Men’s Basketball Halted Against Charleston

Thursday, February 22

Newark. DE

7 PM

University of Delaware

17-11,9-6CAA

Charleston

21-7,12-3CAA

Col. of Charleston

Delaware

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

2/22/2024 10:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware men's basketball team fell to Charleston 90-71 Thursday night at the Bob Carpenter Center. The Blue Hens fall to 17-11 and 9-6 in CAA play, while the Cougars improved to 21-7 and 12-3 in conference action.

HENS HIGHLIGHTS

Gerald Drumgoole Jr. led all Delaware' scorers with 14 points for his fifth-straight game in double figures.
Jyáre Davis tallied 13 points.
Jalun Trent recorded 12 points and tied his career mark with three steals.
Christian Ray registered his sixth double-double of the year with 11 points and 12 boards. He was a perfect 5-for-5 from the stripe.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Cougars began the night's scoring with a layup from Kobe Rogers and after Davis connected from beyond the arc, the back-and-forth contest ensued. At the 14:49 mark Cavan Reilly sank a corner trey on a Trent assist to give the Hens a 10-8 lead, but Charleston responded right away to knot the game at 10. At the under 12 media timeout, the Cougars held a 17-14 edge, but four-straight Delaware points put the Hens back ahead. Back-to-back threes from Drumgoole Jr. gave UD a 26-22 lead with 7:14 left, but by the 5:58 mark the game was knotted at 26 apiece. With 4:23 left before the break, Charleston's Ben Burnham knocked down a three pointer, sparking a 15-8 Cougars' run to end the half and sending Delaware to the locker room trailing 43-36.
The two squads continued to trade blows in the second half, but the Cougars' halftime lead was insurmountable for the Hens as it ballooned to 23 points with 2:08 left in regulation.

GAME NOTES

Delaware came into Thursday night's contest tied with Charleston and Hofstra as the only CAA teams with a 5-1 record in February.
The Hens fall to 5-2 on Thursdays after winning five straight.
Charleston's 90 points are the most surrendered by the Hens this season.

UP NEXT
Delaware returns to action Monday at home under the bright lights of national TV with a CBS Sports Network matchup set against Drexel. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m.

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