HAMPTON, Virginia -- Senior guards Brian Darden and Reginald Johnson made sure the Hampton University men's basketball team had a successful home opener Friday night, as the Pirates upended Appalachian State 82-61 at the HU Convocation Center.The Pirates improved to 2-1 on the season.
Darden led the Pirates with a season-high 21 points on 6-for-11 shooting, hitting four of his six 3-pointers. Johnson added 19 points, five assists, four rebounds, and three steals – going 8-for-18 from the floor in 37 minutes.
Senior forward Jervon Pressley added 11 points while also grabbing a team-high 10 rebounds for his first double-double of the season. Quinton Chievous also had 10 rebounds.
The Pirates shot 45.0 percent (27-for-60) from the floor and made six of their 16 3-pointers (37.5 percent). Hampton went 22-for-36 (61.1 percent) from the free throw line and outscored the Mountaineers 32-26 in the paint.
Hampton also held 16-7 in second-chance points.
The Pirates dominated the glass for the second straight game, out-rebounding Appalachian State 49-35.
The Mountaineers actually held a 23-19 lead with 12:13 left in the first half following a 3-pointer from Frank Eaves, before the Pirates went on a 12-0 run, taking a 31-23 lead at the 5:52 mark following a dunk from Johnson.
Lawrence Cooks hit a jumper with 4:38 left in the half to put the Pirates up 34-26, and a free throw from Johnson at the 3:01 mark gave Hampton a 38-30 lead.
Hampton led 42-36 at the break.
The Mountaineers cut the lead to one in the opening moments of the second half, when a trey from Chris Burgess cut the margin to 42-41, before the Pirates answered by scoring 16 of the next 21 points – taking a 58-46 lead on a Darden trey.
Hampton led by double figures for the rest of the game, as Appalachian State could only get within 10 – 63-53 – with 9:56 left in the contest. Hampton responded with a 16-4 run, taking a 79-57 lead with 3:07 remaining after a 3-pointer from Cooks.
A layup from Devon Oakley with 19 seconds remaining gave Hampton its largest lead at 82-59.
Appalachian State (1-2) shot just 34.4 percent (21-for-61) from the floor and made just four of 17 3-pointers (23.5 percent).
The Mountaineers shot just 29.4 percent (10-for-34) from the floor in the second half.
Eaves led all scorers with 22 points.
The Pirates will kick off a string of nine straight away from the Convocation Center on Wednesday, Nov. 25, when they head to Williamsburg, Va. to take on William & Mary. For more information on Hampton University basketball, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.
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