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January 20, 2001
Blue Hens Build Big Halftime Lead, Hold On for Victory
TOWSON, MD -- The University of Delaware built up an 18-point halftime lead before holding off host Towson University for a 67-64 America East men's basketball victory Saturday night at the Towson Center. The Blue Hens (11-7, 7-2 America East) won their sixth straight game and took a half-game lead in the America East standings while Towson (9-9, 5-4) had a seven-game win streak at the Towson Center snapped. The Blue Hens downed the Tigers for the 10th straight time. Austen Rowland led the Blue Hens as he scored 16 of his team-high 17 points in the opening half as the Blue Hens built a 46-28 cushion at intermission. Ajmal Basit, playing in foul trouble the entire night, scored 14 points and pulled six rebounds before fouling out with 3:26 left to play. Billy Wells also scored 10 points and came up with a big defensive play in the final seconds. Towson got double figure scoring from four players as Brian Barber had 17 points and pulled 10 rebounds while Shaun Holtz scored added 15 points and seven rebounds, Brian Allen scored 14 points, and Tamir Goodman added 12 points and eight assists. Forward Sam Sutton, coming off a 30-point effort vs. Northeastern, hit just 1 of 5 shots from the field and finished with six points. After Delaware stormed out to the big halftime lead, Towson made a run of its own to open the second half as the Tigers outscored the Hens 17-2 to pull to within 48-45 with 14:37 left to play. Delaware missed 9 of its first 10 shots of the second stanza. Towson never held the lead on its own, but did tie the score at 52-52 with 10:46 left to play. But Delaware's Robin Wentt followed with a field goal and Wells nailed a three-pointer to put the Hens back up. The Tigers cut the lead to 65-64 with 1:51 left on a Barber field goal, but Towson would not score again. Rowland hit a free throw with 1:26 left for a 66-64 lead. The Hens then got a big break when Wells tied up Holtz with a big defensive effort with seven seconds left with the possession arrow favoring the Hens. Delaware's Greg Miller was fouled and hit one free throw for a 67-64 lead with six seconds left. Towson had one last chance, but Sutton's deep three-pointer from the left wing hit the front of the rim and bounced away. AGATE: OFFICIAL BASKETBALL BOX SCORE -- G A M E T O T A L S
Delaware vs Towson
1/20/01 8 p.m. at Towson Center, Towson, MD
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VISITORS: Delaware 11-7, 7-2
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. N A M E FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
03 BASIT, Ajmal f 7 15 0 0 0 1 3 3 6 5 14 2 1 2 0 26
44 SESSOMS, Maurice f 2 3 0 0 3 4 2 3 5 5 7 4 2 0 1 20
22 ROWLAND, Austen g 6 13 3 7 2 3 1 5 6 1 17 2 5 0 1 35
24 MILLER, Greg g 3 5 2 3 1 2 1 3 4 3 9 0 5 0 0 27
25 WELLS, Billy g 4 6 2 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 10 1 6 0 3 34
10 AMES, Mike 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 3 8
23 WENTT, Robin 1 2 0 0 1 4 1 2 3 4 3 0 2 0 0 17
32 IVERSEN, Ryan 1 3 1 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 5 2 3 0 3 14
33 KNITTER, Sean 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
42 HINDENLANG, Dave 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 13
TEAM ........................................ 1 1 2
TOTALS 25 52 8 16 9 19 13 24 37 22 67 14 25 3 11 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 19-30 .633 2nd Half: 6-22 .273 Game: .481 DEADBALL
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-10 .700 2nd Half: 1- 6 .167 Game: .500 REBOUNDS
F Throw % 1st Half: 1- 2 .500 2nd Half: 8-17 .471 Game: .474 4
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HOME TEAM: Towson 9-9, 5-4
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. N A M E FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
20 BARBER, Brian f 7 14 0 0 3 5 3 7 10 4 17 0 2 0 0 37
34 SUTTON, Sam f 1 5 1 3 3 4 2 3 5 2 6 6 2 2 1 38
33 HOLTZ, Shaun c 3 8 1 4 8 10 2 5 7 2 15 1 4 0 1 36
01 ALLEN, Brian g 5 11 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 0 4 1 2 37
22 GOODMAN, Tamir g 3 6 2 4 4 4 0 4 4 1 12 8 4 0 3 31
14 WEATHERSPOON, Gerald 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 13
42 AUGUSTUS, Kerry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
45 SHIN, Mike 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 7
TEAM ........................................ 1 0 1
TOTALS 19 48 8 20 18 24 8 20 28 18 64 15 20 3 9 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-26 .308 2nd Half: 11-22 .500 Game: .396 DEADBALL
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3- 9 .333 2nd Half: 5-11 .455 Game: .400 REBOUNDS
F Throw % 1st Half: 9-11 .818 2nd Half: 9-13 .692 Game: .750 3
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OFFICIALS: Richard Antonelli, Alan Libarondi, Carl Bullard
TECHNICAL FOULS:
Delaware - none
Towson - none
ATTENDANCE: 2118
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 OT3 OT4 TOTAL
Delaware 46 21 67
Towson 28 36 64
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