Box Score

HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University men's basketball team needed overtime for its sixth straight win Tuesday night, but the Pirates defeated Georgia State 60-56 at the HU Convocation Center.

Georgia State led 36-28 with 13:21 left in the second half, but the Pirates responded with a 16-4 run – a run punctuated at the 6:38 mark by a monstrous breakaway dunk from sophomore forward Koron Reed (Philadelphia, Pa.) to give Hampton a 44-40 lead.

Junior guard Darrion Pellum (Hampton, Va.) had 13 of Hampton's 16 points in that run.

Hampton (6-1) and Georgia State traded the lead in the closing minutes, before Eric Buckner tied the game at 49-49 with 17 seconds on a two-handed slam. Pellum's jumper at the buzzer hit the front of the rim and didn't fall.

Hampton would outscore the Panthers 11-7 in the overtime period, with junior forward Danny Agbelese (Lanham, Md.) giving the Pirates the lead for good with a fall-away layup with 2:49 left to play.

Senior guard Brandon Tunnell (Wilmington, Del.) made four of six free throws down the stretch to ice the game.

The Pirates shot 33 percent (15-for-45) from the floor and made 26 of their 39 free throws. Pellum led the Pirates with 21 points on 8-for-18 shooting, while junior guard Kwame Morgan II (Largo, Md.) added 13 points and Tunnell chipped in 10.

Senior forward Charles Funches (Jersey City, N.J.) pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds.

The Panthers (2-3) shot 39 percent (22-for-57) from the floor and out-rebounded Hampton 41-35. However, the Pirates did force Georgia State into 18 turnovers.

The Pirates also had nine steals.

Georgia State led 25-22 at the half, shooting 11-for-30 (37.0 percent) from the floor. The Panthers also out-rebounded Hampton 23-14. After Hampton opened the game on a 7-2 run, the Panthers responded with a 15-6 run to take a 17-13 lead at the 7:18 mark after a Buckner dunk.

A pair of free throws from Tunnell at the 2:29 mark gave Hampton a 21-20 lead, but Dante Curry hit a 3-pointer with 1:27 left in the half to put Georgia State back on top.

The Pirates shot 22 percent (4-for-18) in the first half, though they did make 12 of their 16 free throws in the opening frame. Morgan led the Pirates with eight points at the break.

Buckner had a game-high 12 points at the half for the Panthers.

The Pirates will return to action on Saturday, when they head to New York, N.Y. to take on Howard in the Big Apple Classic at Madison Square Garden at 7 p.m. 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.