Men’s Basketball Survives Stony Brook; Will Take on Fifth-Seeded Campbell on Saturday

Friday, March 7

Washington, D.C. / CareFirst Arena

2 PM

University of Delaware

13-19,5-13CAA

Stony Brook

8-24,4-14CAA

Stony Brook

Delaware

Photo by: Rafael Suanes/CAA

Men’s Basketball Survives Stony Brook; Will Take on Fifth-Seeded Campbell on Saturday

3/7/2025 5:34:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Twelfth-seeded University of Delaware men's basketball (13-19) survived 13^th-seeded Stony Brook (8-24) Friday afternoon, 80-76, to advance to the 2025 Jersey Mike's CAA Men's Basketball Championship Second Round on Saturday to take on fifth-seeded Campbell at 2:30 p.m.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Delaware shot 55.8 percent overall, 34.8 percent from three-point range, and 82.4 percent from the line.
UD won the turnover battle (+4) and capitalized with 14 points off the Seawolves' 11 turnovers.
Erik Timko returned to form and led the Hens with 19 points. He connected on 4-of-8 from long range and snagged a team-best five rebounds.
Niels Lane finished with 16 points on a 7-of-10 outing. He added four rebounds, three assists, two steals, and two blocks to his stat line.
Rookie of the Year Izaiah Pasha accounted for 15 points, Cavan Reilly for 13, and John Camden for 11.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Delaware scored the first six points of the game on three field goals before the Seawolves found the bottom of the net. The Hens went up 9-3 for their largest lead to that point before an 18-16 score at the under-12 timeout. UD used an 18-8 run over 5:41 to push the score to 48-32 at the 1:01 mark. Each team tallied a bucket to end the half 50-34 in favor of the Hens.
Stony Brook used a 17-9 margin over the initial 4:36 to cut the deficit to 59-51 when Martin Ingelsby called timeout with 15:24 on the clock. The Seawolves continued to fight back and tied the game at 70 apiece with 3:11 left. The Blue & Gold never surrendered the lead the rest of the way.

GAME NOTES

Delaware moves to 13-4 when leading at the half this season.
UD has scored 50 points in the opening half of the past two CAA Championship Tournaments (51 vs Hampton on March 9, 2024).

UP NEXT
Delaware will take on fifth-seeded Campbell on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

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