Men’s Basketball Moves to 3-0 After Hard Fought Win Against Air Force, 65-57

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Men’s Basketball Moves to 3-0 After Hard Fought Win Against Air Force, 65-57

11/12/2023 3:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

NEWARK, Del. – After a second-half comeback from the visitors, the University of Delaware men's basketball team ripped off a late run to secure the 65-57 victory on Sunday over Air Force.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Jyáre Davis led the Hens with 21 points and tied for a team-best seven rebounds. He went 6-for-11 from the field and 8-for-9 at the line.
Jalun Trent and Tyler Houser each tallied 11 points.
Christian Ray corralled seven rebounds to tie with Davis.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Delaware scored the first seven points of the game before holding a 7-2 lead at the first media stoppage with 14:41 left in the initial frame. The Hens continued to outpace its opposition, pushing the margin to 23-12 with 5:14 on the clock. It was a defensive battle the rest of the way, before Cavan Reilly hit a three as the half expired to put the Hens up, 29-19.
Air Force cut into the deficit with a 9-2 margin to make it a four-point game with just under 17 minutes to play. The Falcons clawed their way back using a 9-of-10 shooting stretch to even things up at 39 apiece, which forced a timeout by Delaware with 12:23 remaining. After a lot of back-and-forth, the Hens pulled ahead by seven after a 12-5 run over 4:23. UD would hold steady the rest of the way to close out the win.

GAME NOTES

With his first bucket of the game, Ray hit the 800-point mark for his career. This comes one game after reaching the 800 rebound milestone.
Davis also reached that 800 career points threshold today after tallying three points.
The 19 points surrendered in the first half are the least amount allowed by the Hens in any half this season.
Delaware moves to 3-0 for the second time under Martin Ingelsby after starting 9-0 in 2019-20.

UP NEXT
The Blue & Gold head to Dover to take on Delaware State on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

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