Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt scored 23 points and Etienne Strothers added 18 points as Hampton Pirates knocked off Elon Phoenix 87-79 in double overtime on Thursday.

Gaines-Wyatt also contributed three steals for the Pirates (11-13, 5-6 Coastal Athletic Association). Daniel Johnson scored 18 points while going 6 of 17 from the floor, including 3 for 8 from 3-point range, and 3 for 4 from the line and added seven rebounds.

Chandler Cuthrell led the Phoenix (13-11, 5-6) in scoring, finishing with 32 points, 10 rebounds and two steals. Ned Hull added 15 points for Elon. Ja'Juan Carr also had 13 points.

Hampton took a 23-17 lead in the first half with a 12-2 run. Gaines-Wyatt paced their team in scoring with nine first-half points as the two sides entered the locker room at halftime tied at 33. Johnson scored the final bucket of regulation, a 3-pointer with 24 seconds remaining. Hull knocked down a 3-pointer to keep the game tied at 73 to head to a second overtime. A 7-0 run for the Pirates in double overtime sealed the victory.

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