Men’s Basketball Weathers Adversity to Pick Up 73-67 Senior Day Win

Thursday, February 29

Newark, DE

7 PM

University of Delaware

18-12,10-7CAA

Northeastern

12-18,7-10CAA

Northeastern

Delaware

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

Men’s Basketball Weathers Adversity to Pick Up 73-67 Senior Day Win

2/29/2024 10:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware men's basketball team weathered adversity Thursday night to pick up a 73-67 win on Senior Day over Northeastern. The Blue Hens advance to 18-12 overall and 10-7 in the CAA while the Huskies fall to 12-18 and 7-10 in league play.

Prior to the game, the program recognized seniors Claire Kaufmann, O.D. Ogunbo, Jalun Trent, and Christian Ray.

HENS HIGHLIGHTS

Jyáre Davis led all Delaware scorers with 19 points and nine rebounds, one shy of his eighth double-double of the season.
Niels Lane put up 16 points and Gerald Drumgoole Jr. tallied 11 to round out the Hens' double figure scorers.
The Hens went 21-for-26 from the stripe, including 10-of-12 from Davis.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Huskies opened the game with four-straight points before Lane put the Blue Hens on the board, but the visitors held a 9-2 advantage up to the first media break with the Hens shooting 1-of-7 to begin the game. Northeastern went ahead by as many as nine points, but a 6-0 run from the Hens paired with an almost three minute long scoring drought from the Huskies gave UD a 26-25 lead, its first of the game. The two squads battled back and forth over the final minutes of the half but the Blue & Gold outscored the Huskies 9-4 down the stretch to take a 37-36 lead into the locker room.
Delaware opened the second half with a bang as Davis knocked down a triple to begin an 11-4 spurt to take a 48-40 lead, their largest of the game to this point, before the first media break. Despite being down 11, the visitors responded and made it a 53-51 game with 9:45 left. The stretch saw the Blue & Gold scoreless for nearly three minutes. The Huskies knotted the game at 55-55 with 7:08 left, but a clutch three pointer from Drumgoole Jr. put the Hens back in front before the under-eight media break. NU continued to fight back and tied the game at 59 apiece with 4:59 left. Fifty-three seconds later, a Masai Troutman triple put the Huskies up 62-61, but it was short-lived as Drumgoole Jr. responded with another long ball with 3:40 to go to give the Hens a lead they wouldn't relinquish.

GAME NOTES

The last time UD played on Leap Day was in 2020 when it defeated UNCW, 82-67.
Delaware moves to 13-2 when leading at halftime this season.
The Hens improve to 15-1 when holding opponents under 70 points this season and 84-22 under Martin Ingelsby.

UP NEXT
Delaware rounds out the regular season on Saturday against Stony Brook at 4 p.m. with seeding on the line for the CAA Tournament.

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