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Men’s Basketball Drops Monday Night Matchup to Drexel
2/26/2024 9:49:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware men's basketball team dropped its second-straight game Monday night 70-60 to Drexel at the Bob Carpenter Center. Delaware falls to 17-12 and 9-7 in CAA action, while the Dragons improve to 18-11 and 11-5 in league play.
HENS HIGHLIGHTS
Delaware returns to action on Thursday for Senior Night as the Blue take on Northeastern at 7 p.m.
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HENS HIGHLIGHTS
- Christian Ray led all UD players with 12 points and 12 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the year.
- Jyáre Davis tallied 11 points and a pair of blocks.
- Niels Lane and Gerald Drumgoole Jr. each totaled 10 points with the latter adding five assists.
- Jalun Trent neared a double-double with nine points and eight rebounds.
- Delaware opened Monday night's action with a 6-0 run including the first two buckets from Lane. Drexel's Lucas Monroe put the Dragons on the board at the 17:52 mark, but a 7-0 spurt from the Hens, capped by a Davis trey, gave UD a 15-6 edge with 13:29 to go before the break. By the 7:14 mark, the Blue & Gold held a 25-16 lead, but a 13-0 Dragons' run over the final 5:43 of the half led to a six-point Blue Hens deficit and a 33-27 Drexel lead heading into the break.
- In the second, Ray ended the scoring drought with a layup at the 19:16 mark. The second half was all Dragons until Ray began a 6-0 run for the Hens with two layups and a Davis mid-range jumper sandwiched between to cut the Drexel lead to five, 57-52, with 7:39 left in regulation. Five points were the closest the Hens came down the stretch as Drexel held its lead for the remainder of the contest.
- Delaware finished 2-for-15 from beyond the arc, tying their worst three-point field goal percentage of the year at 13.3 percent.
- This was the 10th game this season the Hens were held below 70 points, but only their fourth loss.
Delaware returns to action on Thursday for Senior Night as the Blue take on Northeastern at 7 p.m.
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Team Stats
Drexel
UD
FG%
.500
.444
3FG%
.353
.133
FT%
.462
.556
RB
36
31
TO
11
8
STL
6
7
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