Delaware Drops 64-63 Heartbreaker to Towson

Saturday, January 19

Bob Carpenter Center

7:00 PM

University of Delaware

13-8, 5-3CAA

Towson

6-14, 2-5CAA

Towson

Delaware

Photo by: Jordan Burgess

1/19/2019 9:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Postgame Press Conference

NEWARK, Del. – Towson rallied back from an 18-point deficit to edge Delaware, 64-63, in a heartbreaker Saturday night at the Bob Carpenter Center.

The Blue Hens (13-8, 5-3 CAA) led 37-19 with 1:25 left in the first half, but Towson (6-14, 2-5 CAA) scored the final three points of the period and opened the second half with an 11-1 run to pull within 38-33 at the 15:20 mark.

Delaware extended the margin back to nine at 47-38, but Towson battled back and took its first lead of the night at 54-53 with 6:19 on the clock. The Blue Hens quickly responded with six consecutive points, while an Eric Carter layup at the 1:44 mark gave UD a 63-61 advantage.

However Towson's Brian Fobbs was fouled and hit one free throw, and after he missed the second the Tigers grabbed the board before Alex Thomas hit the game-winning jumper with 22 seconds on the clock.

Ryan Allen then missed in the paint, but he was fouled after grabbing the rebound and attempting a putback. However Allen misfired on both free throws as Towson hung on for the win.

Carter finished with team-highs of 14 points and eight rebounds for the Blue Hens, while Allen and Darian Bryant added 13 points apiece.

After Towson opened the scoring with a three-pointer, Delaware scored the next 14 points to take control. A Bryant fastbreak layup made it 25-10 midway through the half, and the Blue Hens eventually went up 18 before the Tigers' comeback.

Head Coach Martin Ingelsby
"I thought we weren't very good defensively in the second half. They scored 42 points, shot almost 70 percent from the field and 60 percent from the three-point line. We didn't dig in like we needed to. That's a team that likes to grind you up, and we knew it was going to be a physical game. We've got to play for 40 minutes. We had a great first half – we were efficient, shared the basketball and scored 37 points. We just couldn't get into a rhythm in the second half. Credit Towson, they really guarded us in the second half. It was a dogfight, and we just didn't do enough on the defensive end to get out of there with a win."

Darian Bryant
"We have to compete for 40 minutes. We couldn't ask for a better first half, but in the second half we came out lackadaisical and they jumped on us early. We weren't able to control their runs, and got away from ourselves offensively. It's a tough one to swallow because our mindset was to stay on their neck, and we couldn't do that tonight."

Game Notes
• Delaware committed just two turnovers on the night
• Carter now has 949 points, moving into 39th place in school history
• Bryant's 13 points are his second most of the year
• Delaware held the lead for 36:38
• UD had a three-game home winning streak snapped
• Towson defeated the Blue Hens for the seventh straight meeting