HU Pirates win final game 79-54 in Bahamas Summer Games

NASSAU, Bahamas – Hampton led by as many as 32 points tonight in their final game of the Basketball Travelers Summer Thunder games. The Pirates defeated the Street Legends All Star team 79-54 to finish their international trip to the Bahamas 2-1 after dropping the first game of the trip.

Senior guard/forward Du'Vaughn Maxwell (Manhattan, N.Y.) led the Pirates in scoring for the third straight night scoring 22 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, while sophomore guard Reggie Price (Charlotte, N.C.), added 15 points.

The Pirates shot 41 percent (34-for-83) from the floor, hitting four of their 23 3-pointers (17 percent) and seven of their 13 free throws (54 percent). Hampton scored 15 points off of nine Street Legends turnovers as well as 28 points in the paint, 21 second chance points and 34 points off the beach.

Hampton grabbed game high 61 total rebounds.

Street Legends shot 28 percent (19-for-69) from the floor and hit five of its 17 3-pointers (29 percent). They also hit 11 of their 26 free throws, going 42 percent from the charity stripe.

Kenneth Pratt led the Street Legends All Stars with 12 points, while Alexander Rolle added 12 points of his own.

PIRATES DEFEAT NEW PROVIDENCE 78-70 IN BAHAMAS SUMMER GAMES

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Hampton had five players in double figures as team work proved to be the key in the end. The Pirates took down New Providence 78-70 in their second game of their international trip to the Bahamas on Friday night in the Basketball Travelers Summer Thunder event.

Senior guard/forward Du'Vaughn Maxwell (Manhattan, N.Y.) led the Pirates in scoring for the second night scoring 16 points, while sophomore guard Deron Powers (Williamsburg, Va.), added 13 points.

Also scoring in double figures for the Pirates was sophomore guard Ke'Ron Brown (Savannah, Ga.) and senior guard Ramon Mercado (Hollywood, Fla.) who finished with 12 points each. Junior big man Emmanuel Okoroba (Dallas, Texas) rounded out the double digit scoring for the Pirates by finished the night with 10 points and six rebounds.

The Pirates shot 42 percent (33-for-78) from the floor, hitting two of their 11 3-pointers (18 percent) and 10 of their 20 free throws (50 percent). Hampton scored 18 points off of 19 New Providence turnovers as well as 54 points in the paint.

Both teams grabbed 42 total rebounds.

New Providence shot 39 percent (27-for-70) from the floor and hit five of its 19 3-pointers (26 percent). They also hit 11 of their 15 free throws, going 73 percent from the charity stripe.

Able Joseph led the New Providence with 19 points and 13 rebounds, while Roosevelt Whylly added 14 points. Jackson Jacob also scored in double figures with 11 points.

The Pirates will return to action on tomorrow in their final game, when they take on Street Legend All-Stars at the Sir Kendall Issac Gymnasium at 4 p.m. For more information on Hampton University basketball, check them out on twitter @Hampton_MBB, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.

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