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FINAL
Mar 14, 2025

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.

Box Score

12T
MORG282755
NORF253358
Morgan State Bears logoMORGAN STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
12Daniel Akitoby214-50-00-05104248
10Will Thomas253-90-42-24100028
3Rob Lawson232-70-21-13100125
0Kameron Hobbs384-151-62-232104211
4Kiran Oliver151-41-12-23000045
9Jaden Martin182-40-03-42011107
13Trent Edwards211-20-02-22014004
23Tytan Newton190-20-01-21120131
11Amahrie Simpkins203-90-10-08111206
TOTAL-20-5735.1%2-1414.3%13-1586.7%317610111755
Norfolk State Spartans logoNORFOLK STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
9Jalen Myers121-40-00-02001052
7Kuluel Mading332-50-01-13002025
5Brian Moore Jr.336-141-31-352100014
11Jaylani Darden302-60-02-26412316
0Christian Ings346-122-55-730003119
24Chris Fields Jr.234-90-10-08010618
8Tyrel Bladen91-20-00-02000012
2Terrance Jones190-40-30-05200100
13Sin'Cere McMahon71-10-00-00000002
TOTAL-23-5740.4%3-1225.0%9-1369.2%34835131158

Play-by-Play

1st halfmorgnorf
  • (20:00) Start game
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (19:57) Jump Ball won by Morgan State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (19:57) Jump Ball lost by Norfolk State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (19:45) Will Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (19:40) Daniel Akitoby Offensive Rebound.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    +2 (19:40) Daniel Akitoby made Two Point Tip Shot.
    20
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (19:19) Christian Ings Turnover.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (19:19) Kameron Hobbs Steal.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (19:08) Kameron Hobbs missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (19:04) Brian Moore Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (19:04) Foul on Kiran Oliver.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (18:45) Christian Ings made Jumper.
    22
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (18:23) Kiran Oliver missed Layup.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (18:23) Jaylani Darden Block.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (18:19) Jaylani Darden Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (18:13) Brian Moore Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (18:12) Morgan State Defensive Rebound.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (17:52) Kameron Hobbs Turnover.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +3 (17:27) Christian Ings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brian Moore Jr..
    25
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    +2 (16:52) Rob Lawson made Jumper.
    45
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (16:24) Christian Ings missed Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (16:20) Jalen Myers Offensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (16:19) Jalen Myers made Layup.
    47
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    +3 (16:00) Kiran Oliver made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rob Lawson.
    77
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (15:36) Jaylani Darden missed Layup.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (15:36) Kuluel Mading Offensive Rebound.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (15:36) Foul on Will Thomas.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (15:36) Will Thomas subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (15:36) Trent Edwards subbing in for Morgan State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (15:24) Jalen Myers missed Jumper.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (15:19) Kiran Oliver Defensive Rebound.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (15:01) Kameron Hobbs missed Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (14:58) Jalen Myers Defensive Rebound.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (14:52) Foul on Daniel Akitoby.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (14:52) Jalen Myers subbing out for Norfolk State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (14:52) Chris Fields Jr. subbing in for Norfolk State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (14:52) Kiran Oliver subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (14:52) Daniel Akitoby subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (14:52) Will Thomas subbing in for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (14:52) Amahrie Simpkins subbing in for Morgan State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (14:44) Christian Ings missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (14:40) Amahrie Simpkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (14:17) Kameron Hobbs missed Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (14:13) Kuluel Mading Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (13:49) Chris Fields Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Jaylani Darden.
    79
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (13:31) Amahrie Simpkins Turnover.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (13:31) Brian Moore Jr. Steal.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (13:26) Brian Moore Jr. subbing out for Norfolk State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (13:26) Terrance Jones subbing in for Norfolk State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (13:26) Rob Lawson subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (13:26) Tytan Newton subbing in for Morgan State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (13:20) Chris Fields Jr. missed Layup.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (13:17) Trent Edwards Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (13:02) Foul on Kuluel Mading.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    +1 (13:02) Will Thomas made Free Throw.
    89
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (13:02) Kuluel Mading subbing out for Norfolk State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (13:02) Tyrel Bladen subbing in for Norfolk State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    +1 (13:02) Will Thomas made Free Throw.
    99
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (12:39) Jaylani Darden missed Layup.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (12:36) Will Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (12:18) Kameron Hobbs missed Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (12:15) Tyrel Bladen Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +3 (12:05) Christian Ings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terrance Jones.
    912
