| NORFOLK STATE [16-8, 6-1 MEAC] vs. UMES [4-19, 0-7] |
vs. DELAWARE STATE [12-10, 4-3] |
| Date / Time |
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 | 4 p.m. |
Monday, Feb. 17, 2025 | 8 p.m. |
| Location |
Princess Anne, Md. | Hytche Athletic Center |
Norfolk, Va. | Echols Hall |
| Tickets |
Purchase Tickets Here |
Purchase Tickets Here |
| TV / Streaming |
delmarvasportsnetwork.com |
espn.com/watch |
| Game Notes |
Norfolk State Notes |
Norfolk State Notes |
| Game Notes |
UMES Notes |
Delaware State Notes |
| Live Stats |
umeshawksports.com |
nsuspartans.com |
| All-Time Series |
NSU Leads 54-18 |
NSU Leads 48-25 |
| First Meeting |
UMES 81, NSU 37 [1953-54] |
NSU 80, DSU 69 [1962-63] |
| Last Meeting |
NSU 81, UMES 59 [2024-25] |
NSU 73, DSU 64 [2024-25] |
| Series Current Streak |
NSU - 2 |
NSU - 1 |
| Social Media |
Twitter - X | Instagram | Facebook |
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NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State men's basketball team returns from a nearly two-week long break for a pair of conference matchups this weekend.
The Spartans (16-8, 6-1 MEAC) head to Princess Anne, Md. for a 4 p.m. Saturday showdown at Maryland Eastern Shore (4-19, 0-7), before going back to the warm confines of Joseph Echols Hall to play Delaware State (12-10, 4-3) at 8 p.m. on Monday night.
Norfolk State came out victorious last week in one of the most thrilling regular season games that Spartan fans have ever seen at Echols Hall. Norfolk State defeated North Carolina Central 81-78 on a one-footed buzzer beater by
Brian Moore Jr. near the half court logo.
Moore finished the game with 19 points, shooting 6-of-10 from the floor. The Spartans faced a double-digit deficit (70-60) with seven minutes remaining, before storming back to finish the game on a 21-8 run.
Maryland Eastern Shore has struggled in conference play thus far, still looking for its first league win of the 2024-25 campaign. The Hawks dropped a tough home contest last week against Coppin State, 62-57, before suffering a 20-point loss to Howard on Monday.
Ketron Shaw leads the Hawks with 18.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, shooting 45.1 percent from the floor.
Norfolk State earned a shorthanded, gritty victory on the road against Delaware State just over a month ago. Playing without senior guard
Christian Ings – and Moore hobbled by injury –
Jalen Myers scored 20 points to lead the Spartans past the Hornets, 73-64.
Saturday's game will air on Delmarva Sports Network, with radio coverage available on WNSB 91.1 FM. Monday will mark "Health Awareness Night" at Echols Hall, streamed on ESPN+.
LAST TIME OUT
- Norfolk State earned a thrilling 81-78 victory over North Carolina Central last week at Echols Hall
- Brian Moore Jr. led the Spartans with 19 points, winning the game in the final seconds on a heave from near half court
- Norfolk State overcame a double-digit deficit on the path to victory for the first time this season
- Moore reached 2,000 career points at the college level with an and-one layup in the second half. He scored 1,064 of his points at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (JUCO), 493 at Murray State, and now has 454 points at NSU
- Moore's sealing 3-pointer marked Norfolk State's first last-second game winning field goal since Steven Whitley's buzzer beater against Bethune-Cookman on Jan. 27, 2018
- NSU improved to 38-1 in head coach Robert Jones' tenure when five Spartans score in double figures
SERIES HISTORY
- Norfolk State leads the all-time series with Maryland Eastern Shore 54-18
- The Spartans have won 12 of the last 13 matchups with the Hawks
- NSU defeated UMES 81-59 in the teams' first meeting of the season
- Norfolk State leads the all-time series with Delaware State 48-25
- NSU has won 17 of the last 18 matchups with the Hornets
- Norfolk State took down DSU 73-64 in the teams' first meeting of the season
HAWK SCOUT
- Maryland Eastern Shore enters Saturday's game with a 4-19 record, 0-7 in MEAC play
- Ketron Shaw leads the Hawks with 18.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per game
- UMES has struggled to rebound the ball, losing the battle on the glass by an average of 5.1 per game, ranking 338 out of 355 Division I teams
HORNET SCOUT
- Delaware State currently holds a 12-10 record, 4-3 in the MEAC
- The Hornets enter the weekend on a four-game win streak with victories over Virginia Lynchburg, Maryland Eastern Shore, Coppin State, and Morgan State
- Robert Smith leads the Hornets with 16.5 points per game, while Kaseem Watson (15.6) and Martaz Robinson (15.4) follow closely behind
- The best rebounding team in the MEAC, Delaware State ranks 41st nationally with 38.6 boards per game
