Coppin State late free throws end NSU's season, 67-65

Photo: Coppin State's hero--Tywain McKee.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Tywain McKee scored a game-high 26 points and scored the game’s final four points from the free throw line to give No. 7 seed Coppin State a 67-65 win over No. 3 Norfolk State in a MEAC Tournament semifinal on Friday night at the RBC Center.

The Spartans’ season ends at 16-15. The Eagles (15-20) move into Saturday night’s tournament final against No. 1 Morgan State.

NSU staged a furious second-half rally. Trailing by eight points at halftime and by as many as 13 in the second half, the Spartans roared back behind a 3-point barrage led by Tony Murphy (Paterson, N.J.). Murphy drilled five of his six 3-pointers in the second stanza and Corey Lyons (Bronx, N.Y.) also hit one. The fourth of Murphy’s long-range bombs tied the game at 50-all, and his fifth trey gave NSU a 57-53 lead with 8:46 remaining.


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