Men’s Basketball Rolls Past Notre Dame of Maryland, 105-44, to Begin 2026-27 Campaign

Monday, November 2

Newark, Del.

7 PM

University of Delaware

1-0,0-0CUSA

105

Notre Dame of Maryland

0-0,0-0United East

Team	1	2	F
Notre Dame (MD)	16	28	44
Delaware	55	50	105

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

11/2/2026 9:48:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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NEWARK, Del. – University of Delaware men's basketball rolled past Notre Dame of Maryland, 105-44, Monday night inside the Bob Carpenter Center to begin the 2026-27 campaign. The Fightin' Blue Hens start the season 1-0, while the Gators stay even at 0-0 with the game counting as an exhibition.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

All 15 Fightin' Blue Hens saw action tonight with 11 registering a point.
It was the Hens first 100+ point outing since defeating William & Mary, 100-78, in the CAA Quarterfinals on March 9, 2025. The 105 points are the most under head coach Martin Ingelsby surpassing the 101 vs. Goldey-Beacom on November 8, 2023.
UD's 28 assists are the most under Ingelsby, passing the 27 vs. Campbell on February 15, 2025.
Delaware scored 55 points in the opening frame, shooting 61.8 from the field, including 53.8 from long range on seven makes. It's the first 50+ point half since a 57-point performance at Kennesaw State last February.
Overall, the Blue & Gold shot 59.2 percent from the floor and 46.4 percent from three-point land.
Chuck Bailey III scored a game-high 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting. He added five rebounds and a career-high tying four assists.
DeShawn Harris-Smith neared a triple-double with 10 points, a career-high 11 assists, and seven rebounds.
Steven Solano tallied his first-career double-double with a career-tying 11 points and a career-best 10 boards.
Alex Kazanecki started 4-for-4 from long range en route to 14 points. He also tied his career mark of six rebounds.
Nick Petronio recorded 14 points in his career debut on 5-of-7 shooting, including 4-of-5 from downtown.
Jayden Taylor rounded out a cohort of double-digit scorers with 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Delaware jumped in front 8-6 before the Fightin' Blue Hens took a 24-0 run over 4:40 to go ahead 31-6 with 11:09 on the clock. The home team continued to pour it on heading into the final stoppage of the opening half with a 48-13 score. UD saw 11 different players record a point in the initial stanza, highlighted with a game-high 12 points to that point from both Kazanecki and Bailey as the Hens led 55-16. The Blue & Gold registered 15 assists to nearly outpace the Gator's 16 points.
The Hens dropped another 50 piece in the second half, outpacing the Gators' 28 second-half points.

GAME NOTES

Eugene Alvin, Bailey, Devin Dinkins, Harris-Smith, Kachi Nzeh, and Solano made their Fightin' Blue Hen debuts.
Favour Egbuna, Petronio, and Jafet Valencia made their collegiate debuts, with Egbuna and Petronio scoring their first career points.

UP NEXT
Delaware heads to Big Ten opponent Wisconsin on Friday at 7:30 p.m. with the game airing on B1G+.

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