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Cold-Shooting Blue Hens Fall to James Madison 67-54
2/10/2015 10:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NEWARK, Del. -- Freshman guard Chivarsky Corbett came off the bench to score 17 points, but the University of Delaware could not overcome a cold-shooting night and dropped a 67-54 decision to James Madison in a Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball matchup Tuesday night.
James Madison (15-11, 8-5 CAA), which won its second straight game and swept the season series from Delaware, held the Hens to 37.8 percent shooting from the field, forced 15 turnovers, and held a 36-30 advantage on the boards to post the win.
Corbett drained 5 of 11 shots from the field, including three three-pointers, and also pulled five rebounds to lead the way for the Hens (6-18, 5-8 CAA), who could not continue the momentum after knocking off then league-leader Northeastern Saturday in Boston.
Kyle Anderson added 14 points and a team-high six rebounds for the Blue Hens but was limited to 3 of 12 shooting from the field and just 2 of 7 accuracy from beyond the mark. He still finished in double figures for the seventh straight game and became just the 19th player in UD history to surpass 1,200 career points.
“We had been scoring the ball well over the last five, six, seven games, but we just couldn't score enough tonight,” said Blue Hen head coach Monté Ross. “I thought we did a good job defensively holding JMU to 42 percent shooting, but we didn't make enough shots to win. Our inconsistency is a product of our youth. Our kids are trying their tails off, but sometimes things don't come together.
“Our crowd was absolutely tremendous," said Ross of a crowd that included an enthusiastic jam-packed student section. "The student section was loud and packed from the start, and I'm sorry we couldn't get it done for them tonight."
Yohanny Dalembert led James Madison with 14 points and 10 rebounds to notch his second double-double of the season while Joey McLean contributed 13 points and four assists. The Dukes improved to 5-2 in CAA road games this season.
HEN SCRATCHINGS
• Delaware returns to action Saturday when the Hens travel to Williamsburg, Va. to take on William & Mary
• Delaware pulled just six offensive rebounds and did not have a second-chance point the entire game
• The Hens did shoot 83.3 percent from the foul line, making 15 of 18 shots, including perfect 6 for 6 shooting from Anderson
• Delaware led 27-21 witih 4:41 left in the first quarter but JMU outscored the Hens 11-0 to end the half and scored the first four points of the second stanza to take control.
AGATE:
JAMES MADISON (15-11, 8-5 CAA)
Vodanovich, 3-8 3-4 9, Dalembert, 5-13 3-4 14, Curry, 3-9 0-0 8, McLean, 4-7 2-2 13, Kent, 3-6 2-2 9, Grays, 2-6 0-1 5, Satkus, 1-2 0-0 2, Cabarkapa, 3-6 0-0 7, Totals, 24-57 10-13 67.
DELAWARE (6-18, 5-8 CAA)
Jeffers, 1-3 0-0 2, King-Davis, 4-6 1-1 9, Holden, 1-5 3-3 5, Anderson, 3-12 6-6 14, Hayes, 3-5 1-3 7, Corbett, 5-11 4-4 17, Harris, 0-0 0-0 0, Mosley, 0-1 0-0 0, Carter, 0-0 0-0 0, Pinkard, 0-2 0-0 0, Johnson, 0-0 0-0 0, Totals, 17-45 15-18 54.
Halftime Score: James Madison 32, Delaware 27; Three-Point Field Goals: JMU - 9-21 (McLean, 3-5, Curry, 2-5, Dalembert, 1-1, Kent, 1-3, Grays, 1-3, Cabarkapa, 1-2, Vodanovich, 0-2), D - 5-15 (Corbett, 3-4, Anderson, 2-7, Hayes, 0-2, Holden, 0-2); Rebounds: JMU - 36 (Dalembert, 10), D - 30 (Anderson, 6); Assists: JMU - 14 (Curry, 5), D - 12 (Holden, 4); Total Fouls: JMU - 18, D - 13; Attendance: 2,318.
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