SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- In a contest where the teams combined for 24 3-pointers, sophomore Jermaine Marrow poured in a season-high 29 points as Hampton dropped an 88-75 decision to Missouri State on Friday night.

Both teams could barely miss in the opening 20 minutes as Hampton (4-7) was 17-of-32 from the floor (53.1%) and 6-of-9 from 3-point range (66.7%).  Missouri State (9-2) was just a little warmer from the field going 19-of-34 from the floor (55.9%) and 7-of-11 from the 3-point arc (63.6%) as they held a 49-42 lead.

The hosts went on a 21-8 run over a five minute span midway in the final 20 minutes as a JT Miller 3-point play put the Bears up 76-54 with 9:22 left.  Hampton scored the final 11 points in the last 3:48 in falling 88-75.  In the second half, both teams cooled off overall but were still quite hot from behind the arc as Missouri State hit 6-of-8 and Hampton was 5-of-12.

Marrow was 10-of-18 from the floor, 4-of-5 from 3point range and 5-of-6 from the foul line and added team highs of six rebounds and five assists.  Joining him in double figures was Kalin Fisher with 15 points and Greg Heckstall with 13 as each also hit three triples.
 

Hampton is now off for exams and will return on Dec. 17 for a 2pm tip against Gardner-Webb at home.

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