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (12:05) Foul on Will Thomas.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (12:05) Kameron Hobbs subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (12:05) Will Thomas subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (12:05) Rob Lawson subbing in for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (12:05) Kiran Oliver subbing in for Morgan State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (12:05) Jaylani Darden subbing out for Norfolk State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (12:05) Sin'Cere McMahon subbing in for Norfolk State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +1 (12:05) Christian Ings made Free Throw.
    913
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (11:54) Foul on Tyrel Bladen.
  • (11:54) Official TV Timeout
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (11:54) Trent Edwards subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (11:54) Tytan Newton subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (11:54) Kameron Hobbs subbing in for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (11:54) Daniel Akitoby subbing in for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    +1 (11:54) Kiran Oliver made Free Throw.
    1013
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    +1 (11:54) Kiran Oliver made Free Throw.
    1113
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (11:24) Chris Fields Jr. missed Layup.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (11:24) Daniel Akitoby Block.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (11:18) Kiran Oliver Defensive Rebound.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    +2 (11:08) Daniel Akitoby made Jumper. Assisted by Amahrie Simpkins.
    1313
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (10:36) Tyrel Bladen made Jumper.
    1315
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (10:21) Rob Lawson Turnover.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (10:21) Christian Ings subbing out for Norfolk State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (10:21) Chris Fields Jr. subbing out for Norfolk State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (10:21) Brian Moore Jr. subbing in for Norfolk State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (10:21) Jalen Myers subbing in for Norfolk State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (10:21) Daniel Akitoby subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (10:21) Jaden Martin subbing in for Morgan State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (9:56) Terrance Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (9:51) Terrance Jones Offensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (9:49) Terrance Jones Turnover.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (9:30) Rob Lawson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (9:28) Foul on Kiran Oliver.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (9:28) Kiran Oliver subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (9:28) Daniel Akitoby subbing in for Morgan State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (9:27) Brian Moore Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (9:16) Brian Moore Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (9:13) Jaden Martin Defensive Rebound.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (9:09) Rob Lawson missed Layup.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (9:05) Tyrel Bladen Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (9:01) Sin'Cere McMahon made Layup.
    1317
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (8:44) Amahrie Simpkins missed Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (8:42) Terrance Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (8:37) Brian Moore Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (8:33) Amahrie Simpkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    +2 (8:29) Amahrie Simpkins made Layup. Assisted by Kameron Hobbs.
    1517
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (8:02) Brian Moore Jr. missed Layup.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (8:00) Daniel Akitoby Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (7:56) Foul on Jalen Myers.
  • (7:56) Official TV Timeout
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (7:56) Tyrel Bladen subbing out for Norfolk State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (7:56) Kuluel Mading subbing in for Norfolk State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (7:56) Rob Lawson subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (7:56) Amahrie Simpkins subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (7:56) Trent Edwards subbing in for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (7:56) Tytan Newton subbing in for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    +2 (7:48) Jaden Martin made Jumper.
    1717
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (7:30) Foul on Tytan Newton.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (7:30) Terrance Jones subbing out for Norfolk State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (7:30) Christian Ings subbing in for Norfolk State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (7:19) Jalen Myers missed Jumper.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (7:19) Trent Edwards Block.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (7:17) Morgan State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (7:17) Foul on Jalen Myers.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (7:17) Jalen Myers subbing out for Norfolk State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (7:17) Chris Fields Jr. subbing in for Norfolk State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (7:02) Trent Edwards missed Layup.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (6:58) Trent Edwards Offensive Rebound.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    +2 (6:58) Trent Edwards made Two Point Tip Shot.
    1917
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (6:46) Christian Ings missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (6:42) Kameron Hobbs Defensive Rebound.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (6:35) Kameron Hobbs Turnover.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (6:35) Chris Fields Jr. Steal.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (6:31) Chris Fields Jr. Turnover.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    +2 (6:10) Jaden Martin made Layup. Assisted by Daniel Akitoby.
    2117
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (5:52) Brian Moore Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (5:52) Daniel Akitoby Block.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (5:51) Foul on Tytan Newton.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (5:51) Brian Moore Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (5:51) Norfolk State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (5:51) Sin'Cere McMahon subbing out for Norfolk State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (5:51) Jaylani Darden subbing in for Norfolk State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +1 (5:51) Brian Moore Jr. made Free Throw.
