BOULDER, Colo. – Brian Darden and Quinton Chievous each scored in double figures Saturday night at the Coors Events Center, but the Hampton University men's basketball team struggled in a 96-53 loss to Colorado.
 
The Pirates fell to 4-5 on the season.
 
Darden led the Pirates with 16 points, going 6-for-12 from the floor and hitting two of his six 3-pointers. Chievous added 15 points on 6-for-14 shooting. Reginald Johnson, Jr., despite scoring just eight points, led Hampton with five rebounds.
 
Branden Aughburns blocked three shots.
 
The Pirates shot 32.3 percent (21-for-65) from the floor and made two of 14 3-pointers. Hampton also struggled at the free throw line, going 9-for-22 (40.9 percent).
 
Hampton held an early 4-3 lead after Johnson sank a fastbreak layup at the 16:50 mark of the first half, before Colorado went on a 10-2 run to take a 13-6 lead with 13:42 left in the half. Darden cut the lead to 15-11 with a trey at the 13:07 mark, before the Buffaloes answered with an 8-1 run to go up 23-12 after Josh Scott converted a 3-point play.
 
Colorado led by double digits the rest of the way, taking a 42-25 lead into the half.
 
Darden had nine points at the break.
 
A free throw from Chievous with 17:10 left in the second half cut the Buffaloes' lead to 51-32, before Colorado went on an 11-2 run to open up a 62-34 lead after Tory Miller hit a jumper at the 13:46 mark of the second half.
 
In all, the Buffaloes scored 53 points in the second half, and their largest lead came with 2:10 to play when they went up 95-49.
 
Gregory Hayden scored the last four points of the game.
 
Colorado (10-1) shot 47.7 percent (31-for-65) from the floor – including a 56.7 percent clip (17-for-30) in the second half. The Buffaloes hit nine of their 24 3-pointers and 24 of their 32 free throws.
 
The Buffaloes also held a 52-37 edge on the glass.
 
Scott led four Buffaloes in double figures with 21 points, while Miller added 19 points and 10 rebounds.
 
The Pirates will be in Las Vegas, Nev. on Tuesday and Wednesday to conclude the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic. For more information on Hampton University basketball, please visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.