GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Kyle O’Quinn had 14 points and 13 rebounds for his 19th double-double of the season as Norfolk State held off North Carolina A&T 72-65 Thursday night for its fourth straight win in the regular-season finale for both teams.
The Spartans (22-9, 13-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) led by 15 in the second half and were up 66-56 with 2:25 to go.
The Aggies then used a 9-2 run, with two 3-pointers by Jared Williams and one by Adrian Powell, to make it 68-65 with 53 seconds remaining.
North Carolina A&T missed three field goals, including two 3-pointers, down the stretch as the Spartans went 2 of 6 from the free-throw line. Marcos Tamaras’ layup capped the scoring.
