Dover, DE ? A late second half surge gave the Delaware State Hornets control as they ran away from the Hampton Pirates for a big 67-58 win. The win kept the Hornets in the race improving to 6-3 in the MEAC (9-12), while the Pirates two game win streak was snapped, falling to 7-2 in the MEAC (13-8).

It was a nip-and-tuck battle that saw the Hornets take a 31-30 lead into the locker room.  The Pirates shot 54.5% from the floor in the first half, while the Hornets managed 48% shooting from the floor.  The game was tied eight times and there were nine lead changes.

 Rashad West hit a deep three pointer with 8:25 left in the game for the Pirates last lead 47-49 and DSU's Frisco Sandidge tied the game at 49 on a jumper at the 7:43 mark.  The Hornets took the lead for good 54-51 when Joe Dickens completed a three point play with 6:03 left.

The Hornets closed out the game outscoring the Pirates 13-7, with a big help from the charity stripe connecting on 8 of 11 free throws.

DSU had four in double figures paced by Roy Bright with 18 and Sandidge added 12, while Donald Johnson and Dickens came off the bench adding 13 and 12 points respectively.

The Pirates were paced by Rashad West who led all scorers with 19 points.

The Hornets will return to action on Monday evening February 11, hosting conference rival Howard at 7:30 pm.