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North Carolina A&T beats Norfolk St., 70-64; faces Hampton

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Femi Olujobi scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds and North Carolina A&T secured its first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal appearance in five years, holding off Norfolk State 70-64 in a quarterfinal battle Thursday night.

The No. 4 seed Aggies take on top-seeded Hampton in the first of two semifinal games Friday night.

Norfolk State led by five at intermission, 37-32, and the Spartans extended the lead to nine on a Kyle Williams 3 with 17:15 left. NC A&T rattled off six straight points, half on an Amari Hamilton 3. After Steven Whitley hit two layups back-to-back, the Aggies went on a 12-0 run to take a 53-49 lead they never relinquished.

Leaders
Points:	S. Whitley	12.2
Rebounds:	P. Bungei	6.1
Assists:	S. Whitley	4.7
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	S. Whitley	65.4%
3P%:	D. Jamerson Jr.	39.9%
Steals:	S. Whitley	1.6
Blocks:	A. Long	0.8

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	31-3
2	Villanova	36-4
3	Xavier	29-6
4	Kansas	31-8
5	Michigan State	30-5
6	Cincinnati	31-5
7	Michigan	33-8
8	Gonzaga	32-5
9	Duke	29-8
10	North Carolina	26-11
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	36-4
2	Michigan	33-8
3	Kansas	31-8
4	Duke	29-8
5	Virginia	31-3
6	Texas Tech	27-10
7	Loyola Chicago	32-6
8	Xavier	29-6
9	Purdue	30-7
10	Gonzaga	32-5
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Mid-Eastern Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Bethune-Cookman	12-4	18-14
Hampton	12-4	19-16
Savannah State	12-4	15-17
North Carolina A&T	11-5	20-15
Norfolk State	11-5	14-19
North Carolina Central	9-7	19-16
Morgan State	7-9	13-19
Howard	7-9	10-23
Florida A&M	7-9	9-25
South Carolina State	6-10	10-22
Coppin State	5-11	5-27
Maryland Eastern Shore	3-13	7-25
Delaware State	2-14	4-28
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	72.7 (206)
Rebounds:	12.5 (27)
Assists:	13.6 (172)
FG%:	43.1% (259)
FT%:	67.1% (308)
3P%:	35.9% (118)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	73.2 (196)
Rebounds:	26.0 (117)
Assists:	14.4 (261)
FG%:	41.8% (59)
FT%:	70.8% (155)
3P%:	35.7% (232)