Brian Moore scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds Saturday to help Norfolk State rally back and beat South Carolina State, 66-65, in the MEAC Tournament championship game. This is the fourth time the Spartans have earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament, with the other three coming in 2012, 2021 and 2022.
Moore, the former Murray State guard who played for the Racers from 2022-24, earned MEAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors.
The senior guard started 26 of 57 the last two seasons with Murray State, averaging 8.6 points per game while shooting 46.2% from the field and 29.3% from three-point range.
This season, Moore took a giant leap forward, as he averaged 18.5 points per game, while knocking down 55.1% of his shots and 41.2% from beyond the arc. Those numbers helped Moore earn 1st Team All-MEAC honors this season.
With a record of 24-10, ESPN’s Bracketology has Norfolk State listed as a #16-seed, playing #1-seed Florida in the opening round. Moore and the Spartans will find out their fate officially when the NCAA Tournament field is released at 5:00pm on Sunday.
So glad for this young man to have found a home and excelled for himself and lead his team to The Dance. Hated it that it didn't work out for him here