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Delaware 66, Towson
51 Wells Helps Blue Hens Advance to Semifinals Once Again
NEWARK, DE -- The University of Delaware men's basketball squad moved one step closer to its third America East men's basketball title in four years as senior guard Billy Wells led the way with 19 points in a 66-51 victory over Towson Saturday night in an America East quarterfinal game at the Bob Carpenter Center. The Blue Hens, the tournament No. 2 seed, improved to 19-9 and will face either No. 3 Drexel or No. 6 Northeastern in the America East semifinals Sunday at 2:37 p.m. Delaware won its ninth straight America East playoff game at the BCC and advanced to the semifinals for the fourth straight year. Delaware, which knocked the No. 7 seed Tigers out of the tournament for the fourth straight year, also defeated Towson for the 12th straight time overall. Wells, a third team All-America East selection, connected on just 6 of 16 shots from the field but hit three three-pointers and also dished out four assists. "I thought we were really ready to play tonight," said Delaware rookie head coach David Henderson. "Our defense was the key as was our rebounding. We knew they could hit the offensive glass so we talked about that. We just did a great job of executing. These young men have fought all season long and they still continue to go after it." Senior guard Greg Miller added 13 points, senior center Ajmal Basit added 12 points, eight rebounds, and three blocks, sophomore Ryan Iversen came off the bench to scored seven points and pull a game-high 11 rebounds, and sophomore guard Austen Rowland overcame a tough shooting night to dish out nine assists for the Hens. Towson (12-17), which advanced with a first round win over Hartford Friday night, got 16 points, eight rebounds, and four assists from swingman Sam Sutton while guard Brian Allen added 10 points. Delaware held All-America East forward Brian Barber to just six points. Delaware jumped out to a quick 8-2 lead and never looked back as the Blue Hens led the entire way. Delaware led by as much as 16 points on the way to a 34-19 halftime lead and held a double-figure advantage the rest of the way. Towson committed 20 turnovers and shot just 36 percent from the field (17 of 47) while Delaware shot 45 percent (25 of 55).
OFFICIAL BASKETBALL BOX SCORE -- G A M E T O T A L S
Towson vs Delaware
3/3/2001 6 p.m. at Bob Carpenter Center, Newark, DE
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VISITORS: Towson 12-17
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 3 13 0 0 0 2 0 4 4 0 6 1 2 0 0 36
34 SUTTON, Sam f 5 11 0 3 6 7 2 6 8 3 16 5 4 0 1 40
33 HOLTZ, Shaun c 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 0 20
01 ALLEN, Brian g 3 7 2 4 2 2 0 3 3 1 10 2 4 0 4 38
14 WEATHERSPOON, Gerald g 2 6 0 1 1 4 3 4 7 0 5 0 5 0 0 31
22 GOODMAN, Tamir 2 5 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 7 3 0 0 0 14
45 SHIN, Mike 2 3 0 0 1 3 1 2 3 2 5 0 3 0 1 21
TEAM ........................................ 2 1 3
TOTALS 17 47 3 10 14 23 9 23 32 11 51 12 20 1 6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-21 .381 2nd Half: 9-26 .346 Game: .362 DEADBALL
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1- 4 .250 2nd Half: 2- 6 .333 Game: .300 REBOUNDS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2- 5 .400 2nd Half: 12-18 .667 Game: .609 3
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HOME TEAM: Delaware 19-9
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 6 10 0 0 0 0 2 6 8 5 12 0 1 3 0 25
44 SESSOMS, Maurice f 1 2 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 5 4 1 4 3 0 28
22 ROWLAND, Austen g 1 8 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 9 1 1 2 33
24 MILLER, Greg g 5 7 3 5 0 0 1 2 3 2 13 1 1 0 0 26
25 WELLS, Billy g 6 16 3 11 3 4 1 1 2 2 18 4 1 1 3 30
10 AMES, Mike 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 10
23 WENTT, Robin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
32 IVERSEN, Ryan 2 7 1 4 2 2 1 10 11 0 7 1 4 0 3 24
33 KNITTER, Sean 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
42 HINDENLANG, Dave 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 4 0 3 0 0 16
TEAM ........................................ 0 2 2
TOTALS 25 55 7 25 9 10 8 27 35 22 66 16 16 8 9 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-31 .484 2nd Half: 10-24 .417 Game: .455 DEADBALL
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-12 .333 2nd Half: 3-13 .231 Game: .280 REBOUNDS
F Throw % 1st Half: 0- 0 .000 2nd Half: 9-10 .900 Game: .900 0
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OFFICIALS: Joe Vigna, Rich Antonelli, Steve Uno
TECHNICAL FOULS:
Towson - none
Delaware - none
ATTENDANCE: 4,294
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 OT3 OT4 TOTAL
Towson 19 32 51
Delaware 34 32 66
America East Tourn. - Quarterfinal #3 (Game 5) ... Pts. Off TO: TU 13, UD 17
... 2nd chance pts: TU 9, UD 15 .... Pts in Paint: TU 16, UD 24 ... FB Points:
TU 4, UD 7 ..... Delaware beats Towson in AE quarterfinals for 4th year in row
... UD's 12th straight win over Towson ... UD's 100th win at BCC, now 100-23.
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