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HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University men's basketball team returned home for the first time since Nov. 20 on Sunday, falling 89-59 to Princeton.
 
The Pirates fell to 5-7 overall on the season.
 
Senior guard Brian Darden led three Pirates in double figures with 17 points on 6-for-12 shooting, while guard Quinton Chievous added 14 points and eight rebounds. Senior guard Reginald Johnson, Jr., added 12 points, going 4-for-15 from the floor.
 
Senior forward Dionte Adams grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.
 
The Pirates shot 30.3 percent (20-for-66) from the floor, hitting six of their 22 3-pointers (27.3 percent) and going 13-for-19 (68.4 percent) from the free throw line.
 
Both teams had 41 rebounds.
 
An Adams jumper at the 16:54 mark of the first half gave the Pirates a 6-4 lead, before Princeton went on an 8-0 run to take a 12-6 lead. The Pirates clawed their way back, though, cutting the deficit to 22-20 on a trey from Chievous at the 9:01 mark.
 
Darden added a 3-pointer of his own at the 8:15 mark to cut Princeton's lead to 25-23.
 
But the Tigers scored the next seven points to open up a 32-23 lead, and a Steven Cook layup at the 4:11 mark put Princeton up 38-27. A quick 5-0 spurt closed the gap to 38-32 after freshman guard Akim Mitchell hit two free throws, but Princeton still went into the half with a 42-34 lead.
 
Darden had 12 points at the half.
 
A 10-3 run to open the second half put Princeton on top 52-37 following a 3-pointer from Henry Caruso. The Tigers led by double figures throughout the second half, even though a layup from Chievous with 4:39 to play cut the lead to 77-56.
 
Princeton ended the game on a 12-3 run.
 
Princeton (8-4) shot 53.8 percent (35-for-65) from the floor and made 12 of its 31 3-pointers (38.7 percent).
 
Caruso led five Tigers in double figures with 14 points.
 
The Pirates will resume MEAC play on Wednesday, heading to Baltimore, Md. to take on Morgan State. 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.