Men’s Basketball Outmatched by Towson

Saturday, January 27

Newark, DE

2 PM

University of Delaware

12-9,4-4CAA

Towson

13-8,6-2CAA

Towson

Delaware

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

1/27/2024 5:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware men's basketball team fell 67-56 to Towson Saturday afternoon. The Blue Hens drop to 12-9 overall and 4-4 in CAA action, while the Tigers advance to 13-8, 6-2.

HENS HIGHLIGHTS

Christian Ray finished with 12 rebounds for his seventh double-digit rebounding effort on the year. He fell two points shy of his second-consecutive double-double.
Jyáre Davis tallied 18 points for his fifth-straight game at 15+.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Ray continued to have the hot hand from Thursday as the 6-6 guard tallied five of UD's first 11 points. The Hens and Tigers battled back-and-forth through the first nine minutes of action, but Towson held a 15-11 lead by the second TV timeout of the first. Towson went on a 6-0 run over a three-minute span and took advantage of a UD cold spell to go ahead 25-18. After an almost six-minute scoring drought, Davis sparked the offense with three-straight buckets, including a fast-break dunk to get the Hens back within a possession at 27-24 with 2:10 left. Towson ended the half with a quick 7-2 burst, with all seven points coming from Christian May for a 34-26 lead.
In the second, defense reigned supreme as the Tigers held the Hens without a field goal for over eight minutes. Following the drought, it was deja vu as Davis ignited the UD offense with three-straight buckets, followed by a field goal from Jalun Trent to make it a 57-52 contest with 3:20 to play. Over the final three minutes, Towson held a 10-4 advantage to pull away.

GAME NOTES

UD was outrebounded 44-31. Towson's 15 offensive boards helped create 12 second chance points compared to only one for the Blue & Gold.
Delaware finished with its lowest field-goal percentage of the season at 39.1 percent, going 18-for-46.
Towson created 14 points off 14 UD turnovers.

UP NEXT
Delaware returns to action on Thursday for a bout at William & Mary. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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