Norfolk State isn?t done just yet.
The Spartans will continue their season at Eastern Michigan on Tuesday night as part of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, NSU?s athletic department announced late Sunday.
The game will take place at Eastern Michigan?s Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Mich., at a tipoff time to be determined.
NSU (19-14) was knocked out in the semifinal round of the MEAC tournament by top seed and eventual champion North Carolina Central on Friday.
Eastern Michigan (21-14) advanced to the Mid-American Conference semifinals and fell to second-seeded Toledo.
The CIT contest will mark NSU?s third straight postseason appearance. The Spartans went to the NCAA tournament in 2011-12 and played in the NIT last season.
For the first time since making the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament in 1998, Eastern Michigan University will play in a postseason game.
The Eagles accepted an invitation from the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament Sunday.
EMU (21-14) will host Norfolk State University (19-14) Tuesday, March 18 at 7 p.m. inside the Convocation Center.
Eastern comes off a 59-44 setback to the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference tournament semifinal on March 14.
In the same day, Norfolk State also made it to the semifinals in its league tournament (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) as it was handed a 68-45 defeat by North Carolina Central University.
NSU made waves two seasons ago as a No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans upset second-seeded the University of Missouri, 86-84 in the second round.
Since there is no official bracket for the tournament, the winner of the game will find out its next opponent depending on what teams advance into the second round, which takes place March 21-22.
The quarterfinals are from March 25-27.
With Eastern Michigan University?s 59-44 loss to the University of Toledo in Mid-American Conference tournament semifinal game, here are five things to take away:
1. Second-half shooting woes:
The Eagles became very stagnant for most of the second half as they began to settle for contested perimeter shots going 1-for-13 (7.7 percent) and could only muster four points in the final 6:06 in regulation.
From the field in the second half, Eastern went 7-of-31 (22.6 percent).
Karrington Ward had a second half to forget as his only point came on a free-throw attempt and went 0-for-5 from the field. Ward finished with seven points on 2-for-9 shooting, 1-of-7 from long range and two free-throw makes.
2. Seniors Glenn Bryant and Da?Shonte Riley stepped up:
Glenn Bryant played arguably his most complete game of the season as he led Eastern?s offense with a career-high six blocks and game-high 11 points in 30 minutes off the bench.
From the field, Bryant finished 5-for-7 and 1-of-2 from the foul line.
Da?Shonte Riley played a team-high 35 minutes and grabbed nine rebounds, but refused to use fatigue as an excuse with the Eagles on their fourth game in five nights.
?I didn?t realize I played 35 minutes, but that?s no excuse because I am one of the team captains,? Riley said.
3. EMU held UT to 59 points:
Even in Eastern?s 15-point defeat, it managed to hold Toledo to its second-lowest total of the year with 59.
The Eagles are also responsible for UT?s fewest points this season at 44 back on Feb. 15 at the Convocation Center.
This time around, Toledo?s offense managed to play with more patience and poise as opposed to the 44-point effort.
4. Single-game season low in points:
As mentioned in the first point, Eastern?s second-half struggles led to a season-low in points (44).
Overall, EMU shot 17-of-53 (32.1 percent), compared to 23-for-58 (39.7 percent) in its previous game against the University at Buffalo.
Daylen Harrison, who scored all six points on two critical makes from long-range in the second half against UB Thursday night, was held scoreless against UT on 0-5 from the field.
5. A winning culture being established under head coach Rob Murphy:
In his third year as Eastern?s head coach, Rob Murphy went from inheriting a team who won nine games in the 2010-11 campaign to 21 wins? the most since the 1997-98 campaign.
The ability to get his players to buy into a defense-first mentality could be rewarded.
The Spartans will continue their season at Eastern Michigan on Tuesday night as part of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, NSU?s athletic department announced late Sunday.
The game will take place at Eastern Michigan?s Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Mich., at a tipoff time to be determined.
NSU (19-14) was knocked out in the semifinal round of the MEAC tournament by top seed and eventual champion North Carolina Central on Friday.
Eastern Michigan (21-14) advanced to the Mid-American Conference semifinals and fell to second-seeded Toledo.
The CIT contest will mark NSU?s third straight postseason appearance. The Spartans went to the NCAA tournament in 2011-12 and played in the NIT last season.
For the first time since making the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament in 1998, Eastern Michigan University will play in a postseason game.
The Eagles accepted an invitation from the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament Sunday.
EMU (21-14) will host Norfolk State University (19-14) Tuesday, March 18 at 7 p.m. inside the Convocation Center.
Eastern comes off a 59-44 setback to the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference tournament semifinal on March 14.
In the same day, Norfolk State also made it to the semifinals in its league tournament (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) as it was handed a 68-45 defeat by North Carolina Central University.
NSU made waves two seasons ago as a No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans upset second-seeded the University of Missouri, 86-84 in the second round.
Since there is no official bracket for the tournament, the winner of the game will find out its next opponent depending on what teams advance into the second round, which takes place March 21-22.
The quarterfinals are from March 25-27.
With Eastern Michigan University?s 59-44 loss to the University of Toledo in Mid-American Conference tournament semifinal game, here are five things to take away:
1. Second-half shooting woes:
The Eagles became very stagnant for most of the second half as they began to settle for contested perimeter shots going 1-for-13 (7.7 percent) and could only muster four points in the final 6:06 in regulation.
From the field in the second half, Eastern went 7-of-31 (22.6 percent).
Karrington Ward had a second half to forget as his only point came on a free-throw attempt and went 0-for-5 from the field. Ward finished with seven points on 2-for-9 shooting, 1-of-7 from long range and two free-throw makes.
2. Seniors Glenn Bryant and Da?Shonte Riley stepped up:
Glenn Bryant played arguably his most complete game of the season as he led Eastern?s offense with a career-high six blocks and game-high 11 points in 30 minutes off the bench.
From the field, Bryant finished 5-for-7 and 1-of-2 from the foul line.
Da?Shonte Riley played a team-high 35 minutes and grabbed nine rebounds, but refused to use fatigue as an excuse with the Eagles on their fourth game in five nights.
?I didn?t realize I played 35 minutes, but that?s no excuse because I am one of the team captains,? Riley said.
3. EMU held UT to 59 points:
Even in Eastern?s 15-point defeat, it managed to hold Toledo to its second-lowest total of the year with 59.
The Eagles are also responsible for UT?s fewest points this season at 44 back on Feb. 15 at the Convocation Center.
This time around, Toledo?s offense managed to play with more patience and poise as opposed to the 44-point effort.
4. Single-game season low in points:
As mentioned in the first point, Eastern?s second-half struggles led to a season-low in points (44).
Overall, EMU shot 17-of-53 (32.1 percent), compared to 23-for-58 (39.7 percent) in its previous game against the University at Buffalo.
Daylen Harrison, who scored all six points on two critical makes from long-range in the second half against UB Thursday night, was held scoreless against UT on 0-5 from the field.
5. A winning culture being established under head coach Rob Murphy:
In his third year as Eastern?s head coach, Rob Murphy went from inheriting a team who won nine games in the 2010-11 campaign to 21 wins? the most since the 1997-98 campaign.
The ability to get his players to buy into a defense-first mentality could be rewarded.
