NORFOLK, Va. – Brian Moore Jr. posted a career-high 26 points in a clinical performance on Wednesday night, leading the Norfolk State men's basketball team to a 104-59 win over Virginia University of Lynchburg at Echols Hall.
 
Moore made 9-of-10 shot attempts against the Dragons, going a perfect 6-of-6 from behind the arc. He became just the second player in program history to shoot 100 percent from behind the arc in a game on six or more attempts.
 
Norfolk State (2-0) hit 15 3-pointers on Wednesday, shooting 53.6 percent from behind the arc. The barrage marked the Spartans' most 3-pointers in a game since making 15 against Delaware State on Jan. 30, 2021.
 
The Spartans started slow, allowing Virginia Lynchburg to acquire a quick 6-0 lead. Christian Ings got NSU on the board with a 3-pointer, before Moore knocked down another from deep to tie the game 6-6.
 
Moore connected from behind the arc again to give Norfolk State its first lead of the night moments later. The 3-point bombardment continued, as Dramane Camara drained a long ball followed by an and-one layup soon after.
 
Kuluel Mading got on the stat sheet with a score in the paint moments before Ings knocked down his second 3-pointer of the day. Both Mading and Ings added baskets in the next minute, as the Spartans' lead quickly reached double digits.
 
Terrance Jones found Mading for an alley-oop late in the first half, bringing some energy to the building. Jaylani Darden drove to the basket and finished at the rim, sending NSU to the break with a 49-28 advantage.
 
Mading reached double figures on a mid-range jumper early in the second half, before Moore wowed the crowd with a strong take to the cup over a taller defender. The play set up a purely dominant stretch from Moore, who knocked down three 3-pointers and a pull up jumper in the next seven minutes.
 
Moore kept the hot streak going, splashing two more shots from behind the arc before subbing out of the game for a few minutes. Jones maintained the momentum from there, hitting a 3-pointer out of the VUL timeout.
 
Reentering for the closing window, Moore logged one more basket on a steal-and-dunk sequence. He finished the night with a solid pass, finding freshman Melo Baines for a score with a foul.
 
Checking The Box Score

• Brian Moore Jr. led the Spartans with a career-high 26 points on a 9-of-10 shooting night, going 6-of-6 from behind the arc
• Moore also added two assists and four steals
• Norfolk State shot 15-of-28 (53.6 percent) from behind the arc
• Every player that entered the game for Norfolk State on Wednesday scored at least one point
• Sophomore Dramane Camara led the Spartans' on the glass with a career-high 10 rebounds
• Virginia Lynchburg led for just 2:44, while Norfolk State held an advantage for 35:33 (88.9 percent of game)
• Terrance Johnson led Virginia Lynchburg with 22 points
• Norfolk State outrebounded VUL 43-28

News & Notes

• Norfolk State improved to 2-0 with the win
• The Spartans now lead the all-time series with Virginia Lynchburg 3-0
• Norfolk State started the season 2-0 for the sixth consecutive season
• Brian Moore Jr. shot 6-of-6 from behind the arc, becoming just the second player in Norfolk State history to make six or more 3-pointers in a game without a miss – Derrik Jamerson Jr. went 7-of-7 on 3-pointers against North Carolina Central on Feb. 16, 2019
• Norfolk State's 15 3-pointers tied for the third-most in a single game in program history, the most since making 15 against Delaware State on Jan. 30, 2021

 
UP NEXT
 
Norfolk State plays its third consecutive home game to open the season on Saturday at 6 p.m., a highly anticipated showdown against in-state foe James Madison. It will mark the Dukes' first-ever appearance at Echols Hall.
 
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