North Carolina Central vs Norfolk State Odds, Stats & Props

Line scoreHistory

Team	1st	2nd	Final
NCCU	37	41	78
NORF	37	44	81

Top performersHistory

North Carolina Central Eagles

Perry Smith Jr.C
24 pts · 9 reb · 1 ast
11-15 FG
Po'Boigh KingG
15 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast · 3 stl
5-14 FG
2-7 3PT
Isaac ParsonG
10 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
4-9 FG
1-2 3PT

Norfolk State Spartans

Brian Moore Jr.G
19 pts · 2 ast
6-10 FG
2-2 3PT
Kuluel MadingC
15 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
6-10 FG
1-2 3PT
Jaylani DardenG
13 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
6-9 FG

Box scoreHistory

every player

NCCU	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Perry Smith Jr.	35	24	9	1	0	0	2	11-15	0-0	2-4	—
Po'Boigh King	35	15	2	1	3	1	0	5-14	2-7	3-5	—
Keishon Porter	30	10	2	1	0	0	0	4-8	0-1	2-3	—
Timmy Adedire	29	6	3	3	2	0	0	2-3	2-2	0-0	—
Dionte Johnson	17	6	2	3	1	0	3	3-5	0-1	0-0	—
Isaac Parson	23	10	3	5	1	0	1	4-9	1-2	1-1	—
Jaqai Murray	11	2	1	2	1	0	0	1-3	0-0	0-0	—
Floyd Rideau Jr.	10	2	0	0	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	—
Kelechi Okworogwo	5	0	1	0	0	1	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Aquan Smart	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	—
Totals		78	23	17	8	2	8	32-61	6-15	8-13

NORF	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Brian Moore Jr.	34	19	0	2	0	0	0	6-10	2-2	5-6	—
Kuluel Mading	30	15	6	1	0	1	1	6-10	1-2	2-2	—
Jaylani Darden	27	13	6	4	2	0	1	6-9	0-0	1-1	—
Christian Ings	27	9	0	3	0	0	1	2-4	1-2	4-6	—
Jalen Myers	25	10	5	1	0	0	3	4-6	1-3	1-1	—
Terrance Jones	24	11	3	2	1	0	2	3-5	1-3	4-6	—
Tyrel Bladen	15	2	4	0	0	0	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	—
Sin'Cere McMahon	13	2	1	1	0	0	1	0-4	0-4	2-2	—
Dramane Camara	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	—
Totals		81	26	14	3	1	12	28-50	6-17	19-24

Starters first, then by minutes. +/- is the team's point margin while he was on the floor.

Team statsHistory

NCCUNORF

52.5%

Field goals

56.0%

40.0%

Three-pointers

35.3%

61.5%

Free throws

79.2%

27

Rebounds

28

13

Offensive rebounds

10

17

Assists

14

9

Turnovers

12

8

Steals

3

2

Blocks

1

46

Points in the paint

42

6

Fast-break points

17

18

Fouls

13

This game's box score totals; green marks the better side (fewer turnovers and fouls are better).

See the model’s call (graded) →

Going into the game · matchup numbers, form, rest

Offense vs defense: the four factorsHistory

ranks betterranks worseStronger72+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 360 (#1 = best)

NCCU offensevsNORF defense

NCCU offense ranks better in 2 of 4 matchups (2 by a clear margin) · NORF defense in 2 (2 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%

50.1%

#216

49.7%

Stronger#122

Turnovers · per 100 plays

16.5%

#288

16.1%

Stronger#99

Offensive rebounding %

34.6%

#44Stronger

33.8%

#330

Free throw rate

27.9%

#53Stronger

24.8%

#222

NORF offensevsNCCU defense

NORF offense ranks better in 3 of 4 matchups (3 by a clear margin) · NCCU defense in 1 (1 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%

52.4%

#99Stronger

54.8%

#337

Turnovers · per 100 plays

16.0%

#247

18.1%

Stronger#30

Offensive rebounding %

32.8%

#90Stronger

38.8%

#359

Free throw rate

29.3%

#27Stronger

30.4%

#344

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 360 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesHistory

NCCUNORF

−7.0 278thNet rating95th +5.8

106.8 182ndOffensive rating84th 111.5

113.8 322ndDefensive rating143rd 105.8

69.2 107thPace209th 67.2

Expected pace: about 68 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 360 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

NORF getting to the line
NORF offense 29.3% (27th) vs NCCU defense allowing 30.4% (344th)
+317 spots
NORF 2-point shooting
NORF offense 54.5% (58th) vs NCCU defense allowing 57.6% (352nd)
+294 spots
NCCU offensive rebounding
NCCU offense 34.6% (44th) vs NORF defense allowing 33.8% (330th)
+286 spots
NORF offensive rebounding
NORF offense 32.8% (90th) vs NCCU defense allowing 38.8% (359th)
+269 spots
NCCU getting to the line
NCCU offense 27.9% (53rd) vs NORF defense allowing 24.8% (222nd)
+169 spots

