2016-17 Norfolk State University Men’s • Game 29 | vs. Howard (Norfolk, Va./Joseph Echols Hall)

For More Information, Contact: Mike Bello, Assistant Sports Information Director/MBB Contact Office Phone: 757.823.2628 Norfolk State Cell Phone: 814.602.6678 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nsuspartans.com Twitter: @nsuspartans Facebook: NorfolkStateAthletics University Instagram: @nsuathletics Mailing Address: NSU Sports Infor- mation Office • 700 Park Ave. • Men’s Basketball Game Notes Norfolk, VA 23504 Norfolk State Spartans (14-14, 11-3 MEAC) Game 2016-17 Norfolk State Schedule vs. (14-14 overall, 11-3 MEAC) 29 Howard Bison (7-21, 4-9 MEAC) November Game Information Sat. 5...... at Virginia State (Exh.). L, 80-83 2OT Date/Time: Saturday, February 25, 2017 | 6:30 p.m. Fri. 11...... at Mississippi State...... L, 74-78 Site: Norfolk, Va. | Joseph Echols Hall (4,500) Radio: Star 1310 AM, www.star1310.com; Hot 91.1 FM, hot91.nsu.edu:8000/128 Sun. 13...... Shenandoah...... W, 78-58 (Ross Gordon, Play-by-Play; Julee O’Neal, Color) Tues. 15....Elizabeth City State...... W, 91-55 Live Stats: www.sidearmstats.com/nsu/mbball/ Fri. 18...... at Vanderbilt %...... L, 52-75 Live Video/Audio: www.nsuspartans.com/watch Mon. 21.....at Butler %...... L, 55-91 Series Information: NSU leads, 41-10 Thurs. 24...vs. Bucknell %...... L, 58-84 Head Coaches: NSU - Robert Jones (70-60, 4th season) Fri. 25...... vs. Sacred Heart %...... L, 59-61 HU - Kevin Nickelberry (66-151, 7th season) Wed. 30.....at Loyola Chicago...... L, 62-75 Setting the Scene After seeing its 10-game win streak snapped on Monday, the second longest in the program’s Division December I era, the Norfolk State men’s basketball team will look to start a new one with just two games left in the Sat. 3 Northern Kentucky...... L, 61-72 regular season. Up first, NSU hosts Howard on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Joseph Echols Hall. The contest Sat. 10 at Niagara...... L, 61-65 will serve as Senior Night for the program in the last home contest of the season. Wed. 14 at Evansville...... L, 66-85 Mon. 19 Eastern Kentucky...... W, 87-80 OT NSU’s loss on Monday tightened up the top of the standings. The Spartans now sit 11-3, two games be- hind in the loss column to first-place North Carolina Central (12-1). Norfolk State has already wrapped up Wed. 21 at No. 15/15 Purdue...... L, 45-91 a top-four finish in the league and a MEAC tournament bye. But the Spartans also sit just one game ahead Fri. 30 at Bowling Green...... L, 77-86 of both Hampton and Morgan State (both 9-4).

January Howard, picked to win the league in the preseason poll, has slumped to a 7-21 overall record and a 4-9 Wed. 4...... at Morgan State *...... L, 56-58 MEAC mark this year. Wed. 11.....Savannah State *...... W, 80-76 Media Coverage Sat. 14...... North Carolina Central *.....L, 57-72 The game will be broadcast live on Star 1310 AM as well as Hot 91.1 FM with Ross Gordon and Julee Mon. 16.....at Delaware State *...... W, 75-70 O’Neal on the call. Live audio is available through www.star1310.com as well as hot91.nsu.edu:8000/128. Sat. 21...... Hampton *...... W, 79-62 Both feeds are available on smartphones through the Star 1310 website or through www.TuneIn.com or Mon. 23.....at Coppin State *...... W, 74-64 the TuneIn Radio App (search for “WNSB”) for Hot 91.1. Sat. 28...... Bethune-Cookman *...... W, 73-66 Fans can also follow along with the live stats at www.sidearmstats.com/nsu/mbball/ and the live video feed Mon. 30.....North Carolina A&T *...... W, 83-69 at www.nsuspartans.com/watch. The live video feed also carries the radio broadcast.

February Series History Sat. 4...... at South Carolina State *.....W, 65-62 Norfolk State has fared better against Howard than any other MEAC school, leading the all-time series Mon. 6...... at Savannah State *...... W, 92-87 41-10. NSU has won 12 of the last 13 meetings and has owned win streaks of 11, 10, eight and seven at various times against the Bison. The Spartans won both gam