DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Hampton University men's basketball team will look for its second straight win on Monday evening, as the Pirates square off against Bethune-Cookman at historic Moore Gymnasium at 7:30 p.m.

The Pirates (10-18, 6-8 MEAC), in their third season under head coach Edward Joyner Jr., picked up their first road win of the season on Saturday, beating Florida A&M 74-59. Senior guard Darrion Pellum (Hampton, Va.) led three Pirates in double figures with 22 points, while senior guards Mike Tuitt (Bronx, N.Y.) and Christopher Tolson (Laurel, Md.) added 19 and 11 points, respectively.

The Pirates are the top team in the MEAC in terms of field goal percentage defense, holding opponents to just 39.5 percent shooting.

The Wildcats (13-16, 9-5 MEAC) fell 75-72 to Norfolk State on Saturday for their second straight loss. Junior guard Kevin Dukes led Bethune-Cookman with 16 points, while guard Anthony Breeze added 12 points and junior forward Javoris Bryant chipped in 11 points. Senior forward Garrius Holloman had 10 points and 12 rebounds.

Bethune-Cookman went 21-13 last season, winning the MEAC regular-season title with a mark of 13-3 before falling to Morgan State in the semifinals of the MEAC Tournament. The Wildcats, under first-year head coach Gravelle Craig, return three starters and six letterwinners from last year and were picked to finish eighth in the MEAC this season.

Dukes leads the team in scoring with 11.6 points per game, while sophomore guard Adrien Coleman is pouring in 11.2 points a contest and Breeze is averaging 11.1 points a night. Holloman, on top of averaging 9.8 points a game, is the team's top rebounder with 6.5 boards a contest.

The Wildcats are scoring 63.5 points per game, while giving up 66.1 points a contest.

Since moving up to Div. I in 1995, the Pirates are 17-9 against Bethune-Cookman, having won eight of the last 10 meetings between the two teams despite splitting both of last season's match-ups. Hampton has won in each of its last five visits to Daytona Beach, Fla., including last season's 68-56 victory on Jan. 22.

Bethune-Cookman has not won consecutive games against the Pirates since the 2004-05 season. Hampton is 9-4 against Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Hampton is 197-117 all-time as a Div. I program (since 1995) against teams currently in the MEAC, including an 11-5 mark in the conference last season. North Carolina Central, in its first year in the MEAC, is the only team currently in the conference that the Pirates have not faced since moving to Div. I.

Since joining the MEAC in 1995, the Pirates have won two regular-season conference titles (2000-01, 2001-02) and four MEAC Tournament crowns (2001, 2002, 2006, 2011).

The Pirates went 8-5 on the road last season, winning three of their last four regular-season road games in 2010-11 – including the last two at Delaware State (71-64) and at Howard (83-72). The Pirates dropped their 2011-12 road opener on Nov. 17, before falling 72-51 at Richmond before losing 66-52 at Rutgers on Nov. 20 and 54-53 to Fordham on Dec. 5, 74-72 to American on Dec. 7, 74-65 at Liberty on Dec. 17, 64-54 to Robert Morris on Dec. 20, 74-67 to James Madison on Jan. 9, 83-66 to Coppin State on Jan. 14, 68-56 at Morgan State on Jan. 16, 77-69 at Delaware State on Feb. 6, 70-62 at Norfolk State on Feb. 11 and 68-64 at Delaware on Feb. 18.

For his career as a head coach, Joyner is 15-25 on the road – 1-12 this season after Saturday's 74-59 win at Florida A&M.

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.