Delaware State Hornets @ Hampton Pirates

7-23, 5-10 MEAC

Final

	1	2	T
Delaware St DSU	35	30	65
Hampton HAMP	31	48	79

Hampton PiratesHamptonHAMP

18-9, 13-2 MEAC

Hampton clinches MEAC title in 79-65 win over Delaware St

Feb 29, 2016, 10:00 pm

HAMPTON, Va. -- Quinton Chievous scored 29 points and Hampton came back from a four-point halftime deficit to earn a comfortable 79-65 win over Delaware State on Monday night.

The win clinches outright MEAC title and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament for the Pirates.

Chievous finished an efficient 13 of 17 from the field and added 14 rebounds. Brian Darden added 15 points for Hampton (18-9, 13-2), which has won five straight.

DeAndre Haywood led Delaware State (7-23, 5-10) with 18 points. Devin Morgan Jr finished with 11 for the Hornets, who have followed up their season long three game win streak by losing three in a row.

Delaware State led 35-31 after one half. But the Pirates responded in the second, taking the lead for good on a Chievous layup with 8:23 left which was part of a 13-2 run. The Hornets never got back within six points.

Game Information

Hampton, VA

Referee:Raymond Styons Jr.

Referee:Les Jones

Referee:Emanuel Upton

NCAA Division I

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Howard	11-3	-	24-11
Morgan State	10-4	1	14-16
Norfolk State	8-6	3	15-17
North Carolina Central	8-6	3	14-18
South Carolina State	7-7	4	10-22
Maryland Eastern Shore	5-9	6	9-23
Coppin State	5-9	6	7-24
Delaware State	2-12	9	8-23

Coastal Athletic Association	CONF	GB	OVR
UNC Wilmington	15-3	-	27-7
Charleston	14-4	1	21-11
Hofstra	12-6	3	24-11
Monmouth	11-7	4	19-15
William & Mary	10-8	5	20-12
Drexel	10-8	5	17-16
Towson	9-9	6	19-15
Stony Brook	9-9	6	17-15
Campbell	8-10	7	16-18
Hampton	7-11	8	13-19
Elon	6-12	9	14-18
North Carolina A&T	4-14	11	11-19
Northeastern	2-16	13	7-24

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