Hampton, Va. – Monmouth University Men's Basketball put three in double figures, but were defeated at Hampton University Thursday night at the Hampton Convocation Center, 64-56. Jack Collins led all scorers with 19 points.
 
Hampton opened the second-half lead to 10 but at 11:16, Monmouth got it back to five at 43-38. A Hampton 12-point edge was again narrowed to five, with Xander Rice hitting a three and Cornelius Robinson Jr. getting to the rim at 5:06. Another Robinson bucket at 2:19 got MU within six, but the Hawks couldn't get it any closer, falling 64-56.
 
The Hawks led by six early after consecutive triples from Collins and Rice, but a Hampton run had the Pirates leading by 12. Collins made two threes in 1:33, and MU closed the half on a 14-3 run that included another three total triples from Collins and a last-second bucket from Rice to go to the locker room down one.
 
Notes and Quotes

"Give Hampton all the credit tonight. They made more plays than we did. We'll work to get ready for Saturday at Elon." – Head Coach King Rice
 
-Xander Rice became the fourth Hawk in the programs Division I history to reach 600 points in a season.
-Monmouth's 49 rebounds were a season high and the most since 53 on January 15, 2021 against Quinnipiac.
-Nikita Konstantynovskyi grabbed double-digit rebounds for the second straight game and eighth time this season.
-Cornelius Robinson Jr. posted his third double-digit scoring game.
-Jack Collins scored in double figures for the 18^th time this year.
-Rice posted his 26^th double figure scoring game of the season.
-Monmouth splits the season series with Hampton.

Numbers Crunch
-Monmouth was better from the foul line, 79% to 63%.
-The Hawks topped Hampton on the glass, 49-42.
-MU was better on the fast break, 14-4.
-Each team dished out 14 assists.
 
Up Next
-Monmouth closes the regular season on Saturday at Elon at 1:00 p.m. The game will air on FloSports and on the radio via the Monmouth Digital Network.