Delaware Basketball 2019-20 Game Notes
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2019-20 University of Delaware Men’s Basketball Game Notes 2019-20 University of Delaware Men’s Basketball Game Notes DELAWARE BASKETBALL 2019-20 GAME NOTES 2019-20 SCHEDULE GAMEDAY CENTRAL Nov. 5-10 Sunshine Slam | Kissimmee, Fla. Game 22 | University of Delaware at Northeastern University Nov. 5 Bridgewater Newark, Del. W 97-51 Date ..............................January 25, 2020 Nov. 8 vs. Oakland Kissimmee, Fla. W 56-53 Time .....................................................12 noon Nov. 9 vs. Southern Illinois Kissimmee, Fla. W 56-54 Location ......................Matthews Arena Nov. 10 vs. UTSA Kissimmee, Fla. W 91-79 ...................................................Boston, Mass. Nov. 16 at Lafayette Easton, Pa. W 81-73 TV .............................................................NESN+ Nov. 19 at Saint Francis (Pa.) Loretto, Pa. W 79-64 Video: .............................................FloHoops Nov. 27 Stony Brook Newark, Del. W 75-61 Radio ..................................WDSD 94.7 FM Nov. 29 Maryland Eastern Shore Newark, Del. W 75-56 Delaware (14-7, 4-4 CAA) Live Stats ...................... NUHuskies.com Northeastern (11-9, 5-3 CAA) Dec. 2 Columbia Newark, Del. W 84-76 BLUE HENS Series ..............Delaware leads, 29-28 huskies Dec. 7 at George Washington Washington, D.C. L 56-66 Dec. 14 vs. #20 Villanova Newark, N.J. L 70-78 COACHES Delaware: Martin Ingelsby (Notre Dame ‘01), 4th season overall and at Delaware, 58-62 Dec. 16 vs. Delaware State Wilmington, Del. W 86-78 Northeastern: Bill Coen (Hamilton ‘83), 14th season overall and at Northeastern, 234-206 Dec. 20 at LIU Brooklyn, N.Y. L 75-82 (ot) Dec. 28 *UNCW Newark, Del. W 82-68 STORYLINES • Delaware looks for its third straight win this afternoon against STAT COMPARISON Dec. 30 *Charleston Newark, Del. L 63-75 Northeastern. Jan. 3 at *Drexel Philadelphia, Pa. L 55-61 • The Blue Hens snapped a five-game losing streak in Hemp- UD NU Jan. 9 at *James Madison Harrisonburg, Va. W 80-76 stead with a dramatic 73-71 win over Hofstra on Thursday. Kevin PPG 73.8 73.2 Jan. 11 at *Towson Towson, Md. L 68-84 Anderson hit a tie-breaking layup with 0.3 seconds left, the num- Opp PPG 69.6 66.6 ber one play on ESPN’s SportsCenter Thursday night. Jan. 16 *William & Mary Newark, Del. L 68-77 Scoring Margin +4.2 +6.7 • Delaware has hit clutch shots to win each of its last two games, Jan. 18 *Elon Newark, Del. W 79-78 as Jacob Cushing buried a go-ahead three-pointer with five sec- Jan. 23 at *Hofstra Hempstead, N.Y. W 73-71 onds left in last Saturday’s 79-78 home victory over Elon. FG % 47.7 47.9 Jan. 25 at *Northeastern Boston, Mass. 12 noon • Justyn Mutts scored a career-high 30 points on 14 of 17 shoot- Opp FG % 41.4 45.5 ing vs. Hofstra, and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds to post his Feb. 1 *Drexel Newark, Del. 2 p.m. seventh double-double of the season. 3pt FG % 36.0 40.3 Feb. 6 *Towson Newark, Del. 7 p.m. • Dylan Painter recorded his second double-double with 15 points Opp 3pt FG % 32.5 31.6 Feb. 8 *James Madison Newark, Del. 2 p.m. and a career-best 12 rebounds. Mutts and Painter combined for Feb. 13 at *Elon Elon, N.C. 7 p.m. 45 points and 25 rebounds while shooting 18 of 26 from the field. Delaware held a 48-28 advantage in points in the paint. FT % 74.8 80.1 Feb. 15 at *William & Mary Williamsburg, Va. 4 p.m. • Mutts is the third Blue Hen to reach the 30-point mark this sea- Opp FT % 74.2 68.8 Feb. 20 *Northeastern Newark, Del. 7 p.m. son, along with Nate Darling (37) and Kevin Anderson (32) vs. UTSA Feb. 22 *Hofstra Newark, Del. 4 p.m. on Nov. 10. Delaware is one of six schools that has three players Rebounds 34.1 31.5 Feb. 27 at *Charleston Charleston, S.C. 6 p.m. different players who have scored 30 points this season. Opp Rebounds 34.4 30.1 • The victory was the Blue Hens’ fourth true road win of the sea- Feb. 29 at *UNCW Wilmington, N.C. 7 p.m. Rebound Margin -0.3 +1.4 son. Delaware has won eight games outside of Newark this sea- son, four road wins and four neutral site victories. CAA Tournament | Ent. & Sports Arena | Washington, D.C. • Delaware holds a slim 29-28 all-time advantage over North- Assists 13.1 13.5 eastern, but the Huskies have won eight of the last 10 meetings. Turnovers 12.9 12.3 Mar. 7 First Round Washington, D.C. TBA • Northeastern is 14-12 against the Blue Hens in Boston, and had Blocks 3.3 1.9 Mar. 8 Quarterfinals Washington, D.C. TBA won three straight at Matthews Arena prior to UD’s 82-80 double Steals 5.5 7.8 Mar. 9 Semifinals Washington, D.C. TBA overtime win last season. Mar. 10 Championship Washington, D.C. TBA BLUE HEN PROBABLE STARTERS * - Colonial Athletic Association Game 0 1 3 2 25 ryan allen kevin anderson nate darling dylan painter justyn muttS BLUE HENS ONLINE Web