Saturday
NSU at Morgan State, 4 p.m., Hill Field House
Radio: Hot 91.1 FM (Ross Gordon, Play-by-Play); Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN) Sirius 110/XM 193
Game Notes

NORFOLK, Va. - The Norfolk State men's basketball team will wrap up a four-game road swing that has had the Spartans away from home for three straight weekends. NSU will be looking for a measure of revenge after Morgan State won the previous meeting to break NSU's 23-game conference win streak. The winner will have sole possession of second place and possibly a tie for first in the MEAC depending on other results.

Series History
Morgan State's win in January at Joseph Echols Hall broke NSU's six-game win streak against the Bears. The Spartans, who have won the last three meetings in Baltimore, still lead the all-time series with the Bears, 32-12.

About Morgan State
The Bears downed Hampton at home in two overtimes last Monday in front of an ESPNU audience, 94-92. The two teams combined for 107 free throw attempts and 79 fouls. Justin Black had 26 points, and he currently leads MSU with 18.8 points per game to go along with 5.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.2 steals. Ian Chiles adds 14.8 points and 2.7 blocks, while Anthony Hubbard contributes 11.3 points and 7.0 rebounds for an offense that scores 71.5 a game. The Bears do force 15.6 turnovers per game with a +3.7 turnover margin. Despite shooting almost 42 percent from the field, MSU sinks just 27.6 percent from beyond the arc and 58.9 percent from the free throw line.

Last Time Out
Miami held NSU to its lowest scoring output of the year in a 64-49 victory over the Spartans on Feb. 1 in Miami. Pendarvis Williams scored 21 points, while Brandon Goode added 14 points and seven rebounds. The rest of the team, though, shot just 4-of-27 from the field. NSU hit just 18-of-56 (32.1 percent) for the game. Rion Brown led Miami with 15 points, while three other players also scored in double figures. Garrius Adams added 12 points and 10 rebounds, helping the Hurricanes finish with a 39-29 edge on the glass.

Player Tidbits
Pendarvis Williams
 • 17.0 points last two games
 • 2.3 steals last four games
 • 50-of-58 from the free throw line in the last 15 games
 • Needs 80 more points to reach No. 19 on the all-time scoring list at NSU
 • 48th nationally among active players with 1,456 career points and 195 career 3-pointers
 • Fifth 20-point game of season, and 17th of career, with 21-point effort at Miami
 • One of five all-time NSU players with 1,400 points, 400 rebounds, 200 assists and 100 steals along with Ralph Tally, Barry Mitchell, Tony Murphy and Michael Deloach
 • 81.7 percent from the free throw line this season; chasing Division I record of 83.3 percent set by Ryan Grier in 2003-04 and all-time record of 85.6 percent by David Donerlson in 1991-92
 • Shooting 48.2 percent from the floor this year, including 62.1 percent (82-of-132) from inside the arc

Brandon Goode
 • Has scored in double figures in 14 of last 18 games
 • Shooting 38-of-58 (65.5 percent) in the last eight games
 • Ranks fourth in Division I single-season records with 52 blocks and eighth in all-time single-season records
 • Second all-time at NSU with 132 career blocks behind precedssor Kyle O'Quinn
 • Second in the MEAC in field goal percentage at 61.4 and fifth in blocks at 2.4
 • 46th in the nation in blocks (2.36)
 • 61.4 percent shooting currently ranks seventh all-time at NSU in season records and third in Division I

Jamel Fuentes
 • Needs three more assists to tie predecessor Aleek Pauline for sixth all-time at NSU
 • Sits third in Division I records with 122 assists this year
 • First in the MEAC in assist-turnover ratio (2.8) and second in assists (5.5)
 • 30th in the nation in assist-turnover ratio (2.77) and 36th in assists (5.5)
 • 4+ assists last 14 games

Marese Phelps
 • 2.0 steals last 10 games
 • Career-high four steals at Miami

Kievyn Lila-St. Rose
 • Has started the last four games
 • 6.4 points on 12-of-23 shooting with 2.2 rebounds in five games from Jan. 11-25

RaShid Gaston
 • One rebound off his career high with 13 at Savannah State
 • 10.0 points in four games from Jan. 18-27

MEAC Standings
The Spartans sit in a tie for second in the MEAC standings at 6-2 with Morgan State and behind league leader North Carolina Central (7-1). Hampton and Savannah State (6-3) sit right behind the Spartans in the standings.

Senior Leadership
NSU has scored 1,643 points this year, with 1,323 of those points (80.5 percent) coming from NSU's senior class.

Spartans in the MEAC
NSU is 6-2 this year in the MEAC and 35-5 (87.5 winning percentage) since the start of the 2011-12 season.

Dominating the Inside
Norfolk State has outscored opponents 770-587 in points in the paint, an average of 8.3 points per game. Against Coppin State, the Spartans had a 46-16 edge, while NSU has also outscored East Carolina (50-16) and Stillman (62-26) by large margins. On the flip side, opponents have taken 131 more 3-pointers than NSU this year.

Nationally Ranked
The Spartans rank 37th in the nation in field goal percentage at 47.5. They also stand in the top 100 in assists (88th, 14.1) and scoring offense (98th, 74.7).

MEAC Rankings
NSU ranks first in the MEAC in scoring offense (74.7), field goal percentage (47.5) and offensive rebound percentage (37.3). The Spartans also stand second in 3-point field goal percentage (34.0), opponent rebounding (33.0), rebounding margin (+2.0), assists (14.1) and assist-turnover ratio (1.1) and third in scoring margin (+0.1).