Norfolk State holds off Jacksonville State

The Jacksonville State men’s basketball team’s furious comeback effort fell short on Saturday afternoon, when Norfolk State escaped Pete Mathews Coliseum with a 76-72 win over the Gamecocks.

The Spartans also had four players with 10 or more points, led by Corey Lyons’ 21 and Tony Murphy’s 19. Brandon Monroe’s nine rebounds led the Spartans, who won the battle on the glass, 38-35. The Spartans turned their advantage on the glass into an 18-point advantage in points in the paint. NSU shot 79 percent (15-of-19) from the free throw line, while JSU hit just 55 percent (17-of-31) of their charity attempts.

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