden made Layup. Assisted by Jamarii Thomas.
    1013
  • Howard Bison logo
    +2 (14:58) Bryce Harris made Layup.
    1213
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (14:39) Jamarii Thomas missed Jumper.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (14:36) Seth Towns Defensive Rebound.
  • Howard Bison logo
    +2 (14:30) Bryce Harris made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Hairston.
    1413
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (14:04) Jaylani Darden missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (14:01) Seth Towns Defensive Rebound.
  • Howard Bison logo
    +2 (13:47) Seth Towns made Dunk.
    1613
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +3 (13:19) Jamarii Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Ings.
    1616
  • Howard Bison logo
    (13:00) Jordan Hairston missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (12:56) Christian Ings Defensive Rebound.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (12:54) Foul on Seth Towns.
  • (12:54) Official TV Timeout
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (12:48) Allen Betrand made Layup.
    1618
  • Howard Bison logo
    (12:16) Howard Turnover.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (11:53) Jamarii Thomas made Jumper.
    1620
  • Howard Bison logo
    (11:36) Bryce Harris Turnover.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (11:36) Nyzaiah Chambers Steal.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (11:31) Jamarii Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (11:28) Jaylani Darden Offensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (11:26) Jaylani Darden made Layup.
    1622
  • Howard Bison logo
    (10:53) Howard Turnover.
  • (10:53) Official TV Timeout
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (10:38) Allen Betrand missed Jumper.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (10:37) Howard Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (10:37) Foul on Jack Doumbia.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (10:37) Foul on Jamarii Thomas.
  • Howard Bison logo
    +2 (10:09) Bryce Harris made Layup. Assisted by Seth Towns.
    1822
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (9:37) Norfolk State Turnover.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (9:21) Isiah Warfield Turnover.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (9:21) Jamarii Thomas Steal.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (9:14) Christian Ings missed Jumper.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (9:09) Seth Towns Defensive Rebound.
  • Howard Bison logo
    +3 (8:53) Marcus Dockery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Hairston.
    2122
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (8:31) Allen Betrand made Jumper. Assisted by Jamarii Thomas.
    2124
  • Howard Bison logo
    (8:18) Marcus Dockery Turnover.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (7:54) Jack Doumbia missed Jumper.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (7:50) Isiah Warfield Defensive Rebound.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (7:27) Jordan Hairston missed Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (7:23) Christian Ings Defensive Rebound.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (7:22) Foul on Elijah Williams.
  • (7:22) Official TV Timeout
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +1 (7:22) Christian Ings made Free Throw.
    2125
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +1 (7:22) Christian Ings made Free Throw.
    2126
  • Howard Bison logo
    (7:05) Bryce Harris missed Layup.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (7:02) Elijah Williams Offensive Rebound.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (6:55) Elijah Williams missed Dunk.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (6:51) Chris Fields Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (6:45) Tyrel Bladen made Dunk. Assisted by Christian Ings.
    2128
  • Howard Bison logo
    (6:18) Jordan Hairston missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (6:15) Jordan Hairston Offensive Rebound.
  • Howard Bison logo
    +2 (6:06) Elijah Williams made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Harris.
    2328
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (5:44) Chris Fields Jr. made Layup.
    2330
  • Howard Bison logo
    (5:27) Isiah Warfield Turnover.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (5:27) Christian Ings Steal.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (5:22) Tyrese Jenkins missed Layup.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (5:19) Isiah Warfield Defensive Rebound.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (4:58) Bryce Harris missed Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (4:54) Allen Betrand Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (4:34) Chris Fields Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (4:30) Bryce Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (4:23) Marcus Dockery missed Jumper.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (4:21) Howard Offensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (4:21) Foul on Tyrel Bladen.
  • Howard Bison logo
    +2 (4:13) Marcus Dockery made Jumper. Assisted by Isiah Warfield.
    2530
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (3:48) Chris Fields Jr. Turnover.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (3:48) Seth Towns Steal.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (3:45) Seth Towns Turnover.
  • (3:45) Official TV Timeout
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (3:23) Tyrese Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (3:20) Seth Towns Defensive Rebound.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (3:02) Jordan Hairston Turnover.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (3:02) Jamarii Thomas Steal.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (2:52) Norfolk State Timeout
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (2:44) Jamarii Thomas missed Jumper.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (2:43) Jordan Hairston Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (2:43) Foul on Jack Doumbia.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (2:21) Jordan Hairston missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (2:19) Seth Towns Offensive Rebound.
  • Howard Bison logo
    +2 (2:17) Seth Towns made Layup.
    2730
  • Howard Bison logo
    (2:05) Foul on Isiah Warfield.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (2:05) Nyzaiah Chambers missed Free Throw.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (2:05) Norfolk State Offensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (2:05) Nyzaiah Chambers missed Free Throw.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (2:02) Allen Betrand Offensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (2:02) Allen Betrand made Layup.
    2732
  • Howard Bison logo
    (1:44) Bryce Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (1:42) Allen Betrand Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (1:34) Jamarii Thomas made Layup.
    2734
  • Howard Bison logo
    (1:34) Howard Timeout
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (1:22) Foul on Kuluel Mading.
  • Howard Bison logo
    +1 (1:22) Seth Towns made Free Throw.
    2834
  • Howard Bison logo
    +1 (1:22) Seth Towns made Free Throw.
    2934
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (0:54) Christian Ings missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (0:51) Nyzaiah Chambers Offensive Rebound.
  • Howard Bison logo
    (0:48) Foul on AJ Magbegor.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +1 (0:48) Nyzaiah Chambers made Free Throw.
    2935
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (0:48) Allen Betrand Turnover.
  • Howard Bison logo
    +2 (0:25) Bryce Harris made Dunk. Assisted by Isiah Warfield.
    3135
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (0:08) Nyzaiah Chambers made Layup. Assisted by Jamarii Thomas.
    3137
  • Howard Bison logo
    (0:00) Marcus Dockery missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (0:00) Norfolk State Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

80Points74
23-43(53.5%)Field Goal(%)26-53(49.1%)
11-21(52.4%)3-Point(%)5-16(31.3%)
23-27(85.2%)Free Throw(%)17-25(68%)
30(7)Rebounds(Offensive)19(7)
17Assists13
2Steals8
2Blocks3
15Turnovers8
18(0)Fouls(Technical)20(1)
10Largest Lead8

Game Details

Friday, March 15, 2024 · 6:00 PM
Joseph G. Echols Hall · Norfolk, VA
capacity: 4,500
spread: NORF -3.5
over/under: 139.5