NCAA | Team News | Coppin State Eagles

Coppin State Eagles (9-23)

Mon. 2/20	Sat. 2/25	Mon. 2/27	Thu. 3/2	Thu. 3/9
@ Nor W 69-62 Box \| Recap	vs. Md-ES L 57-78 Box \| Recap	@ DelSt W 82-72 Box \| Recap	@ MorgSt W 77-65 Box \| Recap	@ Nor L 56-73 Box \| Recap

Norfolk State beats Coppin State 73-56 in MEAC quarterfinal

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Joe Bryant Jr. scored 25 points and Norfolk State cruised to a 73-56 victory over Coppin State on Thursday night in the quarterfinal round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament.

Bryant also had four steals for the third-seeded Spartans (21-10). Kris Bankston and Dana Tate scored 13 points apiece and Bankston added 11 rebounds. Norfolk State will play No. 2 seed North Carolina Central in Friday's semifinals.

The sixth-seeded Eagles (9-23) were led by Mike Hood with 18 points. Sam Sessoms added 12 points, six rebounds and six assists.

Leaders
Points:	S. Sessoms	20.5
Rebounds:	N. Tarke	5.8
Assists:	S. Sessoms	5.0
FG%:	S. Sessoms	50.9%
FT%:	S. Sessoms	80.1%
3P%:	M. Hood	35.1%
Steals:	S. Sessoms	2.0
Blocks:	J. Steers	1.0

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Alabama	31-6
2	Houston	33-4
3	Purdue	29-6
4	Kansas	28-8
5	Texas	29-9
6	Marquette	29-7
7	UCLA	31-6
8	Arizona	28-7
9	Gonzaga	31-6
10	UConn	29-8
View Complete Poll

Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Houston	33-4
2	Alabama	31-6
3	Purdue	29-6
4	Marquette	29-7
5	Kansas	28-8
6	UCLA	31-6
7	Texas	29-9
8	Arizona	28-7
9	Gonzaga	31-6
10	Virginia	25-8
View Complete Poll

Mid-Eastern Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Howard	11-3	22-13
North Carolina Central	10-4	18-12
Norfolk State	9-5	22-11
Maryland Eastern Shore	9-5	18-13
Morgan State	8-7	15-16
Coppin State	4-10	9-23
Delaware State	4-11	6-24
South Carolina State	2-12	5-26
View Full Standings

Offense (Rank)
Points:	72.0 (169)
Rebounds:	6.4 (360)
Assists:	11.3 (316)
FG%:	43.5% (244)
FT%:	71.9% (172)
3P%:	33.8% (199)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	83.2 (362)
Rebounds:	24.0 (244)
Assists:	17.1 (357)
FG%:	46.2% (317)
FT%:	72.3% (230)
3P%:	34.0% (198)