Ray Scores 1,000th Point in Men’s Basketball’s Win Over Monmouth, 84-80

Saturday, February 3

Newark, DE

2 PM

University of Delaware

14-9,6-4CAA

Monmouth

12-11,5-5CAA

Monmouth

Delaware

Photo by: Gavin Bethell

Ray Scores 1,000th Point in Men’s Basketball’s Win Over Monmouth, 84-80

2/3/2024 5:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

NEWARK, Del. – Senior Christian Ray tallied 13 points and eclipsed the 1,000-point mark Saturday afternoon as the University of Delaware men's basketball team topped Monmouth 84-80 in a thriller at the Bob Carpenter Center. Delaware improves to 14-9 and 6-4 in CAA action, while Monmouth drops to 12-11 and 5-5 in league play.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Jyáre Davis led the Hens in scoring with 19 points. He added 12 boards for his fourth double-double of the year. He's now scored 17 or more points in 13 of the last 17 games.
Cavan Reilly and Jalun Trent joined Ray and Davis in double figures as the pair totaled 13 and 11, respectively.
Tyler Houser went 3-for-5 from beyond the arc for nine points - the most in a game for him since scoring 11 against Air Force on Nov. 12.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The teams traded the first 14 points for a 7-7 tie at the first media stoppage with 15:42 on the clock. More of the same with another tie at the next media break - 16-16, 11:27 to play. The two squads continued to battle back and forth, but a trey from Houser and a layup from Ray put the Hens ahead 21-16 with 9:52 left. After a Wes Peterson Jr. three pointer made it a two-score game, the Hawks used a 6-0 run to knot the contest at 27 with 5:33 to go. UD responded with a triple from Reilly to take back its lead for good as the Blue & Gold never trailed for the rest of the half. Delaware ended the first going 4-for-4 from the field and 5-of-6 from the stripe for a 42-38 edge.
The second half began like the first, both teams trading blows, but at the 9:10 mark, a Drumgoole Jr. three pointer sparked an 8-0 burst for the Blue & Gold as UD took a 70-62 advantage with 7:14 to go. By the 2:55 mark, Delaware's lead swelled to nine, 76-67, but after six points from Monmouth's Xander Rice, the Hawks cut it to a one-score game with 35 seconds left in regulation. Despite the Hawks cutting it to one with mere seconds remaining, UD never let up and came away with its second-straight win.

GAME NOTES

The Blue Hens finished Saturday's game with a season-high seven blocks as a team.
Delaware never trailed following the 9:29 mark in the second half.
This is the third game this season with 11 or more lead changes for UD.
This was the seventh game this year UD finished with a 50-percent field goal percentage or greater.
Houser's two blocks tie his career best.

UP NEXT
Delaware heads to Towson on Thursday, looking to split the season series with the Tigers. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

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