HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University men's basketball team picked up its third straight win Monday night at the HU Convocation Center, picking up a 62-58 win over Morgan State to remain unbeaten in MEAC play.

The Pirates improved to 3-5 overall and 2-0 in the conference.
 
Junior guard Deron Powers (Williamsburg, Va.) led the way with 17 points, thanks to three 3-pointers and a 6-for-7 effort from the free throw line. Guard Quinton Chievous (Chicago, Ill.) added 13 points and eight rebounds.
 
Junior forward Jervon Pressley (Charlotte, N.C.) grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds to go along with seven points and three blocks. Junior guard Ke'Ron Brown (Savannah, Ga.) had a team-high four blocks and eight points.
 
The Pirates shot 41.2 percent (21-for-41) from the floor and held a 44-43 edge on the glass.
 
Donte Pretlow hit a layup with 48 seconds left to cut the Pirates' lead to 60-57, and Blake Bozeman added a free throw with two seconds left to cut the lead to 60-58. Pressley was fouled on the ensuing in-bound, sending him to the line.
 
Pressley missed both free throws, but he grabbed the rebound after the second miss, driving to the basket without being fouled to tip in a layup as the buzzer sounded.
 
Early on, the Bears (1-8, 0-2 MEAC) held an 8-3 lead, before the Pirates went on an 8-1 run to take an 11-9 lead at the 9:51 mark of the first half after a layup from redshirt sophomore guard Lawrence Cooks (Charlotte, N.C.).
 
Morgan State led for much of the half, though, taking a 24-18 lead at the 2:22 mark after a 3-pointer from Pretlow. Both teams struggled on offense in the first half, though the Bears led 28-24 after a Zech Smith layup with two seconds left.
 
But Powers heaved a shot from just beyond half-court as the buzzer sounded to send the Pirates to the locker room down just 28-27.
 
A layup from Brown with 18:36 left tied the game at 31-31, before Bozeman gave the Bears a 33-31 lead. Hampton went on to score the next six points, taking a 37-33 lead on a Cooks layup with 13:40 left to play.
 
The Bears cut the lead to 37-36 before the Pirates went on a 10-2 run to take a 47-38 lead with 8:28 left after a layup from Brown. Morgan State answered with a 12-4 run, cutting the lead to 51-50 with 4:21 left after a trey from Kyle Thomas.
 
Powers answered with a trey of his own on the next possession to give Hampton a 54-50 lead.
 
A Brown layup with 2:59 left put the Pirates up 56-52, and Powers added two free throws with 2:13 remaining to give Hampton a 58-53 lead.
 
Powers added a layup with 1:03 left to give Hampton a 60-55 lead.
 
Morgan State shot just 24.6 percent (16-for-65) from the floor.
 
Bozeman led the Bears with 15 points, while Blossom added 14 points.
 
The Pirates will be in Champagne, Ill. on Wednesday, Dec. 17 to take on Illinois. 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.