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"title": "Hampton falls short against FAMU 58-55"
"description": "The Hampton University men’s basketball team lost its third straight game on Monday night, dropping its home finale 58-55 to Florida A&M at the HU Convocation Center. Junior guard Darrion Pellum (Hampton, Va.) had a chance to tie the game at the buzzer, but his deep 3-pointer bounced off the right side of the rim. […]"
"date": "2011-02-16"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "HBCU Editors"
"url": "https://hbcubuzz.com/836/hampton-falls-short-against-famu-58-55/"
"categories":
  - "Basketball"
  - "Sports"
---

# Hampton falls short against FAMU 58-55

[![](https://hbcubuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-22-at-4.26.00-PM.png "Screen shot 2011-02-22 at 4.26.00 PM")](https://hbcubuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-22-at-4.26.00-PM.png) The Hampton University men’s basketball team lost its third straight game on Monday night, dropping its home finale 58-55 to Florida A&M at the HU Convocation Center. Junior guard Darrion Pellum (Hampton, Va.) had a chance to tie the game at the buzzer, but his deep 3-pointer bounced off the right side of the rim. Pellum led the Pirates (19-7, 9-5 MEAC) with 17 points on 7-for-17 shooting, while junior guard Kwame Morgan (Largo, Md.) added 13 points despite shooting 4-for-13 from the floor. Junior forward Danny Agbelese (Lanham, Md.) pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds, and junior center Milade Lola-Charles (Laurel, Md.) blocked a career-high four shots. Agbelese gave Hampton a 38-35 lead with 11:09 to play after flushing an emphatic dunk and hitting the free throw, but FAMU responded with a 10-3 run to take a 45-41 lead with 5:05 to play when Yannick Crowder hit a jumper. Pellum hit a trey with 1:57 to play to pull the Pirates within one, 48-47, but Brandon Hosely hit a 3-pointer of his own 37 seconds later to put FAMU up by four, before Rasheem Jenkins hit two free throws to extend the lead to six, 53-47. Morgan hit a trey with 26 seconds left to pull Hampton to within three, 53-50, but the Rattlers made five of six free throws down the stretch to ice the game.