Hampton sweeps Winston Salem State

Photo: HU Pirates Rashad West was the game high scorer with 18 points, 3 assists and 2 steals. The 6-1/170 senior guard is from Raleigh, N.C./Maine Central Institute.

HAMPTON - Hampton completed a two-game season sweep of nonconference Winston-Salem State on Monday night, using almost its entire roster in the process. It was a rude welcome back for Hampton's former coach Bobby Collins, who now directs the Rams.

Fourteen HU players got in on the Pirates' 67-62 victory at HU Convocation Center. Hampton senior Rashad West's 18 points were the high, with Vinny Simpson tossing in 16 off the bench.

"One of our guys said in the locker room: (WSS) played like it was personal, a backyard ... chip on our shoulder," said HU coach Kevin Nickelberry. "Just all the emotion of the last game; it was a spillover.

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Morgan State rolls over Bethune Cookman

Photo: Point guard Jerrell Green led four Bears in double figure scoring with a career high of 17 points, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 rebound. The 5-10/170 senior is from Baltimore, MD, Seward County C.C./Southern HS, and is majoring in Sociology.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Florida A&M stopped Morgan State's eight-game winning streak Saturday. The Bears were not likely to go winless in Florida.

Morgan State proved to be too big, too quick and too deep in defeating Bethune-Cookman 63-52 Monday at the Ocean Center. "I think they're the best team in the league. They're very talented," said B-CU coach Clifford Reed. "They're definitely one of the best teams for us to match up against. They're big and athletic."

B-CU tried to keep the game as close as possible by consistently holding the ball to the end of the 35-second clock, but the Bears out-rebounded the Wildcats 31-21, shot 46.5 percent from the field and hit 20 of 26 free throws.

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Alcorn State facing constant battles as Division I have-not

ALCORN STATE, Miss. -- The bus rocked gently, bringing the Alcorn State basketball team back from its pregame meal. Standing in the aisle, sophomore Troy Jackson held on to the back of a seat as he recited from memory a few lines of "The Negro Speaks of Rivers."

I've known rivers.
I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins.

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Alabama A&M pulls out thriller over Mississippi Valley

Photo: AAMU Bulldogs Trant Simpson makes drive on Mississippi Valley State on way to 18 point scoring spree. The 5-10/160 guard is a sophomore from Huntsville, AL Buckhorn H.S.

ITTA BENA, Miss. - Evan Hilton hit two free throws with 0.9 seconds left to lift Alabama A&M to a thrilling 53-52 victory over Mississippi Valley State Monday night in a Southwestern Athletic Conference game. The win, A&M's fourth in its last five games, lifted the Bulldogs to 8-13 overall and 5-6 in league play. MVSU fell to 8-14 and 6-5.

Larry Cox hit two free throws at the 5:08 mark to give MVSU a 50-47 lead and it stayed that way before A&M battled back in the last two minutes. Mickell Gladness' tip-in made it 50-49 and Hilton hit two free throws with 1:18 remaining to give the Bulldogs a 51-50 lead. However, Stanford Speech hit a jumper to put MVSU back up 52-51 with 50 seconds left.

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Harrison, Coppin State defeat S.C. State

Antwan Harrison scored 19 points and Tywain McKee and Vince Goldsberry each had 16 to lead Coppin State past visiting South Carolina State, 79-67, yesterday. Coppin State University (6-19, 2-8 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) never trailed against South Carolina State (8-15, 4-5) and has won two straight conference games after losing eight straight to start the season. The Bulldogs, who are third in the league in scoring, had trouble adjusting to Coppin State's high-pressure defense and committed 17 turnovers.

Jason Flagler had 19 points, Robert Baker had 15 and Julius Carter added 11 points for South Carolina State.

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SCSU men come from behind to beat Florida A&M

Playing with the lead is a luxury the South Carolina State men's basketball team has rarely enjoyed in the new year. Monday's contest against Florida A&M at the Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center marked the seventh time in eight outings the Bulldogs found themselves facing an uphill climb at halftime..

For the third straight time at home, the comeback formula proved to be a winning one as SCSU rallied in the second half to defeat FAMU 65-59 to even its mark in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

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