Norfolk State Spartans vs App State Mountaineers
Men's Basketball Championship - West Region - First Four
53
17-12
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
APP | 20 | 33 | 53 |
NORF | 36 | 18 | 54 |
54
17-7
App State Mountaineers
starters |
bench |
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team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 28 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 38 | 9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 31 | 9 | 3-16 | 1-9 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | 18 | 7-19 | 3-11 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 37 | 7 | 1-14 | 1-13 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 14 | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
53 | 16-62 | 6-36 | 15-16 | 46 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 8 | |
26% | 17% | 94% |
Norfolk State Spartans
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 23 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 12 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | 4 | 1-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 38 | 10 | 4-13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 15 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 24 | 8-13 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
54 | 20-58 | 7-18 | 7-9 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 14 | |
34% | 39% | 78% |
Game Information
Bloomington, IN

Referee:Randy McCall
Referee:Jeffrey Anderson
Referee:Andy O'Brien

2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Sun Belt ConferenceSun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
NCAA Division I
| Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |
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