CONWAY, S.C. – The Hampton University men's basketball team saw its season end Wednesday night with an 83-67 loss to Coastal Carolina in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) in the HTC Center.
 
The Pirates finished the season 14-17.
 
Jermaine Marrow led three Pirates in double figures with 17 points on 8-for-19 shooting, while Akim Mitchell added 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds. AJ Astroth came off the bench to add 10 points on 4-for-6 shooting.
 
The Pirates shot 38.6 percent (27-for-70) from the floor and made six of 24 3-pointers.
 
The Pirates scored the game's first basket – a three from Kalin Fisher – before Coastal Carolina answered with a 15-4 run to take a 15-7 lead after an Elijah Wilson layup with 11:30 left in the half. A DeMario Beck dunk at the 4:49 mark gave the Chanticleers a 29-22 lead.
 
Mitchell answered with a tipin 39 seconds later, kicking off a 9-2 Hampton run that saw the Pirates tie the game at 31-31 on a Mitchell trey with 1:26 left in the half.
 
That was the score at the break.
 
Seven unanswered points to open the second half gave the Pirates a 38-31 lead after Marrow hit a three with 17:50 left in the contest. Marrow later hit a jumper to put the Pirates on top 51-48 with 12:13 remaining.
 
From there, the teams traded the lead a few times, with Hampton going up 55-54 with 10:36 remaining after an Astroth layup. But Coastal responded by going on a 16-5 run to take a 70-60 lead with 3:32 remaining after a Jaylen Shaw layup.
 
In all, following Hampton's last lead, Coastal closed the game on a 29-12 run.
 
Coastal Carolina (17-17) shot 55.6 percent (35-for-63) from the floor – including a 68.8 percent clip in the second half – and made seven of 19 3-pointers. The Chanticleers outrebounded the Pirates 44-28 and held a 50-28 edge in points in the paint.
 
Shaw led four Coastal players in double figures with 22 points.
 
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.