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FINAL
Feb 3, 2025

Game Recap

Brian Moore Jr. hits 3-pointer at buzzer to lift Norfolk State over North Carolina Central 81-78. Brian Moore Jr. buried a wild 3-pointer at the buzzer and scored 19 to rally Norfolk State to an 81-78 victory over North Carolina Central on Monday night.

Box Score

12T
NCCU374178
NORF374481
North Carolina Central Eagles logoNORTH CAROLINA CENTRALMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
12Perry Smith Jr.3511-150-02-491002224
5Timmy Adedire292-32-20-03320016
35Po'Boigh King355-142-73-521310115
2Dionte Johnson173-50-10-02310316
1Keishon Porter304-80-12-321000410
55Jaqai Murray111-30-00-01210032
23Kelechi Okworogwo50-00-00-01001110
11Isaac Parson234-91-21-135101510
14Floyd Rideau Jr.101-20-00-00000102
3Aquan Smart41-21-20-00100003
TOTAL-32-6152.5%6-1540.0%8-1361.5%23178281878
Norfolk State Spartans logoNORFOLK STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
9Jalen Myers254-61-31-151003210
7Kuluel Mading306-101-22-261011115
5Brian Moore Jr.346-102-25-602000119
11Jaylani Darden276-90-01-164201313
0Christian Ings272-41-24-60300139
8Tyrel Bladen151-10-00-04000322
35Dramane Camara40-10-10-01000000
2Terrance Jones243-51-34-632102111
13Sin'Cere McMahon130-40-42-21100102
TOTAL-28-5056.0%6-1735.3%19-2479.2%261431121381

