NC A&T vs. Norfolk State: Full Game Preview
By on March 6, 2013
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC A&T | L Middleton 12.5 | A Witter 7.2 | L Middleton 2.3 |
| Norfolk State | P Williams 14.0 | R Gaston 6.4 | J Fuentes 5.2 |
Norfolk State hosts North Carolina A&T at Joseph G. Echols Hall on Thursday. The game gets underway at 8 p.m. EST. The Spartans are 4-3 against the Aggies over the last four years. The last time they met (Mar. 1, 2012) they won 72-65.
Norfolk State is in first place in the conference, North Carolina A&T is in sixth place. Norfolk State will be looking to extend its 14-game win streak.
In their last outing, behind 20 points and 10 rebounds from Rashid Gaston, the Spartans defeated Florida A&M 69-58 on Mar. 4. He tallies 8.4 points per game in addition to a team-best 6.4 rebounds per game. For the Aggies, Adrian Powell put up 18 points and five rebounds in the 59-57 win over Savannah State on Mar. 4. He averages 12.3 points per game in addition to a team-best 1.8 steals per game. North Carolina A&T ranks second in their conference in free throw rate at 42.0, which also places them 36th in the country.
North Carolina A&T StatSmack
- Jamel Fuentes is ranked 3rd in the MEAC in assists and 3rd in the MEAC in steals.
- Norfolk State has a better record on the road than North Carolina A&T this season (10-8 vs. 5-11).
- Norfolk State beat North Carolina A&T by 7 points the last time they played (Mar 01, 2012).
- The Norfolk State basketball team finishes what they start, with a better graduation rate than North Carolina A&T (50 percent vs. 27 percent).
- Norfolk State has an average margin of victory of 10 over North Carolina A&T in 16 wins since 1986.
- Even computers respect Norfolk State more. Norfolk State has a better RPI this season than North Carolina A&T (RPI: No. 173 vs. No. 258).
- The Norfolk State three-point leader (Pendarvis Williams, 58 three-pointers) has more three-pointers than the North Carolina A&T three-point leader (Adrian Powell, 51 three-pointers).
- Over the past 10 years, Norfolk State has had more players drafted by the NBA than North Carolina A&T (one vs. zero).
- Norfolk State has come back to win after being down at half against North Carolina A&T four times since 1999.
| NCAT Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| C | Adrian Powell | 31 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| C | L. Middleton | 31 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| C | Austin Witter | 30 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| C | Jean Louisme | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C- | Bruce Beckford | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | J. Underwood | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| D | D. Upchurch | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Shaun Stewart | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Khalid King | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D- | D. Behonh-Tolly | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D- | R.J. Buck | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D- | Corvon Butler | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D- | Lawrence Smith | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D- | Waylan Siverand | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NSU Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| B- | P. Williams | 33 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C | Rashid Gaston | 22 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| C | Malcom Hawkins | 27 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| C | Rob Johnson | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C | Brandon Goode | 21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| C | Jamel Fuentes | 26 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| D+ | Kris Brown | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Marese Phelps | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | A.J. Rogers | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | K. Lila-St. Rose | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Riley Maye | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Quasim Pugh | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Zieyik Estime | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Jordan Weathers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D- | P. Vinogradovas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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