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Spartans Hit the Road for Key Baltimore MEAC Swing

2/27/2026 11:33:00 AM

	NORFOLK STATE [14-14, 7-4 MEAC] AT COPPIN STATE [7-21, 5-6 MEAC]	NORFOLK STATE [14-14, 7-4 MEAC] AT MORGAN STATE [12-14, 8-3 MEAC]
Date / Time	Saturday Feb. 28 \| 4:30 p.m.	Monday March 2 \| 6:00 p.m.
Location	Baltimore, Md. \| PEC Arena
TV / Streaming	ESPN+	N/A
Radio	Hot 91.1 FM	Hot 91.1 FM
Live Stats	coppinstatesports.com	morganstatebears.com
Game Notes	Norfolk State Notes	Norfolk State Notes
Game Notes	Coppin State Notes	Morgan State Notes
All-Time Series	NSU leads, 45-15	NSU leads, 50-20
Last Meeting	NSU 103, CSU 76 \| Jan. 24, 2026	NSU 78, MSU 79 \| Jan. 26, 2026
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NORFOLK, Va – The Norfolk State men's basketball team travels to Baltimore for a pair of MEAC road contests, facing Coppin State on Saturday, Feb. 28 before visiting Morgan State on Monday, March 2.

SETTING THE SCENE

Norfolk State (14-14, 7-4 MEAC) enters Saturday's contest following a 90-71 home victory over South Carolina State, improving to third place in the conference standings.

LAST TIME OUT

FINAL: Norfolk State 80, South Carolina State 71
Anthony McComb III: 24 points (7-12 FG, 4-5 3PT, 6-6 FT)
Additional double-digit scorers: Jaquel Morris (13), Elijah Jamison (11)
TEAM STATS
- FGM-A — NSU 32-54 | SCSU 21-49
- FG% — NSU 59.3% | SCSU 43.9%
- Turnovers — NSU 13 | SCSU 21
- Bench Points — NSU 39 | SCSU 21
- Points in the Paint — NSU 40 | SCSU 24

SPARTAN NEWS & NOTES

Head coach Robert Jones earned his 250th career victory vs. S.C. State.
Elijah Jamison was honored pregame with a commemorative ball for reaching 1,000 career points.
Anthony McComb III is 57 points shy of 1,000 career points.
Norfolk State secured its first four-game winning streak of the season.
NSU swept the season series against South Carolina State.
The 90-point effort marked the fifth time this season NSU scored 90+.
Combined vs. SCSU this year: NSU 179 points, SCSU 153.
16 of NSU's 28 games have been decided by 10 points or fewer (8 by three points or fewer).

NORFOLK STATE IN THE MEAC STATS RANKINGS

Norfolk State enters the weekend leading the MEAC in multiple categories:
Scoring Offense: 76.0 ppg
Field Goal Percentage: 46.8% (747-1,596)
3-Point Percentage: 34.7% (169-487)
Three Spartans are averaging double figures in conference play:
- Anthony McComb III – 16.5 ppg
- Elijah Jamison – 14.1 ppg
- Devon Ellis – 11.5 ppg

NSU VS. COPPIN STATE

Saturday marks the 61st all-time meeting between the programs.
Norfolk State leads the series 45-15 after picking up a home win at Echols Hall earlier this season, 103-76.
The series dates back to the 1982-83.
NSU won nine of the first 10 meetings and 10 of the first 12 games.
NSU is riding a seven-game win streak against the Eagles

EAGLES SCOUT

Coppin State enters the matchup with a 7-21 overall record and 5-6 MEAC mark.
CSU last played UMES on Saturday, Feb. 21 and secured a 71-65 overtime victory over the Hawks.
DeMariontay Hall and Hussain Williams led CSU with 17 points each against UMES.
Hall wen t 3-6 from the field and 7-8 at the free throw line
Williams shot 4-9 from the field including 1-6 from three-point range and 4-of-5 at the free throw line.
Taj Thweatt (11) was the only other Eagle in double figures.
Camaren Sparrow recorded a team high eight rebounds in the game.
Khali Horton leads the Eagles in scoring with 213 points (7.6) while Williams also averages 7.6 ppg with 212 points on the year.
Hall and Thweatt sit tied with 98 rebounds on the season to tie for the team lead
CSU averages 65.3 points per game as a team while allowing opponents 80.6 ppg
The team shoots 40.8% on FGA, 30.8% on 3FG, and 67.4% at the FT line
Head coach Larry Stewart is in his 3rd season leading the Eagles with a 15-72 record.

NSU VS. MORGAN STATE

Monday marks the 71st all-time meeting between the programs.
Norfolk State leads the series 50-20 after falling earlier this season at Echols Hall, 79-78.
The series dates back to the 1959-60 season.
NSU won five of the last seven meetings.

BEARS SCOUT

Morgan State enters the matchup with a 12-14 overall record and an 8-3 MEAC mark.
MSU last played SCSU on Wednesday, Feb. 25 and secured a 90-83 victory over the Bulldogs.
Alfred Worrell Jr. led MSU with 23 points each against SCSU shooting 6-10 from the field, 2-6 from three-point range and a perfect 9-9 at the free throw line.
Eugene Alvin added 20 points while Rob Lawson contributed 14 to join Worrell in double figures.
Christian Meeks recorded a team high seven rebounds in the game.
Worrell leads the Bears in scoring with 463 points averaging 17.8 points per game which also leads the MEAC.
Meeks leads MSU 151 rebounds on the season averaging 5.8 per game.
MSU averages 75.7 points per game as a team while allowing opponents 78.4 ppg.
The team shoots 43.3% on FGA, 33.8% on 3FG, and 73.9% at the FT line.
Head coach Kevin Broadus is in his 9th season leading the Bears with a 131-132 record.