    2118
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (5:48) Brian Moore Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    +3 (5:28) Kameron Hobbs made Three Point Jumper.
    2418
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (5:13) Kuluel Mading missed Layup.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (5:12) Tytan Newton Defensive Rebound.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (5:00) Daniel Akitoby Turnover.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (5:00) Jaden Martin subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (5:00) Amahrie Simpkins subbing in for Morgan State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (4:52) Foul on Jaylani Darden.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (4:52) Jaylani Darden Turnover.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (4:52) Kameron Hobbs subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (4:52) Rob Lawson subbing in for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (4:33) Daniel Akitoby subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (4:33) Jaden Martin subbing in for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (4:20) Jaden Martin missed Layup.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (4:20) Morgan State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (4:20) Morgan State Turnover.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (4:08) Christian Ings Turnover.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (4:08) Jaden Martin subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (4:08) Kiran Oliver subbing in for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (3:59) Amahrie Simpkins missed Layup.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (3:59) Kuluel Mading Block.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (3:53) Christian Ings Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (3:52) Christian Ings Turnover.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (3:52) Amahrie Simpkins Steal.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (3:49) Amahrie Simpkins missed Layup.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (3:49) Norfolk State Defensive Rebound.
  • (3:49) Official TV Timeout
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (3:49) Trent Edwards subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (3:49) Tytan Newton subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (3:49) Kameron Hobbs subbing in for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (3:49) Daniel Akitoby subbing in for Morgan State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (3:49) Jaylani Darden Block.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (3:32) Kuluel Mading missed Layup.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (3:32) Amahrie Simpkins Block.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (3:28) Amahrie Simpkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (3:09) Kiran Oliver missed Layup.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (3:09) Foul on Kiran Oliver.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (3:09) Kiran Oliver subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (3:09) Trent Edwards subbing in for Morgan State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +1 (3:09) Jaylani Darden made Free Throw.
    2419
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +1 (3:09) Jaylani Darden made Free Throw.
    2420
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (3:08) Jaylani Darden Defensive Rebound.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (2:51) Rob Lawson missed Jumper.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (2:49) Daniel Akitoby Offensive Rebound.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (2:49) Daniel Akitoby Turnover.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (2:49) Rob Lawson subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (2:49) Tytan Newton subbing in for Morgan State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (2:36) Kuluel Mading made Layup. Assisted by Jaylani Darden.
    2422
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (2:36) Foul on Daniel Akitoby.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (2:36) Daniel Akitoby subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (2:36) Jaden Martin subbing in for Morgan State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +1 (2:36) Kuluel Mading made Free Throw.
    2423
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (2:12) Tytan Newton Turnover.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    +2 (2:09) Chris Fields Jr. made Layup.
    2425
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (2:02) Tytan Newton missed Layup.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (2:02) Kuluel Mading Block.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (1:55) Chris Fields Jr. Turnover.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (1:55) Jaden Martin Steal.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (1:55) Chris Fields Jr. subbing out for Norfolk State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (1:55) Terrance Jones subbing in for Norfolk State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (1:54) Chris Fields Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    +2 (1:41) Amahrie Simpkins made Layup.
    2625
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (1:08) Norfolk State Turnover.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (0:59) Morgan State Timeout
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (0:59) Jaden Martin subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (0:59) Rob Lawson subbing in for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (0:41) Tytan Newton missed Jumper.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (0:37) Jaylani Darden Defensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (0:37) Norfolk State Timeout
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (0:37) Rob Lawson subbing out for Morgan State
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (0:37) Jaden Martin subbing in for Morgan State
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (0:19) Jaylani Darden missed Jumper.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (0:19) Jaden Martin Block.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (0:17) Norfolk State Offensive Rebound.
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (0:17) Jaylani Darden Turnover.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    +2 (0:13) Amahrie Simpkins made Dunk. Assisted by Kameron Hobbs.
    2825
  • Norfolk State Spartans logo
    (0:03) Terrance Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Morgan State Bears logo
    (0:00) Amahrie Simpkins Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

55Points58
20-57(35.1%)Field Goal(%)23-57(40.4%)
2-14(14.3%)3-Point(%)3-12(25%)
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+
spread: NORF -11.5
over/under: 154.5