Delaware Wins Third Straight With 70-60 Home Victory Over UMBC

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Delaware Wins Third Straight With 70-60 Home Victory Over UMBC

12/5/2021 4:27:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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NEWARK, Del. – Delaware turned in its second consecutive impressive defensive performance as the Blue Hens recorded a 70-60 victory over UMBC Sunday afternoon at the Bob Carpenter Center.

Delaware, which won its third straight game, limited the Retrievers to just 31.7 percent shooting from the floor including only 6 of 26 from behind the arc. The Blue Hens shot just 36.6 percent from the field, but never led by less than seven points in the second half.

Kevin Anderson paced UD with 20 points, and has now scored 1,100 points for his career. Ebby Asamoah returned from a two-game absence to pour in a season-high 14 points off the bench, while Jyare Davis added a season-best 11 points. Andrew Carr and Dylan Painter each finished with eight points and 10 rebounds during the win.

UMBC led for most of the opening eight minutes, before Asamoah drained consecutive three-pointers to put Delaware up 17-13 with 9:45 to play in the first half.

The Blue Hens then held UMBC to just one field goal over the final nine and a half minutes, closing the period with a 12-3 run to take a 31-20 advantage into the break.

Early in the second half Jameer Nelson, Jr. converted back to back layups, extending the margin to 42-25 and forcing a UMBC timeout with 16:27 remaining. UD was up 16 points with 13 minutes to play following a Carr jumper, but the Retrievers scored seven consecutive points to close within 44-35 with 11:25 to play.

It was a 51-44 game before Delaware held UMBC scoreless for over five minutes, pushing the margin to 60-44 game when Carr connected on a free throw at the 1:52 mark. The Retrievers pulled within 62-55 with 54 seconds to play, but would not threaten the Blue Hens from there.

Martin Ingelsby
"We challenged our group to really guard a talented, potent offensive team in UMBC, and they responded. To hold them to 20 points in the first half was a fabulous effort. We missed some shots in the second half but were able to get stops when we needed to. This was a great team win."

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