Men’s Basketball Holds Off Elon in 79-77 Win

Saturday, January 18

Newark, DE

2 PM

University of Delaware

11-8,4-2CAA

Elon

13-6,4-2CAA

Elon

Delaware

Photo by: Gavin Bethell

1/18/2025 4:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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NEWARK, Del. – University of Delaware men's basketball picked up a critical 79-77 win over Elon Saturday afternoon. The Blue Hens (11-8, 4-2 CAA) out rebounded a Phoenix team (13-6, 4-2 CAA) that ranks sixth in the nation with a +10.7 margin.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

UD made 10 three pointers in the first half as part of a 59-percent field goal percentage, including 67-percent from deep and would finish the day at 46.4 percent overall and 40.0 percent from long range.
John Camden led all scorers with 28 points on a 9-of-11 afternoon. He also tied his career mark of two blocks.
Cavan Reilly tallied 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting.
Erik Timko dropped 15 points.
Niels Lane registered his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

UD scored the first nine points before the visitors found the bottom of the net coming out of the first break at 15:56. The home team continued to outpace its opponent and took a 23-13 lead into the under-12 timeout. The Blue & Gold opened the lead to as many as 18 points to head into the locker room with a 49-31 advantage.
After Elon scored the first five points of the second stanza, the Hens buckled down and continued to hold onto a sizable lead that peaked at 19 – 64-45 with 12:32 on the clock. The Phoenix fought back and cut the deficit to single digits 70-62 at the 5:46 mark. Delaware rebuilt the lead to 15, but a 14-1 run over 2:39 made it a two-point game with 40.7 remaining. The Phoenix had a chance with a few seconds left to either tie or pull ahead, but couldn't convert.

GAME NOTES

Delaware moves to 7-2 in the Bob Carpenter Center this season.
UD advances to 11-2 when leading at the half this year.
The Hens are now 5-1 when making at least 10 triples in a game with the lone loss coming at St. John's.
Timko has scored in double figures in 90 of his 104 career games.
Martin Ingelsby moves to 9-0 in his career against Elon at home.

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