Morgan State Bears vs. Norfolk State Spartans

Mar 14, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MORG	28	27	55
NORF	25	33	58

Game Recap

Top-seed Norfolk State defeats Morgan State 58-55. advances to MEAC championship game. Christian Ings scored 19 points and top-seeded Norfolk State held off No. 5 Morgan State 58-55 Friday night to earn a spot in Saturday's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament championship game.

Player Stats

MORGAN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Daniel Akitoby	21	4-5	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	4	2	4	8
10Will Thomas	25	3-9	0-4	2-2	4	1	0	0	0	2	8
3Rob Lawson	23	2-7	0-2	1-1	3	1	0	0	1	2	5
0Kameron Hobbs	38	4-15	1-6	2-2	3	2	1	0	4	2	11
4Kiran Oliver	15	1-4	1-1	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	4	5
9Jaden Martin	18	2-4	0-0	3-4	2	0	1	1	1	0	7
13Trent Edwards	21	1-2	0-0	2-2	2	0	1	4	0	0	4
23Tytan Newton	19	0-2	0-0	1-2	1	1	2	0	1	3	1
11Amahrie Simpkins	20	3-9	0-1	0-0	8	1	1	1	2	0	6
TOTAL	-	20-5735.1%	2-1414.3%	13-1586.7%	31	7	6	10	11	17	55

NORFOLK STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Jalen Myers	12	1-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	5	2
7Kuluel Mading	33	2-5	0-0	1-1	3	0	0	2	0	2	5
5Brian Moore Jr.	33	6-14	1-3	1-3	5	2	1	0	0	0	14
11Jaylani Darden	30	2-6	0-0	2-2	6	4	1	2	3	1	6
0Christian Ings	34	6-12	2-5	5-7	3	0	0	0	3	1	19
24Chris Fields Jr.	23	4-9	0-1	0-0	8	0	1	0	6	1	8
8Tyrel Bladen	9	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
2Terrance Jones	19	0-4	0-3	0-0	5	2	0	0	1	0	0
13Sin'Cere McMahon	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	-	23-5740.4%	3-1225.0%	9-1369.2%	34	8	3	5	13	11	58

