Ohio’s Second-Half Surge Too Much for Men’s Basketball

Saturday, December 2

Athens, OH

2 PM

University of Delaware

5-3,0-0CAA

Ohio

5-2,0-0MAC

Delaware

Ohio

Ohio’s Second-Half Surge Too Much for Men’s Basketball

12/2/2023 5:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

ATHENS, Ohio – A second-half surge by Ohio on Saturday proved to be too much for the University of Delaware men's basketball team as it fell 74-73. The Blue Hens drop to 5-3 on the season, while the Bobcats advance to 5-2.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Jyáre Davis led the team with 17 points. He added nine rebounds and two assists.
Christian Ray also neared a double-double with a game-high 12 rebounds and nine points.
Gerald Drumgoole Jr. tallied 10 points and seven boards. He had a team-high three assists.
Niels Lane (9) and Cavan Reilly (8) rounded out the top scorers for UD.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After trading the first few baskets, the home team would pull ahead by three, before a 7-2 spurt for the Hens sent the game into the under-12 media timeout with UD on top, 16-14. After a 16-16 tie, Delaware owned an 11-4 margin over 3:09 to take its largest lead thus far at 27-20 with 7:28 left in the first. The Blue & Gold would go ahead by as many as 10, but held a 36-28 lead at the intermission.
Delaware would build the second-half lead to double figures on six different occasions, however the Bobcats overcame the deficit 23-13 advantage over the final 10:40 to pull ahead. The Hens had an opportunity for. pair of game-winning shots, but could not convert.

UP NEXT
Delaware will stay in Ohio and head to Cincinnati for a matchup with Xavier.

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