RADFORD, Va. – The Hampton University men's basketball team dropped another tough loss on the road on Wednesday night, as Radford beat the Pirates 73-64 at the Dedmon Center Arena.

Hampton fell to 0-6 on the young season.

Freshman guard Ke'Ron Brown (Savannah, Ga.) led the Pirates with a career-high 16 points, while freshman guard Deron Powers (Williamsburg, Va.) added 13 points and junior forward David Bruce (Linden, N.J.) chipped in 12 points.

Redshirt-freshman guard Dwight Meikle (Baltimore, Md.) had a team-high seven rebounds.

The Pirates got out to an early lead, starting the game on a 5-0 run to take an early lead over the Highlanders. It started out looking like a great night for the Pirates until Radford went on a 14-0 run started by Javonte Green at the 17:22 mark.

Hampton would not score again until the 14:11 mark, when Brown made a layup.

Radford then used a 17-4 run to extend its lead to 18 points at 31-13. Hampton fought back and not get anything going until the 3:05 mark in the first half when Powers hit a running jumper sparked a 12-0 run to end the half and pull the Pirates within six points of the Highlanders.

Radford (5-3) went into the half leading 39-33. The Highlanders shot lights out in the first half, shooting 51.9 percent (14-for-27) from the floor.

The Pirates tied the game at 39-39 with 17:49 to play after Meikle capped a 6-0 Hampton run with a jumper. Radford answered with a 5-0 run of its own to take a 44-39 lead at the 16:31 mark after a Green 3-pointer.

A breakaway dunk from freshman forward Dionte Adams (Charlotte, N.C.) with 12:52 to play cut Radford's lead to 48-47, but that was as close as the Pirates would get; the Highlanders took a 64-54 lead with 6:23 to play, capping a 16-7 run with a 3-pointer from R.J. Price.

Radford led by as many as 15, going up 69-54 with 3:03 to play after another Prince trey.

Hampton cut the lead to 71-64 with 1:13 to play after a dunk from junior guard/forward Du'Vaughn Maxwell (Manhattan, N.Y.), but the Pirates couldn't cut the deficit any more.

The Pirates shot 42.4 percent (28-for-66) from the floor on the night, hitting three of their 11 3-pointers and going just 5-for-10 from the free throw line. Hampton out-rebounded the Highlanders 36-33 and scored 21 points off of 20 Radford turnovers.

Radford shot 49.1 percent (26-for-53) from the floor and hit eight of their 18 3-pointers. Green led three Highlanders in double figures with 22 points to go along with a team-high 10 rebounds.

The Pirates will return to action on Saturday, opening up their MEAC slate against rival Howard at the HU Convocation Center at 7 p.m. in their 2012-13 home opener. For more information on Hampton University basketball, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.