Northeastern 65, at Hampton 76

HAMPTON, Va. (Interstat) — Michael Eley scored 21 points and a dominant second-half performance propelled the Hampton Pirates to a 76-65 victory over the Northeastern Huskies in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game Saturday at the Convocation Center. A crowd of 1,897 watched the Pirates overcome a five-point halftime deficit by outscoring the Huskies 43-27 after intermission, leveraging superior efficiency to pull away. Hampton improved to 13-17 overall, while Northeastern dropped to 6-22. The game’s decisive shift came early in the second half. After Northeastern’s Youri Fritz opened the scoring with a layup to extend the Huskies’ lead to… Read more...