The MEAC basketball tournament begins its six-day run at Scope Monday, but excuse me if I dwell on what a great show Norfolk State and Hampton University put on last Thursday in what may have been the final Battle of the Bay.
It wasn't an artful game, but both teams played hard and an Echols Hall sellout crowd of 4,500 roared until the final minutes, which – naturally – ended with controversy.
If the MEAC harbors any ill will toward the Pirates as they prepare to leave in July for the Big South, it sure wasn't evident in the game officials, who cut the Pirates a break or two.