BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Senior
Jermaine Marrow scored 22 points, while sophomore
Ben Stanley added 15 as Hampton fell 75-49 at Campbell on Thursday night.
Hampton scored the first points and then saw the host Camels go on an 18-5 run to lead 18-7 on a Cory Gensler layup with 9:08 left in the half. The Pirates trimmed the deficit to 28-20 after a pair of Marrow free throws at the 4:08 mark, but Campbell pushed the advantage up to 36-24 on a pair of Jordan Whitfield free throws with four seconds left in the half.
In the second half, Campbell broke the game open on the heels of a 15-3 run over a six-minute span to lead 60-34 after a Trey Spencer jumper with 9:02 left.
With his 22 points, Marrow moved into fourth-place on the Virginia Division I All-Time scoring list with 2,463 points. He passed Gay Elmore of VMI (2,422) and now trails Bimbo Coles of Va. Tech in third with 2.484 points.
Gensler topped Campbell with 17 points, while Messiah Thompson and Austin McCullough added 10 each off the bench.
Hampton (11-14, 6-6) now visits Longwood on Saturday for a 6pm start on ESPN3.
For more information on Hampton University men's basketball, please visit the official Pirates website at
www.hamptonpirates.com or contact the Office of Sports Information at 757-727-5757.