No. 6 Men’s Basketball Blows Past No. 14 Hampton in CAA Championship Second Round

Saturday, March 9

Washington, DC

8:30 PM

University of Delaware

19-13,10-8CAA

Hampton

9-24,3-15CAA

Hampton

Delaware

No. 6 Men’s Basketball Blows Past No. 14 Hampton in CAA Championship Second Round

3/9/2024 11:52:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With a CAA Championship record in field goal percentage defense, the No. 6 University of Delaware men's basketball team blew past No. 14 Hampton on Saturday night, 80-50. The Blue Hen defense held the Pirates to just 23.4 percent from the field, topping a record that stood in place since ODU held VCU to 26.1 percent on February 27, 1999.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Delaware shot 48.3 percent on the day, including a 63.3 percent first half.
Gerald Drumgoole Jr. posted a game-high 17 points on 5-of-7 shooting, including 3-of-4 from deep, in just 16 minutes of action.
Cavan Reilly recorded 14 points on a 5-of-8 evening, hitting 3-of-6 from long range.
Jalun Trent rounded out a trio of double-digit scorers with 12 points. He corralled seven rebounds and swiped two steals.
Tyler Houser paced the Hens with nine rebounds, his most as a Blue Hen.
Christian Ray set a career high with three blocks.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Hens opened a sizable lead with a 12-2 advantage over 5:50 to make it a 17-5 score. During that stretch, UD held Hampton scoreless for 5:08. Delaware continued to pour it on up to the under-eight media timeout with a 28-7 lead. The Blue & Gold cruised to a 51-16 lead at the half, having shot 63.3 percent overall and 45.5 percent from long range, while holding the Pirates to 14.7 percent overall and 7.1 percent from deep.
Delaware rolled to a 12-2 run up to the timeout at 15:20. The run included a Hampton drought of 3:15. The Hens would pull ahead by as many as 47 before the Pirates fell by 30.

GAME NOTES

Delaware moves to 11-7 when scoring first this season and 14-2 when leading at the half.
The 16 first-half points surrendered is the fewest allowed by Delaware in any half this season.
The Hens' 51 points to open the game is one shy of the season best.
Head coach Martin Ingelsby is tied for ninth all-time in CAA Championship wins with nine. He joins Brad Brownell of UNCW and Joe Mihalich of Hofstra.
All available Blue Hens played in Saturday's game.

UP NEXT
Delaware will take on No. 3 Hofstra on Sunday at 8:30 p.m. on FloHoops in the CAA Championship Quarterfinals.

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