Men’s Basketball Storms Past North Carolina A&T, 90-71

Thursday, January 25

Newark, DE

7 PM

University of Delaware

12-8,4-3CAA

North Carolina A&T

6-14,4-3CAA

N.C. A&T

Delaware

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

Men’s Basketball Storms Past North Carolina A&T, 90-71

1/25/2024 9:58:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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NEWARK, Del. – Behind a combined 65 points from Niels Lane, Jyáre Davis, and Gerald Drumgoole Jr. and a near triple-double from Christian Ray the University of Delaware men's basketball team drubbed North Carolina A&T 90-71 Thursday night at the Bob Carpenter Center, improving to 4-3 in CAA play and 12-8 overall.

HENS HIGHLIGHTS

Lane's four triples in five attempts were both career highs.
Ray tallied his third double-double of the year with 12 points and 16 rebounds, falling one assist shy of Delaware's first triple-double since 2002 and third all-time.
Davis recorded 22 points for his eighth game of 20 or more and his fourth-straight with at least 15.
Drumgoole Jr. finished with 21 points for his third game of 20+ on the year and his fifth-straight with 16 or better.
This is the fifth game this season the Hens have shot 50-percent or greater from the field, having finished at 50.7 percent.
UD also connected on 44-percent from long range, going on 11-of-25. The 11 triples are tied for most in a game this season.
Delaware dominated the paint with a 42 to 20 advantage over the Aggies.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Thursday's contest got out to a slow start for both squads, but Drumgoole Jr. put the Hens on top with a finger roll layup to begin the night's scoring. The Aggies then took a 7-4 lead, but Delaware used an 11-0 spurt to make it a 15-7 edge prior to the first TV timeout. After the stoppage, the visiting team trimmed Delaware's lead to two, but a 9-0 run from the Hens along with an Aggies' 0-for-6 streak from the field gave Delaware a 28-17 advantage with 4:41 left. Over the final 2:16 of the half, the Hens and Aggies held each other scoreless, and Delaware took a 32-22 lead into the locker room.
The Hens opened the second half with an 11-2 attack and took advantage of three Aggies turnovers, scoring on each one. With 12:55 left in the second, Cavan Reilly drained a triple to give Delaware a 20-point lead, 59-39. By the 5:59 mark, the Blue & Gold's lead ballooned to 24 after a layup from Lane. Down the stretch, the two squads matched each other shot for shot and 19 second-half points from Drumgoole Jr. led the Hens to a dominant victory.

GAME NOTES

Delaware held the Aggies off the stripe in the first half.
The Blue Hens improved to 8-2 when leading at halftime and to 4-0 on Thursdays.
The Blue & Gold improved to 5-2 at home.
Three Blue Hens finished with 20 or more points for the first time since February 24, 2022.
It was the second time in a week that a Blue Hens player finished with 15 or more rebounds.
It was the second time this season Davis tallied 10 field goals.
Delaware's 22 assists mark a season best.
The 58 second-half points are the most in a half this season for the Hens.

UP NEXT
Delaware returns to action on Saturday as Towson pays a visit to Newark. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. for the nationally televised game on CBS Sports Network.

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