Feb. 20, 2010
Final Stats Updated 27-game B-CU stats (14-13, 6-7 MEAC)
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Daytona Beach, Florida –
Hampton Beats B-CU 71-44
The Hampton Pirates used a 41-18 scoring run in the first 14 minutes of the second half to break away from the Wildcats and win a road MEAC game at Moore Gymnasium 71-44.
HU shot a blistering 5-7 three-pointers (71%) in the second half and the Pirates (9-17, 5-8, MEAC) had three players score in double figures for the winners. Kwame Morgan was 3-3 in three pointers in the second half and scored 11 points, Darrion Pellum scored a game-high 16 points and Michael Freeman scored 14 points.
Freshman Alexander Starling scored 10 points for B-CU (14-13, 6-7, MEAC). The Wildcats shot only 34 % in the ball game( 15-44) and was 27% from the field in the second half.
Pirates Lead By Five At The Half
Hampton went on a 9-2 run to go ahead by its largest margin of the first half (26-19 with 57 seconds remaining. B-CU's Bryant hit two free throws in the final seconds for the 26-21 deficit.
Junior captain Alexander Starling hit his first four shots and scored eight points in the games first 13 minutes to keep B-CU within one at 16-15. Senior center Tyrel Adams hit 2-4 field goals for four points in the first twenty minutes.
The Wildcats hit 9-22 field goals (40.9%) in the first half and Hampton was 10-24 (42 %) at the intermission.
B-CU Head Coach Cliff Reed had these comments following Saturday's game.
“I'm disappointed in our effort, our energy, in our tenacity and our overall play, because those are the things that epitomize a program and how well we played early. We like the things that we did well early to be a success, and we are not doing those things," said Coach Reed.
“We still control our own destiny to be in the top 4 or 5 in this league, so that was extremely important to come out and play well against a team we've beaten before, but we didn't come out and play well, with a lot of energy and passion. Now we're trying to play for the top three. We've put ourselves in a major bind.”
“Defensively we are not guarding people and we are not rebounding the ball. The last two teams we've played, their best weapons are offensive rebounds. They both combined for 30 offensive rebounds in two games. Obviously, we are not guarding the same way and we are not rebounding and rebounding is the final result of good defense.”
“Monday, (vs. Howard) I hope they can be resilient and I wish they could take on my personality, show a lot more fight, a lot more tenacity, will and unwillingness to surrender. That's what I hope we will come out and do and play the way we've played all year.”
Final Home Game of 2009-2010 Season Monday Night At The Ocean Center
Saturday's contest was B-CU's basketball Homecoming game and Senior Day with Tyrel Adams, Jarrell Thomas, and Kene Anusionwu (injured) in their final home games at Moore Gymnasium.
The Wildcats host Howard University, Monday, 7:30 at the Ocean Center.
