Johnson and the Norfolk State Spartans take on conference foe Morgan State

Jan 12, 2025, 08:44 am

Norfolk State Spartans (15-4, 3-0 MEAC) at Morgan State Bears (9-9, 2-1 MEAC)

Baltimore; Monday, 5:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: MEAC foes Morgan State and Norfolk State meet on Monday.

The Bears have gone 7-0 in home games. Morgan State is 4-7 in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Spartans have gone 3-0 against MEAC opponents. Norfolk State ranks third in the MEAC with 11.5 assists per game led by Diamond Johnson averaging 4.1.

Morgan State averages 59.3 points per game, 0.3 fewer points than the 59.6 Norfolk State gives up. Norfolk State averages 67.8 points per game, 3.4 more than the 64.4 Morgan State gives up.

The Bears and Spartans meet Monday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Laila Fair is averaging 9.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks for the Bears.

Johnson is scoring 18.7 points per game with 5.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists for the Spartans.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bears: 5-5, averaging 57.3 points, 34.1 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 9.2 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 34.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.8 points per game.

Spartans: 8-2, averaging 71.3 points, 30.4 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 11.0 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.5 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.