ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - Norfolk State went 12-of-16 from the field in the second half and rallied from a six-point halftime deficit to hand the Navy men's basketball team a 71-65 setback in the Mids' non-conference finale on New Year's Day at Alumni Hall. Navy concluded non-Patriot League play with a 3-11 mark, while Norfolk State, which owns wins over Drexel and TCU as well as a two-point loss to nationally-ranked Marquette, improved to 10-5.
Navy played perhaps its best half of basketball in the first half, jumping out to a 36-30 halftime lead while shooting 62.5 percent from the field and limiting the Spartans to just 38.7 percent. However, Norfolk State turned the tables in the second half, connecting on 75.0 percent from the field in the final 20 minutes, missing just four times on 16 field goal attempts.
The Spartans shot 24-of-47 (.511) from the field, 6-of-14 (.429) from three-point range and 17-of-22 (.773) from the free throw line. Norfolk State was guilty of 10 turnovers. Pendarvis Williams scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half, while preseason MEAC Player of the Year Kyle O'Quinn, a 6-10, 240-pound center, added 17 points and 11 rebounds.
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