Tennessee State vs Norfolk State 11/13/21 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Tennessee State Tigers visit Gateway Center in College Park, Georgia on Saturday to play the Norfolk State Spartans. Tennessee State opened its regular season with a 82-73 loss to the Alabama A&M Bulldogs. The leading scorer for Tennessee State in the loss was Dedric Boyd with 17 points. Tennessee State committed 14 turnovers compared to only eight by Alabama A&M.

Dedric Boyd is the leading scorer for Tennessee State with 17 points and the second leading scorer is Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. with 13 points. Kassim Nicholson is the leading rebounder with 15 and Kenny Cooper is the leader in assists with five. Three players scored in double figures in the opening game of the season for Tennessee State and the Tigers are shooting 41.7% overall and 40.7% from 3-point territory.

Norfolk State improved to 2-0 following a 111-55 victory over Penn State Wilkes-Barre. The leading scorer for Norfolk State was Joe Bryant Jr with 14 points. Norfolk State shot 64.7% overall and held Penn State Wilkes-Barre to 28.1% shooting. Norfolk State committed 15 turnovers and forced 22 by Penn State Wilkes-Barre and the Spartans outrebounded Penn State Wilkes-Barre 44-21.

Joe Bryant Jr. is the leading scorer and leader in assists for Norfolk State with averages of 16.0 points and 4.5 assists per game. Kris Bankston is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 13.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. Norfolk State has three players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team the Spartans are shooting 60.6% overall and 36.1% from 3-point territory.