MEAC Tournament: Coppin State Knocks Off Norfolk State, 61-46

Jimmy Boykin leads Coppin State with 23 points in first round matchup.

March 4, 2002

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Jimmy Boykin scored 23 points as Coppin State defeated Norfolk State 61-46 in the first round of the Mid-Eastern Conference Tournament on Monday.

Coppin State (6-24) trailed 25-24 at halftime after shooting 32.3 percent but improved to 50 percent in the second half.

Norfolk State (10-18), which shot 40.9 percent in the first half, hit just 25 percent of its field goals in the second.

Darryl Towe had 10 points for Norfolk State, which was 2-of-5 from the foul line.

Larry Tucker scored 16 points for Coppin State, which outrebounded Norfolk State 43-33.

Coppin State will face Delaware State on Wednesday.