CAA Men’s Basketball Recap – Feb. 13-14
North Carolina A&T 71, Hampton 70
Box Score
For the fifth time in eight CAA convention showdowns, the battle between North Carolina A&T (10-14, 3-10 CAA) and Hampton (12-14, 6-7 CAA) was determined by one level as a late three-point play by Trent Middleton Jr. erased a nine-point deficit and propelled the Aggies to a 71-70 victory within the fifth installment of the NBA HBCU Classic throughout at NBA All-Star 2026. The senior guard reduce by the paint and drew contact by his up-and-under try, getting the financial institution off the glass earlier than sinking the free throw to seal the sport at Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif.
Middleton completed with 15 factors, 4 boards, three assists and a trio of steals. Lewis Walker led all scorers with 18 factors to go on a 5-of-9 taking pictures clip and eight made free throws. Will Felton rounded out these in double figures with 12 factors of his personal. The Pirates’ Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt and Xzavier Long scored 17 factors apiece, whereas Elijah Kennedy added 13 factors in reserve.
The Aggies’ Dwayne Pierce hit a trey to open the scoring from the West Coast earlier than Daniel Johnson related from distance, a part of an 8-0 run out of the gate for the Pirates. Hampton finally noticed its lead develop to as many as 9, 28-19, after Gaines-Wyatt drove to the rim for a end with 4:08 to play. A&T labored again to inside 4, 30-26, earlier than the intermission, because of a layup within the lane by Zamoku Weluche-Ume.
Hampton’s Long hit a stepback trifecta from the nook that sparked 4 straight makes for the Pirates and a 38-29 lead early within the second half. Will Felton jumpstarted an 11-2 run, serving to the Aggies pull inside one possession, 40-37, with 14:07 to go. Middleton made it a one-point recreation on the halfway level however was shortly countered by a triple from Kennedy to place the Pirates again forward by 4 with beneath 10 minutes to play. After Hampton doubled its lead, A&T didn’t go away and used a 6-0 run, capped off by a Walker layup by contact, to chop the deficit to 2, 60-58, with 3:13 to play. The Aggies continued to have a solution and erased a five-point deficit with 92 seconds remaining when Middleton stormed down the lane, ending by contact and finishing the three-point play with 4.3 seconds to go. Gaines-Wyatt went the size of the court docket on the ultimate possession and watched his try rattle across the rim and out for the Aggies to carry on for the one-point win.