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Myers scores 22 as Norfolk State defeats Maryland-Eastern Shore 77-70 in MEAC Tournament

AP
Mar 12, 2025

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Jalen Myers had 22 points and top-seeded Norfolk State beat No. 8 seed Maryland-Eastern Shore 77-70 on Wednesday night to begin the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament.

Myers also had six rebounds for the Spartans (22-10). Chris Fields Jr. scored 13 points, finishing 6 of 8 from the floor. Brian Moore Jr. shot 3 of 6 from the field and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line to finish with 10 points.

Evan Johnson led the way for the Hawks (6-25) with 22 points. Ketron Shaw added 18 points, six rebounds and four assists and Chris Flippin had 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Norfolk State took the lead with 14:12 to go in the first half and never looked back. The score was 38-26 at halftime, with Kuluel Mading racking up eight points. Myers scored 15 points in the second half.

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1st Half
UMES
Hawks
26
NORF
Spartans
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Christopher Flippin vs. Kuluel Mading (Christian Ings gains possession)
19:40		Christian Ings misses three point jump shot
19:38		Evan Johnson defensive rebound
19:10		Ketron Shaw misses two point jump shot
19:08		Brian Moore Jr. defensive rebound
18:59	+2	Jalen Myers makes two point layup	0-2
18:34	+3	Cardell Bailey makes three point jump shot (Ketron Shaw assists)	3-2
18:15		Jalen Myers misses three point jump shot
18:13		Evan Johnson defensive rebound
18:04		Cardell Bailey misses three point jump shot
18:02		Jalen Myers defensive rebound
17:53		Evan Johnson personal foul (Christian Ings draws the foul)
17:34		Cardell Bailey shooting foul (Christian Ings draws the foul)
17:34	+1	Christian Ings makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-3
17:34	+1	Christian Ings makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-4
17:16	+2	Christopher Flippin makes two point dunk (Ketron Shaw assists)	5-4
16:54	+2	Brian Moore Jr. makes two point jump shot	5-6
16:35		Cardell Bailey misses two point layup
16:33		Christopher Flippin offensive rebound
16:30		Christopher Flippin misses two point layup
16:28		Brian Moore Jr. defensive rebound
16:21		Brian Moore Jr. misses two point layup
16:19		Cardell Bailey defensive rebound
16:12		Evan Johnson misses two point jump shot
16:10		Christian Ings defensive rebound
16:01		Evan Johnson personal foul (Brian Moore Jr. draws the foul)
15:51		Christopher Flippin personal foul (Brian Moore Jr. draws the foul)
15:51		TV timeout
15:37		Chris Fields Jr. turnover (lost ball)
15:20		Cardell Bailey misses three point jump shot
15:18		Jaylani Darden defensive rebound
15:03		Cardell Bailey personal foul (Chris Fields Jr. draws the foul)
14:51		Jaylani Darden turnover (lost ball)
14:29	+2	Ketron Shaw makes two point jump shot	7-6
14:12	+2	Chris Fields Jr. makes two point jump shot (Christian Ings assists)	7-8
13:46		Ketron Shaw misses two point jump shot
13:44		Christian Ings defensive rebound
13:40		Jose Cuello shooting foul (Jaylani Darden draws the foul)
13:40	+1	Jaylani Darden makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-9
13:40	+1	Jaylani Darden makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-10
13:35		Jaylani Darden personal foul
13:18		Maurice Vassel misses two point layup
13:16		Tyrel Bladen defensive rebound
13:13		Tyrel Bladen turnover (lost ball) (Kyrell Shaw steals)
13:09		Trey Hall misses two point jump shot
13:07		Maurice Vassel offensive rebound
13:06		Tyrel Bladen shooting foul (Maurice Vassel draws the foul)
13:06		Maurice Vassel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:06		Maurice Vassel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:06		Chris Fields Jr. defensive rebound
