Wednesday, December 19, 2012

HU scores 'huge' victory against American

HAMPTON, Virginia —  Hampton University coach Ed Joyner Jr. attempted to put the Pirates' signature performance Tuesday in perspective and then just stopped and chuckled.

"Here I am trying to sound all fancy," Joyner said. "Bottom line is, the win was huge. We needed it. It's great for our confidence. That's the way we feel like we can play."

HU's trio of Emmanuel Okoroba, Jasper Williams and Deron Powers fueled a 72-65 win over American at the Convocation Center in the Pirates' most complete effort of the season.

"We played a lot of 35-minute games," Williams said. "I think we kept our focus for 40 straight minutes today."

Hampton (2-7) came off a 10-day break for semester exams and played with energy at both ends of the floor for just its second win.

Okoroba recorded career-highs in points (18) and rebounds (11) in his first ...

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