site ........................................................................www.bluehens.com ..............................................................................................................www.udel.edu Facebook .................................facebook.com/DelawareBlueHens G • Jr. • 6-2 G • Jr. • 6-5 G • Jr.r • 6-5 F • Jr.r • 6-10 F • Jr.r • 6-7 .......................................... facebook.com/DelawareMensBasketball 13.0 points 11.2 points 19.0 points 10.7 points 12.9 points Twitter .............................................................twitter.com/DelawareMBB 2.1 rebounds 3.5 rebounds 4.0 rebounds 5.8 rebounds 8.6 rebounds 42 3-pointers 74 assists 61 3-pointers 62.3 FG% 53.7 FG% Instagram ............................................instagram.com/DelawareMBB 2019-20 University of Delaware Men’s Basketball Game Notes 2019-20 University of Delaware Men’s Basketball Game Notes Delaware vs. Northeastern with six points and four assists, while Matt Veretto and BLUE HEN QUICK FACTS Delaware holds a slim 29-28 all-time advantage Jacob Cushing each scored five points. over Northeastern, but the Huskies have won eight of Pusica paced the Huskies with 22 points, while Ro- General the last 10 meetings. land added 17 and Bolden Brace finished with 16 points Location ................................................................................ Newark, Del. 19716 Last year the teams split a pair of matchups, with and eight boards. Founded..................................................................................................................1743 each winning on the other’s home floor. Northeastern shot 56.3 percent from the floor, in- Enrollment .......................................................................................................16,000 Northeastern is 14-12 against the Blue Hens in Bos- cluding 12 of 26 from three-point range. Delaware shot Affiliation .....................................................................................NCAA Division I ton, and had won three straight at Matthews Arena an even 50 percent from the field, but was just 8 of 25 from behind the arc. Conference ................................................Colonial Athletic Association prior to UD’s 82-80 double overtime win last season. The Huskies used an eight-point spurt in the first half Nickname ................................................................................................Blue Hens Delaware vs. Northeastern last year to go in front 26-19 and eventually stretched the mar- Colors ......................................................................................Royal Blue & Gold Ithiel Horton scored 27 points and the Blue Hens gin to 36-26, before the Blue Hens closed within 38-33 Home Court ...........................................Bob Carpenter Center (5,000) got several key stops late in regulation and both over- at the break. Delaware clawed to within a pair four President .............................................................................. Dr. Dennis Assanis time periods as Delaware posted an impressive 82-80 times in the second half, but could never pull even. Director of Athletics and Recreation Services ...Chrissi Rawak double overtime win over Northeastern at Matthews Arena on Dec. 30, 2018. Last time out Athletics Communications Ryan Allen added 19 points while Eric Carter finished Kevin Anderson beat the buzzer with a driving la- yup as Delaware edged Hofstra, 73-71, in a CAA thriller Assistant AD, Athletics Communications .........................Scott Day with 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Hens. Darian Bryant had six points for Delaware, Kevin Thursday night at the Mack Sports Complex. Asst. Director, Athletics Communications (MBB).......Kevin Tritt Anderson added five, and Collin Goss chipped in five Justyn Mutts put the Blue Hens up 73-71 on a put- Office Phone ..................................................................................302-831-8715 points and eight boards. Bolden Brace finished with 18 back with 18 seconds to play, but Hofstra’s Jalen Ray Cell Phone ....................................................................................302-383-5005 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the Huskies, who was fouled and knocked down a pair of free throws to Email .............................................................................................. [email protected] put five players in double figures. tie the game with six seconds on the clock. Anderson Assistant Directors ..................................Maggie Hayon, Erik Oakley Delaware fell behind by three in double overtime, then took the inbounds pass, drove down the lane and Social Media & Digital Content Director .............. Allison Fossner but Allen drained a three-pointer and following