Second half rally lifts NSU past HU
Spartans win sixth straight, 74-67
Updated: Monday, 28 Jan 2013, 6:42 AM EST
Published : Sunday, 27 Jan 2013, 12:15 AM EST
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - Pendarvis Williams scored 16 points to help Norfolk State defeat Hampton 74-67 Saturday night for its sixth straight win.
Williams hit 5 of 9 from the field and 5 of 6 at the foul line and also grabbed six rebounds. Rob Johnson added 13 points and Malcolm Hawkins 11 for the Spartans (12-10, 7-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).
Deron Powers scored 20 points and Du'Vaughn Maxwell added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Pirates (5-13, 2-3). Ramon Mercado, who scored a career-high 24 against Coppin State Monday, had nine points off the bench on 2-of-12 shooting.
Hampton led 39-32 at halftime, but Norfolk State opened the second half on a 9-2 run and tied it at 41 on Rashid Gaston's layup.
Williams scored six points during a 15-3 Spartan run for a 64-54 advantage with 5 minutes remaining.
The Spartans improved to 80-41 in the Battle of the Bay series.
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