Pirates Fall to Delaware State On The Road
DOVER, Del. – The Hampton University men’s basketball team dropped its regular-season road finale on Monday evening, as the Pirates fell 85-75 to Delaware State in Memorial Hall.
The Pirates fell to 12-16 overall and 8-7 in the MEAC.
Redshirt junior guard/forward Dwight Meikle led four Pirates in double figures with 21 points while also grabbing a team-high eight rebounds, going 9-for-16 from the floor. Junior guard Deron Powers and junior forward Jervon Pressley each added 15 points.
The Pirates will play host to Norfolk State on Monday at 7:30 p.m. in their regular season finale.
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Daniel’s Buzzer-Beating 3 Gives Howard 61-59 Win in OT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – James Daniel hit a 3-pointer right before the buzzer in overtime to give Howard a 61-59 victory over the Norfolk State men’s basketball team on Monday night at Burr Gymnasium.
Ultimately, the loss did not affect NSU’s standing in the MEAC, as the Spartans still sit alone in second place in the conference at 11-4. They need a victory over Hampton on Thursday or a UMES loss to Morgan State the same night to clinch the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament.
NSU finished with a 42-34 edge on the glass and also outscored the Bison 40-28 in points in the paint. The Spartans, though, shot just 1-of-12 from 3-point range.
Jeff Short was the only other Spartan in double figures with 14.
NSU will close out the regular season Thursday at Hampton at 7:30 p.m.
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NCCU Extends Nation’s Longest Conference Win Streak With Road Win Over Tigers
SAVANNAH, Ga. - For the fifth time in the last seven games, North Carolina Central University held its opponent to less than 50 points, while four NCCU men’s basketball starters scored double figures as the Eagles cruised to a 62-49 road victory over Savannah State University on Monday night inside Tiger Arena.
Senior point guard Nimrod Hilliard led the way for NCCU (23-6, 15-0 MEAC) with 15 points and six assists. Anthony McDonald added to his MEAC-best three-point field goal totals with four more on Monday for 12 points. Dante Holmes collected 11 points, nine rebounds and three assists, while Jordan Parks added 10 points and eight boards.
The victory extends NCCU’s conference win streak to 34 games, which is the longest in the country. Since the start of the 2012-13 season, the Eagles are 49-3 against teams from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
NCCU closes out the regular season on Thursday, March 5 against rival North Carolina A&T at 7:30 p.m. inside McDougald-McLendon Gym, where the Eagles own the nation’s second-longest home win streak at 34 in-a-row.
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