Hampton overcame a late second-half deficit en route to a 64-60 win over South Carolina State Wednesday night at the Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center.

The Pirates (6-13, 3-3 MEAC) snapped their three-game skid and picked up their second road win of the season. SCSU has lost its last 13 games.

Junior guard Ramon Mercado led the Pirates with 14 points on 6-for-12 shooting, while freshman guard Dwight Meikle added 13 points. Sophomore center Emmanuel Okoroba had nine points and a team-high nine rebounds.

The Pirates shot 44.4 percent (24-for-54) from the floor and hit six of their 16 3-pointers (37.5 percent). Hampton was also 10-for-19 (52.6 percent) from the free throw line, and the Pirates held a 43-35 edge on the glass.

Hampton also out-scored SCSU 24-13 off the bench and held an 11-2 edge in second-chance points.

South Carolina State (4-16, 0-7 MEAC) shot 34.5 percent (20-for-58) from the floor and hit six of its 15 3-pointers (40.0 percent).

 Matthew Hezekiah led three Bulldogs in double figures with 18 points.

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