ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Steven Whitley had 16 points, Kashaun Hicks scored 13, and Norfolk State beat Bowling Green 72-67 in overtime on Friday night at the Battle of the Boardwalk to end an eight-game skid.
Hicks scored a go-ahead 3-pointer for a 63-60 lead with 1:25 left in OT, but the Falcons closed to 68-67 on Caleb Fields’ 3-pointer with 16 seconds to go. Joe Bryant, Jr., and Hicks combined for four free throws from there to ice it.
Jermaine Bishop had 11 points, and Bryant scored 10 for the Spartans (4-9).
Hicks and Bishop hit back-to-back 3s to tie it at 55 with 36 seconds left in regulation, and Bishop’s 3 at the buzzer was blocked by Michael Laster.