12:38		Chris Fields Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:36		Maurice Vassel defensive rebound
12:17		Ketron Shaw turnover (bad pass) (Terrance Jones steals)
11:59		Tyrel Bladen misses two point jump shot
11:57		Maurice Vassel defensive rebound
11:48		Jose Cuello turnover (lost ball) (Brian Moore Jr. steals)
11:42	+2	Chris Fields Jr. makes two point dunk (Sin'Cere McMahon assists)	7-12
11:20		Jose Cuello misses three point jump shot
11:18		Terrance Jones defensive rebound
11:08		Terrance Jones misses three point jump shot
11:06		Ketron Shaw defensive rebound
10:57		Kyrell Shaw misses three point jump shot
10:55		Tyrel Bladen defensive rebound
10:40		Trey Hall shooting foul (Brian Moore Jr. draws the foul)
10:40		TV timeout
10:40	+1	Brian Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-13
10:40	+1	Brian Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-14
10:15		Ketron Shaw misses two point jump shot
10:13		Sin'Cere McMahon defensive rebound
9:51	+2	Jalen Myers makes two point jump shot	7-16
9:29		Christopher Flippin misses two point layup
9:27		Christian Ings defensive rebound
9:23	+3	Jalen Myers makes three point jump shot (Christian Ings assists)	7-19
9:14		Hawks 30 second timeout
8:47		Hawks turnover (shot clock violation)
8:23	+2	Christian Ings makes two point jump shot	7-21
8:09		Kyrell Shaw misses two point jump shot
8:07		Jalen Myers defensive rebound
7:56	+3	Sin'Cere McMahon makes three point jump shot (Jaylani Darden assists)	7-24
7:50		TV timeout
7:29	+2	Christopher Flippin makes two point jump shot (Evan Johnson assists)	9-24
7:08		Sin'Cere McMahon misses three point jump shot
7:06		Cardell Bailey defensive rebound
6:56		Cardell Bailey misses three point jump shot
6:54		Jaylani Darden defensive rebound
6:40	+2	Kuluel Mading makes two point dunk (Christian Ings assists)	9-26
6:09	+2	Ketron Shaw makes two point jump shot (Cardell Bailey assists)	11-26
5:44		Chris Fields Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:42		Christopher Flippin defensive rebound
5:41		Chris Fields Jr. personal foul
5:23	+3	Evan Johnson makes three point jump shot (Trey Hall assists)	14-26
5:00		Trey Hall personal foul (Brian Moore Jr. draws the foul)
5:00		Brian Moore Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:00		Maurice Vassel defensive rebound
4:36	+2	Evan Johnson makes two point jump shot	16-26
4:07		Terrance Jones misses three point jump shot
4:05		Ketron Shaw defensive rebound
3:51	+3	Ketron Shaw makes three point jump shot (Evan Johnson assists)	19-26
3:28	+2	Terrance Jones makes two point jump shot (Jaylani Darden assists)	19-28
3:08		Maurice Vassel turnover (lost ball)
3:08		TV timeout
2:58		Terrance Jones misses three point jump shot
2:56		Ketron Shaw defensive rebound
2:44		Evan Johnson turnover (bad pass)
2:31		Jaylani Darden misses three point jump shot
2:29		Spartans offensive rebound
2:15	+2	Terrance Jones makes two point layup (Brian Moore Jr. assists)	19-30
2:08		Chris Fields Jr. shooting foul (Cardell Bailey draws the foul)
2:08	+1	Cardell Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-30
2:08	+1	Cardell Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-30
1:56	+2	Kuluel Mading makes two point dunk (Jaylani Darden assists)	21-32
1:42		Evan Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:40		Jaylani Darden defensive rebound
1:33		Kuluel Mading misses two point layup
1:31		Kuluel Mading offensive rebound
1:30	+2	Kuluel Mading makes two point layup	21-34
1:08	+3	Evan Johnson makes three point jump shot	24-34
0:43	+2	Kuluel Mading makes two point dunk (Jaylani Darden assists)	24-36
0:37		Hawks 30 second timeout
0:26	+2	Ketron Shaw makes two point jump shot (Cardell Bailey assists)	26-36
0:18		Spartans 30 second timeout
0:03	+2	Jaylani Darden makes two point layup	26-38
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UMES
Hawks
44
NORF
Spartans
39

