Saturday, March 10
NORFOLK, Va
1:00 pm
Hampton University
19-15
63
vs
71
North Carolina Central
19-15
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| N.C. Central | 27 | 44 | 71 |
| Hampton University | 28 | 35 | 63 |
Photo by: Mark Sutton
PIRATES FALL TO NCCU IN MEAC TITLE GAME
3.10.18 | Men's Basketball
NORFOLK, Va. – Senior Malique Trent-Street scored 15 points as Hampton dropped a 71-63 decision to N.C. Central in the 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference finals on Saturday afternoon.
Hampton held the lead for a fair part of the first half and went in up 28-27 on a Trent-Street 3-pointer with 64 seconds left. NCCU opened the second half on an 11-2 run to lead 38-30 on a 3-pointer by Pablo Rivas at the 17:53 mark.
The Pirates chipped away and retook the advantage on a Greg Heckstall jumper with 7:30 left for a 53-52 lead. A 3-pointer by Kalin Fisher tied the game at 58 at the 4:24 mark, but the Eagles scored the next 11 points to ice the win.
Joining Trent-Street in double figures were Fisher and Akim Mitchell with 11 apiece. Charles Wilson-Fisher and Trent-Street were All-Tournament selections.
Hampton will learn of its National Invitation Tournament fate on Sunday night starting at 8:30 pm as the selection show will be shown on ESPNU.
For more information on Hampton University men's basketball, please contact the Office of Sports Information at 757-727-5757 or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.
Hampton held the lead for a fair part of the first half and went in up 28-27 on a Trent-Street 3-pointer with 64 seconds left. NCCU opened the second half on an 11-2 run to lead 38-30 on a 3-pointer by Pablo Rivas at the 17:53 mark.
The Pirates chipped away and retook the advantage on a Greg Heckstall jumper with 7:30 left for a 53-52 lead. A 3-pointer by Kalin Fisher tied the game at 58 at the 4:24 mark, but the Eagles scored the next 11 points to ice the win.
Joining Trent-Street in double figures were Fisher and Akim Mitchell with 11 apiece. Charles Wilson-Fisher and Trent-Street were All-Tournament selections.
Hampton will learn of its National Invitation Tournament fate on Sunday night starting at 8:30 pm as the selection show will be shown on ESPNU.
For more information on Hampton University men's basketball, please contact the Office of Sports Information at 757-727-5757 or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.
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/ Men's BasketballTeam Stats
NCCUM
HAM-M
FG%
.473
.463
3FG%
.313
.222
FT%
.778
.563
RB
33
29
TO
10
11
STL
5
5
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
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