ContextHistory

last 10 days

NCCU

SCST

NORF

8 days rest

NORF

HOW

SCST

NCCU

1 day rest3rd straight home game

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

NCCU · last 10

10-19 · 8 days rest

Jan 25 vs SCSTW 82–77
Jan 13 vs DSUW 75–72
Jan 11 vs UMESW 88–69
Jan 7 @ MORGL 98–102
Jan 4 @ COPPL 61–63
Dec 28 @ NCATL 72–85
Dec 20 vs LONGL 67–82
Dec 14 @ LONGW 77–70
Dec 10 @ WVUL 45–79
Dec 7 @ GWEBW 78–77

5-5 in these

NORF · last 10

21-10 · 1 day rest

Feb 1 vs SCSTW 67–65
Jan 25 vs HOWW 92–75
Jan 13 @ MORGL 74–78
Jan 11 vs COPPW 92–69
Jan 6 @ DSUW 73–64
Jan 4 vs UMESW 81–59
Dec 31 @ TENNL 52–67
Dec 29 @ HPUW 77–74
Dec 20 @ GRAMW 76–70
Dec 19 vs ALSTW 71–54

8-2 in these

Player props

No lines posted yet: research the rotation against any number

North Carolina Central Eagles

Norfolk State Spartans

NCCU rotation · last 15 games

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast
Po'Boigh King	31.7	18.2	3.4	1.9
Perry Smith Jr.	27.7	9.6	5.1	0.5
Timmy Adedire	27.4	4.9	4.0	1.6
Keishon Porter	25.1	11.4	3.6	0.9
Isaac Parson	20.9	8.8	2.2	3.8
Dionte Johnson	19.6	5.8	2.6	3.0
Floyd Rideau Jr.	15.7	4.9	1.5	0.4
Jaqai Murray	15.3	5.9	4.2	0.6

NORF rotation · last 15 games

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast
Brian Moore Jr.	32.0	17.5	4.8	3.0
Christian Ings	27.6	11.5	1.9	3.3
Jaylani Darden	25.4	6.4	4.6	2.2
Jalen Myers	25.2	9.9	5.7	1.1
Kuluel Mading	21.4	7.1	3.7	0.5
Sin'Cere McMahon	18.1	6.5	0.7	0.8
Terrance Jones	16.9	5.5	2.2	0.5
Tyrel Bladen	16.1	4.4	3.0	0.4

Team rankings (2024–25)History

NCCU offenseper gameNORF defense

Effective FG%

216th50.1%

49.7%122nd

Turnover %

288th16.5%

16.1%99th

Offensive rebound %

44th34.6%

33.8%330th

Free throw rate

53rd27.9%

24.8%222nd

Points

144th74.0

71.0130th

Field goal %

170th44.4%

42.5%81st

2-point %

225th49.9%

48.9%97th

3-point %

180th33.7%

33.9%191st

Free throw %

255th70.1%

71.0%119th

Rebounds

323rd31.2

32.865th

Rank among 360 teams, 1st = best; a longer bar is a better rank. A defense ranks well for allowing less: lower shooting percentages, fewer points and rebounds, more turnovers forced.

Scoring by halfHistory

per game, last 17 games · the tick is the league's average team

NCCUForAgainst

1st half

31.2

32.8

2nd half

40.3

39.9

Game

71.5

72.8

44% of NCCU's points come in the first half, 47% for the average team.

NORFForAgainst

1st half

34.8

35.4

2nd half

40.8

39.8

Game

75.5

75.2

46% of NORF's points come in the first half, 47% for the average team.

Average points per game in each period, from box scores, over a team's last 17 games; overtime is pooled into the second half and the game. History, not a forecast: a team that leads late plays differently than one that trails, and a small window swings.

SeriesHistory

10 meetings

NCCU 4series6 NORF

Last 10NNNNNNNNNN

Avg total

144.5

combined points

Avg margin

NORF 4.9

per meeting

Biggest win

NORF +29

Feb 28, 2022

Last meeting

NORF won

Feb 7, 2026

Every meetingHistory

2026NCCU 1-1 NORF

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Feb 7, 2026	NCCU 68	NORF 75	NORF+7	+7
Jan 3, 2026	NORF 67	NCCU 69	NCCU+2	+2

2025NCCU 1-1 NORF

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Mar 3, 2025	NORF 87	NCCU 91	NCCU+4	+4
Feb 3, 2025	NCCU 78	NORF 81	NORF+3	+3

2024NCCU 1-1 NORF

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Feb 19, 2024	NCCU 74	NORF 80	NORF+6	+6
Jan 8, 2024	NORF 58	NCCU 60	NCCU+2	+2

2023NCCU 1-2 NORF

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Mar 10, 2023	NORF 72	NCCU 65	NORF+7	+7
Feb 27, 2023	NORF 75	NCCU 76	NCCU+1	+1
Jan 30, 2023	NCCU 71	NORF 77	NORF+6	+6

2022NCCU 0-1 NORF

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Feb 28, 2022	NCCU 46	NORF 75	NORF+29	+29

North Carolina Central vs Norfolk State — College Basketball, Feb 3, 2025

Line scoreHistory

Top performersHistory

Box scoreHistory

Team statsHistory

Offense vs defense: the four factorsHistory