To wrap up the regular season, the Norfolk State Spartans (13-13) will travel to Memorial Hall and take on the Delaware State Hornets (6-21). Action begins at 4:00 pm ET on Saturday, Feb. 20.
The Hornets enter this game hoping for similar success after topping Coppin State 71-67 in their last matchup. Joseph Lewis was a key piece with eight points, two steals, and two rebounds. The Spartans, meanwhile, are coming off a 79-73 win against Morgan State in their last game. Jordan Butler led the team in scoring by registering 13 points on 3-for-6 shooting.
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With 67.5 possessions and .910 points per possession, the Delaware State Hornets perform worse on both metrics than the Norfolk State Spartans. Norfolk State averages 68.5 possessions and 1.079 points per possession.
Delaware State has an average effective field goal percentage of 44.4%. Norfolk State is an underachieving 6-13 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Delaware State attempts an average of 22.0 three pointers per game and Norfolk State attempts 20.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Delaware State Hornets have a losing 4-14 record while the Norfolk State Spartans have an 8-7 record.
The Delaware State Hornets average 5.6 steals per game. When giving up 5 or more steals, the Norfolk State Spartans have a poor record (3-8) this season.