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMORGNORF

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Morgan State.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Norfolk State.
(19:45) Will Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:40) Daniel Akitoby Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:40) Daniel Akitoby made Two Point Tip Shot.
20
(19:19) Christian Ings Turnover.
(19:19) Kameron Hobbs Steal.
(19:08) Kameron Hobbs missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:04) Brian Moore Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(19:04) Foul on Kiran Oliver.
+2 (18:45) Christian Ings made Jumper.
22
(18:23) Kiran Oliver missed Layup.
(18:23) Jaylani Darden Block.
(18:19) Jaylani Darden Defensive Rebound.
(18:13) Brian Moore Jr. missed Jumper.
(18:12) Morgan State Defensive Rebound.
(17:52) Kameron Hobbs Turnover.
+3 (17:27) Christian Ings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brian Moore Jr..
25
+2 (16:52) Rob Lawson made Jumper.
45
(16:24) Christian Ings missed Jumper.
(16:20) Jalen Myers Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:19) Jalen Myers made Layup.
47
+3 (16:00) Kiran Oliver made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rob Lawson.
77
(15:36) Jaylani Darden missed Layup.
(15:36) Kuluel Mading Offensive Rebound.
(15:36) Foul on Will Thomas.
(15:24) Jalen Myers missed Jumper.
(15:19) Kiran Oliver Defensive Rebound.
(15:01) Kameron Hobbs missed Jumper.
(14:58) Jalen Myers Defensive Rebound.
(14:52) Foul on Daniel Akitoby.
(14:44) Christian Ings missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:40) Amahrie Simpkins Defensive Rebound.
(14:17) Kameron Hobbs missed Jumper.
(14:13) Kuluel Mading Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:49) Chris Fields Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Jaylani Darden.
79
(13:31) Amahrie Simpkins Turnover.
(13:31) Brian Moore Jr. Steal.
(13:20) Chris Fields Jr. missed Layup.
(13:17) Trent Edwards Defensive Rebound.
(13:02) Foul on Kuluel Mading.
+1 (13:02) Will Thomas made Free Throw.
89
+1 (13:02) Will Thomas made Free Throw.
99
(12:39) Jaylani Darden missed Layup.
(12:36) Will Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(12:18) Kameron Hobbs missed Jumper.
(12:15) Tyrel Bladen Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:05) Christian Ings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terrance Jones.
912
(12:05) Foul on Will Thomas.
+1 (12:05) Christian Ings made Free Throw.
913
(11:54) Foul on Tyrel Bladen.
+1 (11:54) Kiran Oliver made Free Throw.
1013
+1 (11:54) Kiran Oliver made Free Throw.
1113
(11:24) Chris Fields Jr. missed Layup.
(11:24) Daniel Akitoby Block.
(11:18) Kiran Oliver Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:08) Daniel Akitoby made Jumper. Assisted by Amahrie Simpkins.
1313
+2 (10:36) Tyrel Bladen made Jumper.
1315
(10:21) Rob Lawson Turnover.
(9:56) Terrance Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:51) Terrance Jones Offensive Rebound.
(9:49) Terrance Jones Turnover.
(9:30) Rob Lawson missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:28) Foul on Kiran Oliver.
(9:27) Brian Moore Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:16) Brian Moore Jr. missed Jumper.
(9:13) Jaden Martin Defensive Rebound.
(9:09) Rob Lawson missed Layup.
(9:05) Tyrel Bladen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:01) Sin'Cere McMahon made Layup.
1317
(8:44) Amahrie Simpkins missed Jumper.
(8:42) Terrance Jones Defensive Rebound.
(8:37) Brian Moore Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:33) Amahrie Simpkins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:29) Amahrie Simpkins made Layup. Assisted by Kameron Hobbs.
1517
(8:02) Brian Moore Jr. missed Layup.
(8:00) Daniel Akitoby Defensive Rebound.
(7:56) Foul on Jalen Myers.
+2 (7:48) Jaden Martin made Jumper.
1717
(7:30) Foul on Tytan Newton.
(7:19) Jalen Myers missed Jumper.
(7:19) Trent Edwards Block.
(7:17) Morgan State Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:17) Foul on Jalen Myers.
(7:02) Trent Edwards missed Layup.
(6:58) Trent Edwards Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:58) Trent Edwards made Two Point Tip Shot.
1917
(6:46) Christian Ings missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:42) Kameron Hobbs Defensive Rebound.
(6:35) Kameron Hobbs Turnover.
(6:35) Chris Fields Jr. Steal.
(6:31) Chris Fields Jr. Turnover.
+2 (6:10) Jaden Martin made Layup. Assisted by Daniel Akitoby.
2117
(5:52) Brian Moore Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:52) Daniel Akitoby Block.
(5:51) Foul on Tytan Newton.
(5:51) Brian Moore Jr. missed Free Throw.
(5:51) Norfolk State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:51) Brian Moore Jr. made Free Throw.
2118
(5:48) Brian Moore Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:28) Kameron Hobbs made Three Point Jumper.
2418
(5:13) Kuluel Mading missed Layup.
(5:12) Tytan Newton Defensive Rebound.
(5:00) Daniel Akitoby Turnover.
(4:52) Foul on Jaylani Darden.
(4:52) Jaylani Darden Turnover.
(4:20) Jaden Martin missed Layup.
(4:20) Morgan State Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:20) Morgan State Turnover.
(4:08) Christian Ings Turnover.
(3:59) Amahrie Simpkins missed Layup.
(3:59) Kuluel Mading Block.
(3:53) Christian Ings Defensive Rebound.
(3:52) Christian Ings Turnover.
(3:52) Amahrie Simpkins Steal.
(3:49) Amahrie Simpkins missed Layup.
(3:49) Norfolk State Defensive Rebound.
(3:49) Jaylani Darden Block.
(3:32) Kuluel Mading missed Layup.
(3:32) Amahrie Simpkins Block.
(3:28) Amahrie Simpkins Defensive Rebound.
(3:09) Kiran Oliver missed Layup.
(3:09) Foul on Kiran Oliver.
+1 (3:09) Jaylani Darden made Free Throw.
2419
+1 (3:09) Jaylani Darden made Free Throw.
2420
(3:08) Jaylani Darden Defensive Rebound.
(2:51) Rob Lawson missed Jumper.
(2:49) Daniel Akitoby Offensive Rebound.
(2:49) Daniel Akitoby Turnover.
+2 (2:36) Kuluel Mading made Layup. Assisted by Jaylani Darden.
2422
(2:36) Foul on Daniel Akitoby.
+1 (2:36) Kuluel Mading made Free Throw.
2423
(2:12) Tytan Newton Turnover.
+2 (2:09) Chris Fields Jr. made Layup.
2425
(2:02) Tytan Newton missed Layup.
(2:02) Kuluel Mading Block.
(1:55) Chris Fields Jr. Turnover.
(1:55) Jaden Martin Steal.
(1:54) Chris Fields Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:41) Amahrie Simpkins made Layup.
2625
(1:08) Norfolk State Turnover.
(0:41) Tytan Newton missed Jumper.
(0:37) Jaylani Darden Defensive Rebound.
(0:19) Jaylani Darden missed Jumper.
(0:19) Jaden Martin Block.
(0:17) Norfolk State Offensive Rebound.
(0:17) Jaylani Darden Turnover.
+2 (0:13) Amahrie Simpkins made Dunk. Assisted by Kameron Hobbs.
2825
(0:03) Terrance Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Amahrie Simpkins Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MORG

NORF

55Points58

20-57(35.1%)Field Goal(%)23-57(40.4%)

2-14(14.3%)3-Point(%)3-12(25.0%)

13-15(86.7%)Free Throw(%)9-13(69.2%)

33(10)Rebounds(Offensive)37(11)

7Assists8

6Steals3

10Blocks5

12Turnovers15

17(0)Fouls(Technical)11(0)

6Largest Lead7

Game Details

Friday, March 14, 2025 · 6:00 PM

Joseph G. Echols Hall · Norfolk, VA

capacity: 4,500

tv: ESPN+