Davis Scores Career Best as Men’s Basketball Falls to Rider in OT

Wednesday, December 20

Newark, DE

7 PM

University of Delaware

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Rider

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Davis Scores Career Best as Men’s Basketball Falls to Rider in OT

12/20/2023 10:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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NEWARK, Del. – Despite tying his career high with 28 points, Jyáre Davis and the University of Delaware men's basketball team fell to Rider 88-85 in overtime at the Bob Carpenter Center Wednesday night.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Davis last scored 28 points at Drexel last season. He finished Wednesday's game 8-for-17 from the field. He also tallied five rebounds, four assists, and three steals.
He was joined in double figures by Jalun Trent (15), Cavan Reilly (11), and Gerald Drumgoole Jr. (10).
Christian Ray neared a double-double with nine points and eight rebounds.
Delaware had a season-low four turnovers.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Davis hit a trey at the 18:10 mark for Delaware's first points of the night. By the 11:45 stamp, it was a 17-15 contest in favor of the Broncs. The Hens cut the lead to 28-25 after a Reilly triple with 5:04 left in the first. Delaware continued to trail until back-to-back three-pointers from Reilly and Drumgoole Jr. knotted the game at 38-all, but a Broncs layup from Tariq Ingraham with 16 seconds left put Rider ahead 40-38 headed into the break.
To open the second half, Davis tied the game at 40, but the Broncs followed with a 6-0 run. After an Allen Powell jumper gave Rider a 56-49 edge with 12:37 to go, the Hens went on a 9-3 run capped off by a Davis jumper to tie the game at 63-63 with 8:05 left in regulation. Just over three minutes later, Reilly knocked down a triple to tie the game at 72-72. From the 4:45 mark on, the Broncs and Hens battled back-and-forth, going shot for shot as Delaware clawed back and forced overtime tied at 80.
In OT, the Hens took an 85-84 lead with1:06 remaining with all five points coming from Davis. The Broncs continued to fight as Rider finished the game on a 4-0 run and held the Blue Hens scoreless down the stretch to come away with the win.

GAME NOTES

This is the fifth time Delaware had four or more players with double digit points, but only the second time in a losing effort (Nov. 26 vs. George Washington).
Wednesday night's game was Davis' sixth game of the year with 20-plus points and his sixth-straight game with 17 or more.
This was only Delaware's ninth loss to Rider at the BCC in 30 meetings between the two teams.

UP NEXT
The Blue Hens get to enjoy the holiday break before returning to the Bob Carpenter Center on Dec. 30 to host Princeton in Delaware's final non-conference game.

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