HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University men's basketball needed 10 extra minutes to snap its two-game skid on Sunday, outlasting Winthrop 101-95 in double overtime at the HU Convocation Center.

Hampton (6-7) scored 100 points in a game for the first time since Jan. 23, 2006, when the Pirates defeated Savannah State 100-57.

Senior forward Du'Vaughn Maxwell (Manhattan, N.Y.) led five Pirates in double figures with 20 points and 10 rebounds, while sophomore guard Brian Darden (Hampton, Va.) added a career-high 19 points on five 3-pointers.

Sophomore guard Dwight Meikle (Baltimore, Md.) added 16 points, while sophomore guard Deron Powers (Willisamsburg, Va.) chipped in 13 points and redshirt-freshman guard Lawrence Cooks (Charlotte, N.C.) had 12 points.

The two teams were tied at 91-91 with 3:48 left in the second OT, before the Pirates scored four straight points to take a 95-91 lead with 1:26 left on a layup from Cooks. Winthrop cut the deficit to two twice, trailing 97-95 with 12 seconds to go.

But Powers and senior guard Ramon Mercado (Hollywood, Fla.) each hit a pair of free throws in the closing seconds to clinch the win for the Pirates in their second overtime game of the season.

Hampton outscored Winthrop 15-9 in the final five minutes.

The Pirates took a 37-32 lead into the half, and they took a 45-37 lead with 17:44 left in regulation after Maxwell converted a 3-point play. The Eagles responded by scoring the next six points to close the gap to 45-43 with 14:58 left.

When Larry Brown gave the Eagles a 48-47 lead with a layup with 13:15 left in the second half, it capped off a 10-3 run for Winthrop. Winthrop later led 53-49 at the 11:50 mark of the second half, before the Pirates tied it up at 53-53 on a Cooks layup with 10:16 left.

Winthrop took a 64-60 lead with 6:09 left in regulation, but Hampton fought back and took a 72-70 lead with 2:12 left after a layup from Maxwell. But Winthrop scored six of the next 10 points to take a 76-74 lead with 31 seconds left; a Powers layup with 17 ticks left forced the first overtime session.

Maxwell opened the first overtime session with a 3-point play to give the Pirates a 79-76 lead, and a pair of free throws from junior center Emmanuel Okoroba (Garland, Texas) at the 3:45 mark put Hampton up 81-78.

Winthrop scored the next four points to go up 82-81, before Powers hit a three to put Hampton up 84-82 with 1:40 left. But the Eagles tied the game at 84-84 in the final minute, before Mercado hit two free throws with 19 seconds left to put Hampton up 86-84.

Keon Johnson forced the second overtime with a jumper with three seconds left.

The Pirates shot 46.3 percent (31-for-67) from the floor – including a 52.4 percent clip (11-for-21) in the first half and a 50.0 percent (4-for-8) clip in the second overtime. Hampton made nine of its 18 3-pointers and 30 of 41 free throws.

Hampton outscored Winthrop 36-20 in the paint.

Winthrop (6-5) shot 36.8 percent (25-for-68) from the floor and hit 11 of 29 3-pointers. The Eagles held a 44-37 edge on the glass, but committed 21 turnovers.

Five Eagles scored in double figures, led by Keon Johnson's 24 and Keon Moore's 22 points.

The Pirates will return to action on Saturday, when they play host to Radford at 4 p.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.