University of Delaware Athletics
University of Delaware
2-0
Bradley
1-1
Blue Hens Shut Down Bradley, Remain Unbeaten With 63-49 Road Victory Over Braves
11/13/2016 8:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
PEORIA, Ill. – The University of Delaware men's basketball team shut down Bradley in the opening half to build a big lead and was never seriously threatened in the second period as the Blue Hens posted a 63-49 victory over the Braves Sunday afternoon at Carver Arena.
Junior point guard Anthony Mosley led the Blue Hens (2-0) with a game-high 16 points, while Devonne Pinkard contributed 14 points on the day. Cazmon Hayes grabbed career-high 12 rebounds while Darian Bryant chipped in with eight points and nine boards for the Blue Hens, who dominated the glass for the second straight game with a 45-27 advantage.
Martin IngelsbyAlex Foster paced Bradley (1-1) with 12 points off the bench, while Darrell Brown added 11 and JoJo McGlasten contributed 10. However the Braves shot just 32.0 percent from the field, and were limited to only 4 of 25 shooting from behind the arc by the Blue Hens.
Delaware controlled the opening 20 minutes, shooting 46.9 percent from the field while holding the Braves to just 5 of 25 shooting including 0 of 12 from three-point range.
The Blue Hens led 9-1 just over four minutes into the game, and took a double digit lead at 15-5 when Hayes found Ryan Daly for a bucket at the 12:16 mark.
Brown hit two free throws to bring the Braves within 21-12 with 5:42 on the clock, but the Blue Hens closed the half with a 13-3 spurt, as Chivarsky Corbett just beat the halftime buzzer with a deep three-pointer to give UD a 34-15 advantage at the break.
Delaware led by as many as 21 early in the second half, and after Bradley closed within 44-30, Pinkard converted a three-point play to make it a 17-point game with 12:49 on the clock. The Braves never got closer than 14 the rest of the way as UD improved to 2-0 for the first time since the 2005-06 season.
"Once we got the lead, we wanted to take away the three and make them hit contested twos," said Ingelsby. "We also were able to control the tempo. I thought Anthony Mosley did a great job of getting us into our sets.”
Delaware returns to action on Tuesday, Nov. 15, with a 7 p.m. game at La Salle in Philadelphia.
Game Notes:
• The Blue Hens shot 44.2 percent from the field and knocked down 14 of 18 foul shots
• Delaware held a 36-18 advantage in points in the paint
• Delaware defeated Bradley for the second straight year
• Ingelsby is just the third UD coach since 1945 to win his first two games, joining Don Harnum (6-0 in 1971-72) and Mike Brey (2-0 in 1995-96)
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Kevin Tritt at: ktritt@udel.edu (email) / 302-831-8715 (office) / 302-383-5005 (cell)
