WSSU miss gives Hampton University the win

Photo: Senior guard Rashad West scored 17 points and hit two free throws with 13 seconds left to help Hampton hold off Winston-Salem State. The 6-1 play maker is from Raleigh, N.C./Maine Central Institute.

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - Despite recording the first 30-point game in the Rams' Division I era, WSSU senior forward Darrell Wonge's three-point try fell just short of the mark on Monday afternoon as Hampton escaped the Joel Coliseum with a 64-62 victory in men's collegiate basketball action between two bitter rivals.

Despite the coach speak from both head coaches leading up to Saturday's meeting, the action on the court spoke volumes about just how important a victory on Monday meant to both programs as the game would feature two intentional fouls and a pair of technical fouls in a highly emotional contest.

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