Hampton Pirates at Howard Bison
· NCAA Men's Basketball
89 - 82
Marrow scores 31 points as Hampton turns back Howard
Akim Mitchell had 18 points and 10 rebounds for Hampton (5-7) and Greg Heckstall added 15 points, nine rebounds and four assists.
RJ Cole had 29 points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals for Howard (6-7).
Hampton led 76-69 at the final media timeout but Howard stayed close. Cole made one of two free throws, then added a jumper after a steal by Kyle Foster, cutting the deficit to 81-77. Cole and Charles Williams both missed from inside and Hampton tacked on a series of free throws to build a 10-point lead with 40 seconds left.
Hampton led 57-56 with 11:46 remaining then opened up the lead with a 7-0 run that put the Pirates up 64-56 with 9:15 remaining. The lead reached nine points at 71-62 as Morrow scored four points and Heckstall made a 3-pointer.
Hampton won for the 16th consecutive time in the series and leads the Battle of the Real HU 40-5.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 89 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Trevond Barnes made Dunk. Assisted by Kalin Fisher. | 89 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Howard Deadball Team Rebound. | 89 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:01 | RJ Cole missed Free Throw. | 89 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:01 | RJ Cole made Free Throw. | 89 - 82 |
Statistics
 HAMP |
 HOW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-63 | FG | 31-70 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 8-23 | 3PT | 7-26 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 17-21 | FT | 13-18 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 25 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fouls | 17 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 1,050 | Capacity:
2025-26 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |