Bailey III Posts Second-Straight 20+ Point Outing in Men’s Basketballs Loss at Wisconsin

Friday, November 6

Madison, Wis.

7:30 PM

University of Delaware

1-1,0-0CUSA

Wisconsin

2-0,0-0Big Ten

Team	1	2	F
Delaware	28	36	64
Wisconsin	35	38	73

11/6/2026 9:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

MADISON, Wis. – Chuck Bailey III tallied 26 points for his second-straight game above 20 points in the University of Delaware men's basketball loss at Wisconsin, 73-64, Friday night. The Fightin' Blue Hens (1-1) hung tough with the Badgers (2-0) with their comeback bid falling short.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Bailey scored his 26 points on 8-of-15 shooting, including 5-of-7 from long range and 5-of-5 from the line. He added four rebounds.
Kachi Nzeh was the other Hen in double digits with 11 points on 5-of-10 from the field.
DeShawn Harris-Smith filled the stat sheet with four points, eight rebounds, six assists, and two steals.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Delaware held steady heading into the under-12 media break down 14-13 after seeing three lead changes over the initial 8:35. Bailey continued where he left off in the season opener and accounted for eight of UD's 11 points to that point. A triple from Jameel Brown at the 9:52 mark knotted the game at 16 apiece. After the Badgers would go up by as many as five, Petronio drained another shot beyond the arc to pull the Hens within one at 25-24, which forced a timeout by the home team. On their next offensive possession, the Blue & Gold took a 26-25 lead with under 3:30 to play in the opening frame. Wisconsin ripped off a 10-3 run into the locker room for a 35-28 lead at the half.
The Fightin' Blue Hens clawed back to start the second half on a 7-0 run over the initial 1:48 to tie the game at 35 all. The home team pulled ahead by 11 with a 15-4 scoring advantage with 14:00 on the clock. Wisconsin went up by as many as 17 points before UD claimed 15 of the final 21 points to finish the game down nine.

UP NEXT

Delaware returns to action on Wednesday when it hosts James Madison inside the Bob Carpenter Center at 7 p.m.

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