Pirates drop home return to Princeton

HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University men’s basketball team returned home for the first time since Nov. 20 on Sunday, falling 89-59 to Princeton.

The Pirates fell to 5-7 overall on the season.

Senior guard Brian Darden led three Pirates in double figures with 17 points on 6-for-12 shooting, while guard Quinton Chievous added 14 points and eight rebounds. Senior guard Reginald Johnson, Jr., added 12 points, going 4-for-15 from the floor.

Senior forward Dionte Adams grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.

The Pirates shot 30.3-percent (20-for-66) from the floor, hitting six of their 22 3-pointers (27.3 percent) and going 13-for-19 (68.4-percent) from the free throw line.

Both teams had 41 rebounds.

Princeton (8-4) shot 53.8-percent (35-for-65) from the floor and made 12 of its 31 3-pointers (38.7-percent).

Henry Caruso led five Tigers in double figures with 14 points.

The Pirates will resume MEAC play on Wednesday, heading to Baltimore, Md. to take on Morgan State.

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Moody scores 15 in Bethune-Cookman loss

PHOENIX – Mario Moody scored 15 points in Bethune-Cookman’s 74-53 loss at Grand Canyon Sunday night.

Grandy Glaze scored 20 points and snagged eight rebounds as the ‘Lopes (13-2) won their sixth straight while handing the Wildcats (4-11) their seventh consecutive defeat.

Ricky Johnson scored eight of his 11 points in the opening four minutes of the second half as Bethune-Cookman got within 42-32, but the ‘Lopes pulled away to a 64-41 advantage with 6:26 left.

Dominic McGee scored 13 points and Joshua Braun 12 for Grand Canyon, coached by former NBA All-Star Dan Majerle.

B-CU continues its seven-game road trip next weekend as it resumes Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play with key games at Hampton Saturday and Norfolk State next Monday.

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