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Yale Uses Three-Point Barrage To Post 81-63 Victory Over Blue Hens
12/11/2016 4:22:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Yale knocked down 13 three-pointers and shot 52 percent from the field as the Bulldogs pulled away in the second half to post an 81-63 men's basketball victory over the University of Delaware Sunday afternoon at John J. Lee Amphitheater.
The Bulldogs, who improved to 5-4 on the year while winning their third in a row, put four players in double figures as Alex Copeland scored 17 points while Blake Reynolds added 16 including four three-pointers. Yale hit 28 of 54 (51.9%) shots from the floor, including 13 of 28 from behind the arc against a Delaware squad that entered the game ranked fourth in the nation in three-point defense.
Blue Hen freshman guard Ryan Daly led all scorers with a season-high 20 points, including a 5 of 9 performance from behind the arc, and also grabbed a season-high nine rebounds. Chivarsky Corbett reached double figures for the fourth straight game with 10 points, while Eric Carter narrowly missed a double-double with nine points and 10 rebounds. UD fell to 5-4 and had its two-game winning streak snapped.
Delaware shot a respectable 44.6 percent from the field and went 9 of 21 from long distance, but hurt itself by hitting just 4 of 12 free throws. The Blue Hens were also out-rebounded for just the second time this year as Yale held a 37-30 edge on the boards.
“I tip my hat to Yale, they're a good team and they know how to win,” Blue Hen head coach Martin Ingelsby said. “We played well in spurts, but have to be more consistent with our effort. They did a great job of knocking down shots; we defended well for 20 or 21 seconds, but they hit a bunch of big three-pointers late in the shot clock.”
Daly hit three consecutive three-pointers early in the first half, while a Darian Bryant triple gave UD a 21-15 lead with 11:09 to play in the opening period. However Yale exploded for a 23-5 run, going up 38-26 on a Reynolds three-pointer with 2:29 on the clock.
It was still a 12 point-game at the two-minute mark but after Cazmon Hayes hit a jumper, Anthony Mosley added two free throws and then swished a halfcourt shot just before the buzzer to bring Delaware within 41-36 at the break.
But Yale scored the first eight points of the second half, including two straight triples by Reynolds, to go up 49-36 and force a Delaware timeout with 17 minutes left.
UD answered with seven in a row pull within six with 14:06 left, and it was still just a seven-point game when Skye Johnson converted a jumphook, but the Bulldogs answered with a 13-2 spurt to go in front 67-49 with 6:27 to play.
The Blue Hens countered with eight straight points, the final six on consecutive three-pointers by Daly, to get within 10 with 4:53 to play, but Yale responded with a 7-0 run to put the game away.
Delaware returns to action on Saturday when the Blue Hens take on Seton Hall at 6 p.m. in the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Game Notes:
• Yale won its 17th straight home game, the eighth longest streak in Division I
• Carter reached double figure rebounds for the fourth time on the year
• Yale's 13 three-pointers are the most allowed by UD this season
• Hayes appeared in his 100th career game for the Blue Hens
• Delaware was playing its first game in the state of Connecticut since 2007
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