HAMPTON, Va. – Despite a double-double from senior Omar Prewitt, the William & Mary men's basketball team dropped its second straight on the road, 79-69, at Hampton on Saturday afternoon. The Tribe (3-4) led by 10 at the half behind 55.6 percent shooting, but the Pirates (2-6) scored 45 second-half points and converted 21 W&M turnovers into 27 points.
 
Prewitt finished with 21 points, his third-straight 20-point outing, along with 11 rebounds for his second double-double in a row. He also had a team-best five assists. Junior Greg Malinowski tallied 14 points, all in the first half, on 4-of-5 from 3-point range, while senior Daniel Dixon added 11 points and five rebounds.
 
W&M jumped out of the gates, scoring the game's first four points. Prewitt found junior Jack Whitman for a dunk, and a David Cohn steal on the ensuing possession led to a fast-break lay-up for a 4-0 lead less than a minute into the contest. The Tribe advantage jumped to 21-14 after Prewitt fed ahead to freshman Nathan Knight for fast-break dunk at 11:07 mark.
 
A 7-0 run pulled the Pirates even at 21. Freshman guard Jermaine Marrow scored five of HU's seven points during the spurt, including a jumper with 9:14 left in the opening half to tie it.
 
W&M answered with a Dixon 3-pointer from the right side to start a 13-2 run. The Green and Gold punctuated the run with back-to-back old-fashion 3-point plays. Prewitt converted the first, hitting a fadeaway jumper from the left side, before Knight provided the second with a driving bucket. His free throw at the 5:37 mark gave the Tribe its largest lead at 34-23. The Green and Gold led by 10, 44-34, at the intermission thanks to 55.6 percent (15-of-27) shooting.
 
Hampton's Trevond Barnes scored the opening five points of the second stanza to quickly slice the Tribe lead in half. The Pirated followed with a 17-2 run over a five-minute stretch to take control. Lawrence Cooks hit back-to-back 3-pointers to draw HU within a point, and Marrow knocked down a pull-up jumper on the break to give Hampton its first lead at 51-50 just five minutes into the half.
 
After a Dixon lay-up briefly gave the lead back to W&M, the Pirates scored nine points in a row to open up an eight-point cushion. Marrow scored the first seven points of the run, before a driving Cooks lay-up gave Hampton a 60-52 advantage with 11:12 remaining.

Prewitt scored six-straight points as his running one-hander at the 7:47 mark drew the Tribe within two, 60-58. W&M twice narrowed the gap to a point on conventional 3-point plays from Whitman and Dixon. The latter came at the 3:50 mark to close the gap to 65-64. 

The Tribe trailed by three, 70-67, with 1:37 remaining following a Prewitt jumper in the lane. Hampton answered with a Cooks 3-pointer from the right side, and the Pirates hit 6-of-8 from the free throw line over the final minutes to pull out the victory.
 
W&M shot 42.6 percent (23-of-54) for the game, but was just 8-of-27 (29.6 percent) in the second half. The Green and Gold connected on 18-of-24 (75 percent) from the free throw line and outrebounded the Pirates, 37-27. Whitman added nine points and six rebounds, while Knight tallied eight points off the bench.
 
On the other side, Hampton finished the game at 48.3 percent (28-of-58) from the field, including 7-of-18 (38.9 percent) from 3-point range. Marrow led HU with 27 points on 1-of-20 shooting, while his backcourt mate Cooks added 23 points and seven rebounds. AJ Astroth just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds.
 
W&M will have two weeks off for final exams at the College. The Green and Gold returns to action on Friday, Dec. 16, when it hosts Milligan College. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m., from Kaplan Arena and the game will be broadcast for FREE in HD on Tribe Athletics TV.
 
Tribe fans can also catch the men's basketball action over the Tribe Radio Network with Jay Colley and Charlie Woollum on the call. The Tide 92.3 FM and 107.9 Bach FM are the flagship stations of the Tribe Radio Network and the audio is also available over the Web at TribeAthletics.com.
 
Mark it on your calendars Tribe fans, Luncheon with Tony returns this season on Tuesday, Dec. 6. The first edition of the monthly luncheons with head coach Tony Shaver at Anna's Brick Oven restaurant, 2021-D Richmond Rd in Williamsburg. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. with a buffet, including sandwiches, for $13.75 (includes tax and tip).