Tuesday, March 5, 2013

NSU men clinch regular-season MEAC title

NORFOLK, Virginia  --  Regardless of whether Norfolk State wins the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference basketball tournament, the Spartans are headed to postseason play for the second season in a row.

Norfolk State throttled Florida A&M 69-58 on Monday night at Echols Hall to earn the MEAC regular-season title and top seeding in next week’s conference tournament at Scope.

The Spartans hope to defend last season’s MEAC tournament title and bid to the NCAA tournament. If not, the regular-season title guarantees a bid to the National Invitation Tournament.

The victory was the 14th in a row for the Spartans (20-10, 15-0 MEAC), the longest winning streak by a Norfolk State team since 1994-95. Norfolk State is tied with Davidson for the third-longest winning streak in Division I.

Coach Anthony Evans said winning the regular-season championship “was a major accomplishment” for a team that lost four starters from last season, including NBA draft pick Kyle O’Quinn.

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NSU clinches top seed in MEAC

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY)  -  The MEAC basketball tournament comes to Norfolk for the first time in 16 years next week. Big crowds are expected downtown and at Scope, so it is only fitting that the host school Norfolk State gets the number one seed.

Norfolk State, unbeaten in the MEAC and with only two games remaining before the tournament welcomed Florida A&M to Joe Echols Hall Monday night.

Freshman Rashid Gaston had a career game against Florida A&M, adding 20 points to the Spartans' 69-58 victory.

This was the 14th win in a row for the Spartans, who pick up their 20th win of the season. NSU is one of four schools in the country, Memphis, Louisiana Tech and Gonzaga being the others, that have yet to lose a conference game this season

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