HAMDEN, Conn. – The Hampton University men's basketball team lost a heartbreaker Wednesday night at the TD Bank Sports Center, as Quinnipiac stole a last-second 71-68 win.

The Pirates fell to 2-2 on the season.

Senior forward Du'Vaughn Maxwell (Manhattan, N.Y.) led the Pirates with 14 points on 7-for-13 shooting, while also grabbing a team-high five rebounds, blocking three shots, and snaring in four steals. Sophomore guard Deron Powers (Williamsburg, Va.) added 13 points and five assists.

The Pirates led 65-57 with 5:07 left to play after a fast-break layup from Maxwell, but Quinnipiac responded with an 11-0 run, taking a 68-65 lead with 55 seconds left after Ousmane Drame hit two free throws.

Senior guard Ramon Mercado (Chicago, Ill.) tied the game with a 3-pointer with 30 seconds left, but Umar Shannon hit a trey of his own with one second left to give the Bobcats the win in a game the Pirates controlled for much of the night.

After some early back-and-forth, the Pirates took a 13-10 lead with 12:24 left in the first half on a 3-pointer from sophomore guard Brian Darden (Hampton, Va.). Quinnipiac cut that lead to 13-12, before the Pirates went on a 12-4 run to take a 25-16 lead on a Powers layup at the 7:08 mark.

Maxwell dunked on a fast break with 6:11 left in the first half to give Hampton its first double-digit lead of the night, 27-17, and the Pirates later led 35-23 with 3:23 left in the half on a jumper from sophomore forward Dionte Adams (Charlotte, N.C.).

Quinnipiac ended the half with a 9-3 lead to cut Hampton's lead to 38-32 at the break.

Powers had nine points at the intermission, while Maxwell had eight points, four rebounds, and three steals.

Hampton opened the second half on a 7-1 run, taking a 45-33 lead with 15:49 to play after a free throw from Adams. The Bobcats then went on a 13-5 run, cutting the gap to 50-46 with 9:53 left. The Pirates then scored 13 of the next 20 points to take a 63-53 lead with 6:45 remaining after a pair of free throws from freshman center Phillip Reed (Oxnard, Calif.).

The Pirates shot 40.7 percent (24-for-59) from the floor, despite making just four of 14 3-pointers and 16-for-23 from the charity stripe. Quinnipiac (3-1) shot 36.5 percent (23-for-63) from the floor and had 21 second-chance points.

The Bobcats edged the Pirates 50-35 on the glass.

The Pirates will return to action on Sunday, when they head to Springfield, Mo. to take on Missouri State to kick off the Corpus Christi Challenge. 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.