RICHMOND, Va. – The Hampton University men's basketball team continued the 2016 Barclays Classic on Tuesday afternoon with a 65-52 loss to Richmond in the Robins Center.
 
The Pirates are now 1-3 on the season.
 
Freshman Jermaine Marrow continued his hot start to the season, pouring in a team-high 16 points on 6-for-16 shooting and hitting two of his five 3-pointers. He also had three assists to lead the Pirates. AJ Astroth led Hampton with 11 rebounds.
 
The Pirates shot 32.7 percent (18-for-55) from the floor for the game, struggling in the first half with a 29.6 percent clip (8-for-27) from the floor. Hampton made five of its 20 3-pointers and went 11-for-17 (64.7 percent) from the free throw line.
 
The Pirates also held a 44-32 edge in rebounding – including a 14-5 advantage on the offensive glass.
 
Imani Miller gave the Pirates an early 5-3 lead with a jumper at the 16:05 mark, before the Spiders went on a 9-2 run – taking a 12-7 lead with 8:12 left in the first half following a layup from TJ Cline. Hampton fought back to tie the game twice, including at 17-17 at the 4:28 mark after a Branden Aughburns layup.
 
But the Spiders scored eight of the last 10 points of the half, going into the break with a 25-19 lead.
 
Richmond opened the second half on a 19-6 run, opening up a 44-25 lead – its largest of the game – with 12:47 to play after a layup from Khwan Fore. The Spiders maintained a double-digit lead for the remainder of the game.
 
Marrow hit a jumper with 1:10 left to cut the lead to 62-52, but Richmond scored the game's last three points to clinch the win.
 
Richmond (3-1) shot 44.2 percent (23-for-52) from the floor – including a 61.5 percent clip in the second half. The Spiders, despite their first-half offensive struggles, had six players score at least eight points.
 
Cline led the Spiders with 17 points.
 
The Pirates will wrap up the Barclays Classic in Baltimore, Md. on Friday and Saturday, starting against Robert Morris on Friday at 7:30 p.m. For more information on Hampton University basketball, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5757, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.