Stanley lifts Hampton past Charleston Southern 92-85
HAMPTON, Va. -- Benjamin Stanley scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Hampton won its Big South Conference opener 92-85 over Charleston Southern on Saturday night.
The Buccaneers closed to 83-81 on Phlandrous Fleming Jr.'s layup with 1:39 left, but Davion Warren hit a jumper and the Pirates made seven free throws from there to seal it.
Warren scored 20 points and Greg Heckstall hit 4 of 5 3-pointers and scored 18 points and made six assists for the Pirates (6-8). Jermaine Marrow scored 14 points and made 14 of Hampton's 26 assists. Dondre Griffin added 12 points.
Dontrell Shuler scored a career-high 34 points and made four assists and Phlandrous Fleming Jr. set career highs with 28 points and 14 rebounds for the Buccaneers (7-7, 1-1), who were outrebounded 36-26. Ty Jones added 11 points.
Hampton plays South Carolina Upstate on the road on Wednesday. Charleston Southern matches up against Longwood at home on Wednesday.
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TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Winthrop | 12-0 | - | 15-0 |
Radford | 9-1 | 2 | 10-6 |
UNC Asheville | 7-3 | 4 | 8-7 |
Hampton | 6-4 | 5 | 7-8 |
Campbell | 4-6 | 7 | 8-9 |
Gardner-Webb | 3-5 | 7 | 4-9 |
South Carolina Upstate | 3-5 | 7 | 3-11 |
Longwood | 4-8 | 8 | 5-13 |
Presbyterian | 1-5 | 8 | 3-7 |
High Point | 1-5 | 8 | 3-8 |
Charleston Southern | 0-8 | 10 | 1-11 |