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Game 7-056: Howard at Norfolk State
February 15, 2011 11:55 am ET by Kyle Whelliston

Howard Bison at Norfolk State Spartans

February 14, 2011 8:00 pm
Echols Arena
BBState Stats/Recap

Behold the green and gold, most specifically the Spartan Legion band.

@midmajority Game Tweets

20:22 Game No. 7-056: Howard at Norfolk State. Echols Hall. http://img.ly/30Iq
20:27 It's a very exciting race in the MEAC this year: Hampton, BCC, Morgan, Coppin on the outside track. This, tonight, is not a part of that.
20:28 Howard is 5-19 (3-8 MEAC), and homestanding Norfolk State is 7-16, 5-6 in the league #youareinformed
20:30 Also, Norfolk is up 8-3 at the first media time out. But we're mostly here for the bands, the atmosphere, and to meet this nice building.
20:31 Echols Hall is the second-biggest building in the MEAC. Seats around 8000. Flat ceiling, lower bowl is chair backs, top is wood bleachers.
20:37 Norfolk up 18-9 at the end of 1Q. This is the worst offense in the MEAC (Howard, .85 PPP) vs the worst defense (NSU, 1.043 DPPP).
20:39 Home of the Mighty Spartans. http://img.ly/30IE
20:40 Howard's Mike Phillips just made a #omgMEACdunx! 20-14 Norfolk State at 7:30 1H.
20:45 Anthony Evans has coached NSU since 2007, and each year the win total's gone down: 16, 14, 11. Seven this year.
20:46 Howard's Kevin Nickelberry has a more interesting path: asst everywhere for years, took over at Hampton in 2006. Didn't win championships.
20:48 Then, Nickelberry took a yr away from D1 and coached the Libyan national team. Last summer, Howard picked him up. Real reclamation project.
20:49 Howard hasn't won double-digit games since 2003. They probably won't again this season. The Bison are holing at five, with 19 losses.
20:49 But they might get No. 6 tonight! Howard down 24-19 at 4:30 1H at Norfolk State.
20:52 They have big murals of past Spartan stars here at Echols Hall. There's Bob Dandridge! Two-time NBA champion with the Bucks and Bullets.
20:53 It was 64 degrees in Norfolk today. I can definitely see why people live here.
20:54 RT @polarscribe: @midmajority Ouch. I don't imagine Evans' record regression is conducive to job security.
20:56 MEAC hoops is a little different. In general, you stay until prominent alumni are embarrassed enough to complain. @polarscribe
20:58 Norfolk State leads 30-21 at 1:42 1H. Not a physical game or one with lots of flash, just lots of X's and O's.
20:59 The one day I go to a MEAC game, it's the wrong one. RT @tahobgood: @midmajority Zooperstars sighting at NC A&T/Hampton game in Greensboro!
21:01 But! A swooping scoop by Norfolk junior Rodney McAuley at the halftime buzzer makes it 36-26 Spartans.
21:04 Breast cancer awareness night. PA reminder that African-American men are affected too. "But brothers don't talk about it."
21:06 After HT presentation, invitation for all cancer survivors in the crowd to stand up. Quite a few did. Wow.
21:08 RT @Starkman88: @midmajority Meac tho taking things a little more seriously hampton made a MAJOR investment in facilities. SWAC is a glorified D2 conference
21:09 The MEAC has a lot of proud basketball history. You have to look before the D1 move to find almost all of it. And Hampton is serious.
21:10 The SWAC is getting better at realizing that basketball success is important. This season's been a real step forward in a lot of areas.
21:12 PA scoreboard announcements. Final: NCAT 74, HAMP 63. An audible gasp from the crowd.
21:13 Then, Bethune-Cookman 44, UMES 19. Laughter from the crowd. "Correction," says PA man. "That is a halftime score."
21:15 Howard shot 32% in the first half: 9 for 28. Norfolk 56%, rocking the paint. 6-10 Kyle O'Quinn has a dubl-dubl already: 10 and 10.
21:16 Norfolk State also has a 6-8 senior named Tim Zephyr, an excellent name for a clothier or a private eye.
21:18 Low turnovers in this game: NORF 5, HOW 3. Two teams running plays. Saw a lot of playground ball this weekend; this is somehow preferable.
21:23 Probably bodes well for Howard that they're bad but disciplined. Last time I saw them, 2 yrs ago, they were a complete mess. Big difference.
21:24 Correction: I saw Howard last season three times. Mess then too. Also, Nickelberry dresses wayyyy better than his predecessor.
21:26 RT @jtanHC: @midmajority Since were talking MEAC and Norfolk, did you see that DSU put up 91 on them? Jackson must have relaxed his system for a game.
21:27 Saw that happened, and I checked it out. But it was a low-possession game like all the others. Both teams were shooting lights out. @jtanHC
21:30 13:54 2H, Norfolk State up 46-35 on Howard. In addition to a great band, we have a DJ. He dropped a "MEAC, baby" in a break during one TO.
21:31 Norfolk extends the lead to 15, 50-35. Probably heading to 20-25 final margin. Howard players grabbing shorts, tongues wagging.
21:33 Diff between 8-win teams and 15-win teams is usually the ability to get through the middle of 2H without a run being dropped on them.
21:37 And there is "cheerleading" and there is what they do here. There's no way anyone in the stands could "follow" all those synchronized moves.
21:39 Also from the MEAC midsection: RT @midmajority360 Delaware State 63 Florida A&M 69 | DEST 9-15 (5-7) FAMU 11-14 (6-6) | http://tmm7.me/e2j
21:41 And the top. RT @midmajority360: Morgan State 72 South Carolina State 66 | MORG 12-10 (8-3) SCST 6-19 (2-10) | http://tmm7.me/e2k #MEAC
21:43 With Hampton's loss, Morgan's win and presuming BCC doesn't blow a 44-19 HT lead, there will be a three-way virtual tie atop the MEAC.
21:44 2H MTO 3. Mr. Spartan looks for the hypest section in the gym, and they get showered with bags of potato chips. Awesome.
21:47 5:47 2H: Norfolk State leads Howard 57-48. Full credit to the Bison; they aren't folding up like the 09-10 version. Nickelberry very calm.
21:56 We just got hit by a blast from the Norfolk State band at the final MTO. Their t-shirts: "Enthusiasm is the key, Discipline is the legacy."
21:58 1:58 to go, Norfolk is up 69-58. There's a lot hidden in a basketball score. Here, it's "Howard had enough pride not to be blown out by 20."
22:01 The Spartan Legion has a Rock Chalk-style chant, but it's better. They all stand up and start clapping and singing in the middle.
22:02 Final minute of play: 73-62 Norfolk State. Kyle O'Quinn slammed home a stop-motion #OMGDUNX to seal the seal on the seal!
22:03 Down by nine with 30 seconds left, Howard is pressing. That's defiance. I like this team.
22:07 Norfolk State wins 76-68. Howard runs the full-court press to the final buzzer. Kyle O'Quinn, NSU's #dunxmaster, finishes with 20.
22:09 BCC didn't blow that lead. RT @midmajority360: Maryland-Eastern Shore 50 Bethune-Cookman 86 | UMES 6-19 (3-9) BETH 15-11 (9-3)
22:14 RT @midmajority360: Howard 68 Norfolk State 76 | HOW 5-20 (3-9) NORF 8-16 (6-6) | http://tmm7.me/e2q #MEAC
22:20 Can't leave without giving you some band! GNHN. http://twitvid.com/L7GQ2

