Wednesday, December 18
Carbondale, IL
8:00 PM
Hampton University
4-7,0-0BigSouth
53
at
75
Southern Illinois University
5-7,0-0MVC
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | 28 | 25 | 53 |
| Southern Ill. | 34 | 41 | 75 |
Photo by: Gelani Banks
SECOND HALF HOT STREAK HURTS PIRATES AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
12.18.19 | Men's Basketball
CARBONDALE, ILL. – A blistering 65% shooting second half for the host Southern Illinois Salukis propelled them to a 75-53 win over Hampton University on Wednesday night.
Hampton took an early 4-2 lead after a Dondre Griffin layup with 17:04 left. SIU responded with the next nine points to lead 11-4 on a Barrett Benson jumper with 13:32 remaining.
A triple by Trent Brown gave the host their largest lead of the half at the 9:02 mark for a 19-10 lead. The Pirates cut the lead to one twice on jumpers by Davion Warren to trail 23-22 with 3:44 left. A Ben Stanley jumper put the Pirates up 24-23 with just under three minutes left. SIU closed the half on an 11-2 run to lead 34-26 on a Marcus Domask layup to close the half.
The second half saw the Salukis hit 17-of-26 from the floor (65.4%) and pushed the lead to as much as 23 points with 3:56 left.
Griffin and Greg Heckstall were the leading scorers for Hampton with 14 points apiece. Amir Smith added seven points and a game-high seven rebounds off the bench, while Ben Stanley added six and Pierre Sow had a career high matching six points and a career-high five rebounds.
Hampton now visits Kent State on Saturday night at 7 pm.
For more information on Hampton University men's basketball, please contact the Office of Sports Information at 757-727-5757 or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.
Hampton took an early 4-2 lead after a Dondre Griffin layup with 17:04 left. SIU responded with the next nine points to lead 11-4 on a Barrett Benson jumper with 13:32 remaining.
A triple by Trent Brown gave the host their largest lead of the half at the 9:02 mark for a 19-10 lead. The Pirates cut the lead to one twice on jumpers by Davion Warren to trail 23-22 with 3:44 left. A Ben Stanley jumper put the Pirates up 24-23 with just under three minutes left. SIU closed the half on an 11-2 run to lead 34-26 on a Marcus Domask layup to close the half.
The second half saw the Salukis hit 17-of-26 from the floor (65.4%) and pushed the lead to as much as 23 points with 3:56 left.
Griffin and Greg Heckstall were the leading scorers for Hampton with 14 points apiece. Amir Smith added seven points and a game-high seven rebounds off the bench, while Ben Stanley added six and Pierre Sow had a career high matching six points and a career-high five rebounds.
Hampton now visits Kent State on Saturday night at 7 pm.
For more information on Hampton University men's basketball, please contact the Office of Sports Information at 757-727-5757 or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.
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/ Men's BasketballTeam Stats
HAM-MBB
SIU
FG%
.396
.491
3FG%
.182
.292
FT%
.565
.824
RB
30
35
TO
16
11
STL
2
7
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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