Play-by-Play

1st halfnccunorf
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (19:47) Dionte Johnson Turnover.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (19:23) Kuluel Mading made Layup.
    02
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    +2 (19:02) Dionte Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Perry Smith Jr..
    22
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (18:39) Foul on Keishon Porter.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (18:20) Jaylani Darden made Jumper.
    24
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    +2 (18:04) Perry Smith Jr. made Layup.
    44
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (17:36) Jalen Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (17:32) Perry Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (17:23) Keishon Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (17:21) Perry Smith Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (17:20) Foul on Christian Ings.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    +1 (17:20) Perry Smith Jr. made Free Throw.
    54
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    +1 (17:19) Perry Smith Jr. made Free Throw.
    64
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (17:02) Jaylani Darden made Jumper.
    66
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    +2 (16:46) Keishon Porter made Layup. Assisted by Timmy Adedire.
    86
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (16:46) Foul on Jaylani Darden.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    +1 (16:46) Keishon Porter made Free Throw.
    96
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (16:29) Kuluel Mading missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (16:24) Timmy Adedire Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (16:11) Foul on Perry Smith Jr..
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (16:11) Perry Smith Jr. Turnover.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (15:45) Christian Ings missed Layup.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (15:36) Kuluel Mading Offensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (15:36) Kuluel Mading made Jumper.
    98
  • (15:16) Official TV Timeout
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (15:14) Dionte Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (15:11) Timmy Adedire Offensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    +2 (14:56) Keishon Porter made Layup.
    118
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (14:37) Jalen Myers Turnover.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (14:37) Po'Boigh King Steal.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (14:30) Po'Boigh King missed Layup.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (14:22) Dionte Johnson Offensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    +2 (14:22) Dionte Johnson made Jumper.
    138
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +3 (14:05) Christian Ings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brian Moore Jr..
    1311
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (13:51) Perry Smith Jr. Turnover.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (13:31) Brian Moore Jr. missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (13:29) North Carolina Central Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (13:09) Jaqai Murray missed Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (13:06) Jalen Myers Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +3 (12:59) Jalen Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylani Darden.
    1314
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (12:29) Isaac Parson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (12:27) Jalen Myers Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (12:27) Foul on Jaqai Murray.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (12:10) Jalen Myers made Layup. Assisted by Jaylani Darden.
    1316
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    +3 (11:54) Po'Boigh King made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaqai Murray.
    1616
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (11:37) Foul on Kelechi Okworogwo.
  • (11:37) Official TV Timeout
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +1 (11:37) Brian Moore Jr. made Free Throw.
    1617
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +1 (11:37) Brian Moore Jr. made Free Throw.
    1618
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    +2 (11:21) Isaac Parson made Jumper.
    1818
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (10:57) Tyrel Bladen Turnover.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (10:57) Jaqai Murray Steal.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (10:53) Kelechi Okworogwo Turnover.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (10:53) Terrance Jones Steal.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (10:43) Jalen Myers made Layup.
    1820
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (10:19) Floyd Rideau Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (10:15) Jaylani Darden Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (10:08) Brian Moore Jr. missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (10:03) Kelechi Okworogwo Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (10:02) Foul on Brian Moore Jr..
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    +3 (9:39) Aquan Smart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaqai Murray.
    2120
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (9:23) Sin'Cere McMahon missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (9:23) North Carolina Central Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    +2 (9:02) Isaac Parson made Jumper.
    2320
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (8:30) Foul on Jaqai Murray.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +1 (8:30) Christian Ings made Free Throw.
    2321
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +1 (8:30) Christian Ings made Free Throw.
    2322
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    +2 (8:16) Perry Smith Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Isaac Parson.
    2522
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (8:02) Kuluel Mading made Jumper. Assisted by Christian Ings.
    2524
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    +2 (7:47) Floyd Rideau Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Aquan Smart.
    2724
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +3 (7:23) Kuluel Mading made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terrance Jones.
    2727
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    +2 (6:57) Perry Smith Jr. made Layup.
    2927
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (6:37) Foul on Isaac Parson.
  • (6:37) Official TV Timeout
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +1 (6:37) Terrance Jones made Free Throw.
    2928
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +1 (6:37) Terrance Jones made Free Throw.
    2929
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (6:06) Isaac Parson missed Layup.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (6:01) Tyrel Bladen Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (5:56) Terrance Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (5:51) Isaac Parson Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (5:40) Aquan Smart missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (5:38) Norfolk State Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (5:09) Jalen Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (5:03) Kuluel Mading Offensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (5:03) Kuluel Mading made Jumper.
    2931
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (4:49) Po'Boigh King missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (4:46) Kuluel Mading Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (4:41) Terrance Jones Turnover.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (4:41) Po'Boigh King Steal.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (4:37) Po'Boigh King missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (4:33) Terrance Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +3 (4:16) Terrance Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Myers.
    2934
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (4:14) North Carolina Central Timeout
  • (4:14) Official TV Timeout
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (3:52) Foul on Christian Ings.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    +1 (3:52) Po'Boigh King made Free Throw.
    3034
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (3:51) Po'Boigh King missed Free Throw.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (3:50) Jaylani Darden Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (3:32) Terrance Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (3:28) Dionte Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (3:26) Dionte Johnson Turnover.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (3:26) Jaylani Darden Steal.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (3:08) Tyrel Bladen Turnover.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (3:00) Foul on Tyrel Bladen.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (3:00) Keishon Porter missed Free Throw.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (3:00) North Carolina Central Offensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    +1 (2:52) Keishon Porter made Free Throw.
    3134
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (2:32) Foul on Timmy Adedire.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +1 (2:32) Terrance Jones made Free Throw.
    3135
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (2:30) Terrance Jones missed Free Throw.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (2:30) Po'Boigh King Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    +2 (2:07) Perry Smith Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Dionte Johnson.
    3335
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (1:37) Jaylani Darden missed Layup.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (1:37) Po'Boigh King Block.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (1:28) Jaylani Darden Offensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (1:28) Jaylani Darden made Jumper.
    3337
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    +2 (1:09) Perry Smith Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Timmy Adedire.
    3537
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (0:48) Foul on Jalen Myers.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (0:48) Jalen Myers Turnover.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (0:21) Po'Boigh King missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (0:19) Jalen Myers Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (0:13) Foul on Terrance Jones.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (0:13) Terrance Jones Turnover.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (0:13) Norfolk State Timeout
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (0:00) Perry Smith Jr. missed Layup.
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    +2 (0:00) Perry Smith Jr. made Jumper.
    3737
  • North Carolina Central Eagles logo
    (0:00) Perry Smith Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

78Points81
32-61(52.5%)Field Goal(%)28-50(56%)
6-15(40%)3-Point(%)6-17(35.3%)
8-13(61.5%)Free Throw(%)19-24(79.2%)
27(13)Rebounds(Offensive)28(10)
17Assists14
8Steals3
2Blocks1
9Turnovers12
18(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)
10Largest Lead5

Game Details

Monday, February 3, 2025 · 7:00 PM
Joseph G. Echols Hall · Norfolk, VA
capacity: 4,500
tv: ESPNU
spread: NORF -9.5
over/under: 145.5