HAMPTON, Va. – With four players in double figures, the Hampton University men's basketball team picked up its first MEAC win of the season on Wednesday night, upending North Carolina A&T 68-53 at the HU Convocation Center.
 
The Pirates (4-10, 1-0 MEAC) have won back-to-back games for the first time this season.
 
Kalin Fisher led the Pirates with a career-high 16 points off the bench, going 6-for-8 from the floor and hitting two 3-pointers. Jermaine Marrow and Lysander Bracey each added 12 points – with Marrow adding a career high-tying five assists – while Lawrence Cooks chipped in 11 points and three assists.
 
Trevond Barnes led the team with nine boards and four blocks, both career highs.
 
Hampton shot 39.7 percent (23-for-58) from the floor and made nine of 27 3-pointers. The Pirates also went 13-for-16 (81.3 percent) from the free throw line and held a 37-26 advantage in rebounding.
 
The Aggies jumped out to a 12-6 lead early, before the Pirates rattles off eight straight points and took a 14-12 lead with 11:27 left in the half following a three from Bracey. Amari Hamilton gave the lead back to the Aggies with a three of his own 27 seconds later, and Davaris McGowens extended the lead to 17-14 with 8:04 left in the half.
 
But the Pirates went on a 7-0 spurt to take a 21-17 lead on a Marrow layup. The Aggies fought back, tying the score on three separate occasions, the latest at 29-29 with 27 seconds remaining. But Bracey nailed another three with nine seconds left, sending the Pirates into the break with a 32-29 lead.
 
Bracey had nine points to lead the Pirates at the break.
 
The Aggies tied the game at 32-32 in the opening moments of the second half on a Hamilton trey, but the Pirates responded with a 10-3 run to take a 42-35 lead after a Cooks trey with 17:03 remaining. Charles Wilson-Fisher converted a 3-point play with 13:03 remaining to give Hampton a 49-37 lead.
 
N.C. A&T responded with a 12-4 run, cutting the lead to 53-49 with 8:16 left after a pair of Eliel Gonzalez free throws. Hampton responded by going on a 15-0 run of its own, taking a 68-49 lead with 1:36 remaining after Barnes hit a pair of free throws.
 
The Aggies scored the last four points of the game.
 
Despite shooting almost 42 percent in the first half, the Aggies (1-13, 0-1 MEAC) shot just 38.1 percent (16-for-42) from the floor. N.C. A&T, in losing its 13th straight game, made just six field goals in the second half and had 15 turnovers on the night.
 
Hamilton led the Aggies with 12 points.
 
The Pirates will play host to South Carolina State in its third straight home game on Saturday at 6 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.