Boxscore

at NORFOLK STATE 76, HOWARD 68
02/14/2011

HOWARD 5-20 (3-9) -- K. Riley 4-10 1-2 10; D. Collins 4-11 2-4 11; G. Lawrence 0-2 4-6 4; A. Leary 7-12 3-4 17; A. Dickerson 5-12 6-7 17; M. Phillips 3-7 1-3 7; C. Cuffee 0-1 0-0 0; J. Washington 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 24-56 17-26 68.
NORFOLK STATE 8-16 (6-6) -- A. Pauline 3-7 3-4 10; K. O'Quinn 9-12 2-5 20; R. Hampton 7-12 4-6 21; P. Williams 4-8 2-2 11; R. McCauley 3-5 2-3 8; C. McEachin 1-5 0-0 3; M. Tamares 1-3 0-0 2; T. Zephyr 0-1 0-0 0; B. Goode 0-0 1-4 1; B. Wheeless 0-0 0-0 0; J. Weathers 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-53 14-24 76.

Three-point goals: HOW 3-12 (K. Riley 1-2; A. Dickerson 1-6; D. Collins 1-4), NORF 6-18 (R. Hampton 3-5; C. McEachin 1-4; M. Tamares 0-1; A. Pauline 1-4; R. McCauley 0-1; P. Williams 1-3); Rebounds: HOW 28 (A. Leary 8), NORF 35 (K. O'Quinn 15); Assists: HOW 10 (K. Riley 5), NORF 17 (A. Pauline 5); Total Fouls -- HOW 20, NORF 19; Fouled Out: HOW-A. Leary; NORF-None.