Men’s Basketball Comeback at Kennesaw State Too Late

Saturday, February 28

Kennesaw, Ga.

5 PM

University of Delaware

9-20,5-13CUSA

Kennesaw State

18-11,10-8CUSA

Delaware

Kennesaw St.

Photo by: University of Delaware

Men’s Basketball Comeback at Kennesaw State Too Late

2/28/2026 7:06:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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KENNESAW, Ga. – The University of Delaware men's basketball team's comeback against Kennesaw State was too late Saturday with the Owls winning 90-82. The Fightin' Blue Hens move to 9-20, 5-13 CUSA, while the Owls advance to 18-11, 10-8 CUSA.

With his fifth free throw of the night, Christian Bliss broke the program record for most free throws made in a season by a rookie and is currently at 139 on the season.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Delaware's 57 second-half points, was the most the team has scored in any half this season.
UD shot 96.2 percent from the line, going 25-of-26.
The Hens connected on 11 3-pointers, marking the 11^th time this season in double digits.
Bliss led Delaware with 25 points. He also added seven assists and five rebounds.
Justyn Fernandez finished with 20 points.
Alex Kazanecki tallied 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting and grabbed a career-high four steals.
Jayden Taylor matched his career high of 11 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The home team took a 13-3 run into the first media break at 15:24 to lead 13-6. All of Delaware's first six points came from Fernandez. The Owls took a 18-3 run over the 6:37 span to hold a 20-9 advantage with 11:57 left in the first. KSU sparked a 7-0 spurt over 1:37 to pull ahead 33-17 at the 6:48 mark for the under-eight break. That run nearly doubled to 12-1 over a 3:51 period into the final stoppage with KSU up 38-17. The buzzer sounded with the Owls ahead 50-25.
Despite being down as many as 26 points, UD clawed back in the second half with a 30-16 run over a 10:39 span to slice the margin to single digits at 79-70 with 2:58 left. The comeback bid was too late with Kennesaw State prevailing.

UP NEXT
Delaware returns home to host Sam Houston on CBS Sports Network on Thursday at 7 p.m.

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