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Kuluel Mading shooting foul (Christopher Flippin draws the foul)
19:43	+1	Christopher Flippin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-38
19:43		Christopher Flippin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:43		Kuluel Mading defensive rebound
19:26	+2	Chris Fields Jr. makes two point jump shot (Christian Ings assists)	27-40
19:10	+2	Cardell Bailey makes two point layup (Christopher Flippin assists)	29-40
18:52		Christian Ings misses three point jump shot
18:50		Christian Ings offensive rebound
18:45	+2	Christian Ings makes two point layup	29-42
18:17	+2	Ketron Shaw makes two point jump shot (Cardell Bailey assists)	31-42
17:56		Christian Ings turnover (bad pass) (Christopher Flippin steals)
17:46		Chris Fields Jr. blocks Cardell Bailey's two point layup
17:44		Jaylani Darden defensive rebound
17:34	+2	Chris Fields Jr. makes two point layup (Jaylani Darden assists)	31-44
17:05		Hassan Perkins misses three point jump shot
17:03		Kuluel Mading defensive rebound
16:56		Brian Moore Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:54		Christopher Flippin defensive rebound
16:40		Ketron Shaw misses two point layup
16:38		Christopher Flippin offensive rebound
16:35	+2	Christopher Flippin makes two point layup	33-44
16:17		Cardell Bailey shooting foul (Jalen Myers draws the foul)
16:17	+1	Jalen Myers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-45
16:17	+1	Jalen Myers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-46
16:01	+3	Evan Johnson makes three point jump shot (Christopher Flippin assists)	36-46
15:40	+2	Jalen Myers makes two point layup	36-48
15:40		Ketron Shaw shooting foul (Jalen Myers draws the foul)
15:40		TV timeout
15:40		Jalen Myers misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:40		Christopher Flippin defensive rebound
15:20	+3	Evan Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ketron Shaw assists)	39-48
14:54	+2	Tyrel Bladen makes two point layup (Christian Ings assists)	39-50
14:33	+2	Ketron Shaw makes two point layup (Evan Johnson assists)	41-50
14:33		Jaylani Darden shooting foul (Ketron Shaw draws the foul)
14:33		Ketron Shaw misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:33		Jaylani Darden defensive rebound
14:19		Jaylani Darden misses three point jump shot
14:17		Ketron Shaw defensive rebound
14:13		Ketron Shaw turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Myers steals)
14:06	+2	Tyrel Bladen makes two point dunk (Jalen Myers assists)	41-52
13:51	+2	Christopher Flippin makes two point jump shot	43-52
13:33		Trey Hall personal foul
13:27	+2	Brian Moore Jr. makes two point layup	43-54
13:06	+3	Ketron Shaw makes three point jump shot (Hassan Perkins assists)	46-54
12:46		Jaylani Darden misses three point jump shot
12:44		Trey Hall defensive rebound
12:28		Evan Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:26		Jaylani Darden defensive rebound
12:00		Brian Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:57		Evan Johnson personal foul
11:57		TV timeout
11:53	+2	Brian Moore Jr. makes two point jump shot (Jaylani Darden assists)	46-56
11:24		Ketron Shaw misses three point jump shot
11:22		Kuluel Mading defensive rebound
11:05		Jalen Myers misses two point jump shot
11:03		Jalen Myers offensive rebound
10:55	+2	Jalen Myers makes two point layup	46-58
10:54		Kuluel Mading blocks Trey Hall's two point layup
10:52		Hawks offensive rebound
10:49		Evan Johnson misses two point jump shot
10:47		Christopher Flippin offensive rebound
10:42	+2	Christopher Flippin makes two point layup	48-58
10:24		Sin'Cere McMahon turnover (bad pass) (Evan Johnson steals)
10:22		Kuluel Mading shooting foul (Ketron Shaw draws the foul)
10:22		Ketron Shaw misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:22		Ketron Shaw misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:22		Jalen Myers defensive rebound
9:57		Jalen Myers misses three point jump shot
9:55		Ketron Shaw defensive rebound
9:51		Terrance Jones shooting foul (Ketron Shaw draws the foul)
9:51	+1	Ketron Shaw makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-58
9:51	+1	Ketron Shaw makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-58
9:28	+2	Jalen Myers makes two point jump shot (Christian Ings assists)	50-60
8:59		Ketron Shaw misses two point jump shot
8:57		Hawks offensive rebound
8:41		Ketron Shaw misses two point jump shot
8:39		Christian Ings defensive rebound
8:26	+2	Jalen Myers makes two point layup	50-62
8:12	+2	Trey Hall makes two point jump shot (Ketron Shaw assists)	52-62
7:48		Christian Ings misses three point jump shot
7:46		Jalen Myers offensive rebound
7:43		Trey Hall shooting foul (Jalen Myers draws the foul)
7:43		TV timeout
7:43	+1	Jalen Myers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-63
7:43	+1	Jalen Myers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-64
7:15		Evan Johnson misses two point jump shot
7:13		Chris Fields Jr. defensive rebound
6:53		Jaylani Darden misses three point jump shot
6:51		Hassan Perkins personal foul
6:45		Chris Fields Jr. turnover (traveling)
6:17	+3	Cardell Bailey makes three point jump shot (Hassan Perkins assists)	55-64
5:50	+2	Chris Fields Jr. makes two point jump shot	55-66
5:29		Chris Fields Jr. blocks Christopher Flippin's two point layup
5:27		Sin'Cere McMahon defensive rebound
5:01		Hassan Perkins personal foul (Jaylani Darden draws the foul)
5:01	+1	Jaylani Darden makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-67
5:01		Jaylani Darden misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:01		Ketron Shaw defensive rebound
4:56		Ketron Shaw turnover (bad pass) (Jaylani Darden steals)
4:50	+2	Jaylani Darden makes two point layup	55-69
4:32	+3	Evan Johnson makes three point jump shot (Christopher Flippin assists)	58-69
4:05	+3	Chris Fields Jr. makes three point jump shot (Sin'Cere McMahon assists)	58-72
3:51	+2	Cardell Bailey makes two point layup	60-72
3:20		Ketron Shaw blocks Christian Ings's two point layup
3:18		Cardell Bailey defensive rebound
3:08		Sin'Cere McMahon personal foul (Evan Johnson draws the foul)
3:08		TV timeout
2:56		Cardell Bailey misses three point jump shot
2:54		Christopher Flippin offensive rebound
2:52		Chris Fields Jr. shooting foul (Christopher Flippin draws the foul)
2:52		Christopher Flippin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:52	+1	Christopher Flippin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-72
2:48		Jalen Myers turnover (bad pass) (Ketron Shaw steals)
2:37		Tyrel Bladen personal foul (Christopher Flippin draws the foul)
2:37	+1	Christopher Flippin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-72
2:37		Christopher Flippin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:37		Jaylani Darden defensive rebound
2:24		Cardell Bailey personal foul (Jalen Myers draws the foul)
2:24	+1	Jalen Myers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-73
2:24		Jalen Myers misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:24		Christopher Flippin defensive rebound
1:57		Evan Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:55		Christian Ings defensive rebound
1:46		Christian Ings turnover (lost ball) (Cardell Bailey steals)
1:41		Hassan Perkins misses three point jump shot
1:39		Christopher Flippin offensive rebound
1:34		Christopher Flippin misses two point layup
1:32		Christian Ings defensive rebound
1:06		Jaylani Darden misses three point jump shot
1:04		Cardell Bailey defensive rebound
0:56		Tyrel Bladen shooting foul (Evan Johnson draws the foul)
0:56		Evan Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 3
0:56	+1	Evan Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	63-73
0:56	+1	Evan Johnson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	64-73
0:54		Hassan Perkins personal foul (Kuluel Mading draws the foul)
0:54		Kuluel Mading misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:54		Christopher Flippin defensive rebound
0:47	+3	Evan Johnson makes three point jump shot	67-73
0:47		Hawks 30 second timeout
0:47		TV timeout
0:47		Hassan Perkins personal foul (Brian Moore Jr. draws the foul)
0:47	+1	Brian Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-74
0:47	+1	Brian Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-75
0:41	+3	Hassan Perkins makes three point jump shot	70-75
0:39		Spartans 60 second timeout
0:23		Christian Ings turnover (lost ball) (Evan Johnson steals)
0:18		Evan Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:16		Jalen Myers defensive rebound
0:16		Cardell Bailey personal foul (Jalen Myers draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Jalen Myers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-76
0:16	+1	Jalen Myers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-77
0:06		Evan Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:04		Maurice Vassel offensive rebound
0:04		Maurice Vassel misses two point layup
0:02		Kyrell Shaw offensive rebound
0:02		Kyrell Shaw turnover (traveling)
0:00		End of period

Kyrell Shaw turnover (traveling)