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Colonial Athletic Association Semifinals UNC Wilmington 63, Delaware 50 March 9, 2003 Cold Shooting Hens Fall in CAA Semifinals Again to Seahawks Mike Slattery led all Blue Hens in scoring with 10 points RICHMOND, VA -- A cold shooting afternoon spelled the end of the season for the University of Delaware men's basketball team on Sunday. The fifth-seeded Blue Hens shot just 30 percent from the field, including 5 of 19 from three-point range, and were ousted from the Pioneer Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament, 63-50, by defending CAA champion and top seed UNC Wilmington at the Richmond Coliseum. The loss marked the second straight season that Delaware was eliminated by top-seeded UNC Wilmington in the tournament's semifinal round. Delaware finished the season 15-14. UNC Wilmington (23-6), which won the CAA title a year ago and posted a first round win over Southern Cal in the NCAA Tournament, advanced to the championship game for the fourth straight year and will play No. 3 Drexel Monday, March 10 at 7 p.m. The duo of Brett Blizzard and Craig Callahan was the spark for UNC Wilmington. Blizzard, the two-time CAA Player of the Year and a four-time all-league first team selection, finished with 18 points, while Callahan led with game-highs of 22 points and 10 rebounds. The Seahawks won all three games from the Blue Hens this season. Sophomore point guard Mike Slattery was the only Blue Hen in double-figures with 10 points. Slattery, the CAA's leader in assists, also dished out six assists for his 18th game with five or more assists in the 2002-03 season. While nine different Blue Hens had field goals, no one made more than three on the afternoon. The Hens had advanced to the semifinals with a 61-49 win over No. 4 seed George Mason Saturday. "We played against an excellent basketball team this afternoon," said Delaware head coach David Henderson. "We've known all season long that UNC Wilmington is the No. 1 team in this league and they played like that tonight. They're physical and they try to take you out of your offense. You've got to have an inside presence. What happened today is that we didn't really get the play that we have been getting in recent games on the inside, so it made it easier for them to really step up on the perimeter players and force us to take some tough shots." Delaware struggled to get on track early. The Fightin' Blue Hens went nearly four minutes without a field goal to open the game. David Lunn's follow of a Mike Ames shot at 16:02 was Delaware's first field goal of the afternoon. That coupled with UNC Wilmington's hitting 10 of its first 13 shots from the field sparked the Seahawks to a 21-9 lead midway through the first half. The Blue Hens, however, found a rhythm and responded with a 10-2 run, despite Ames sitting on the bench with two fouls. The run cut the UNC Wilmington lead to four, 23-19. A Slattery three-pointer with six minutes left in the half pulled Delaware to within three. UNC Wilmington, however, shut the Blue Hens down after that, outscoring Delaware 11-0 over the next five minutes, pushing the Seahawks to a 36-23 halftime advantage. "To get within three in the first half was really big I thought," said Slattery. "We dealt that if we could keep the game close at halftime, we would have a really good chance. At the end of the first half, they made the big run to go up by 13. That was a big key of the game." A cold start to the second half and foul trouble hampered Delaware hopes for a rally. The Blue Hens missed nine of their first 12 shots to open the half. In addition, Calvin Smith fouled out just over three minutes into the second half when he picked up his fourth and was then called for a technical foul for his fifth foul. To make matters worse, Ames picked up his fourth foul just three minutes later. Delaware managed to get the deficit to nine after that, but could pull no closer. Midway through the second half, the Seahawk advantage reached 20 points at 57-37. AGATE: U. of Delaware vs UNC Wilmington (3/9/03 at Richmond Coliseum -- Richmond, VA) Official Basketball Box Score Official Basketball Box Score U. of Delaware vs UNC Wilmington 3/9/03 3:00pm at Richmond Coliseum -- Richmond, VA >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: U. of Delaware 15-14 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 30 Smith, Calvin....... f 2-2 0-0 1-4 2 3 5 5 5 0 3 1 0 17 44 Sessoms, Maurice.... f 2-8 0-0 2-2 1 3 4 0 6 0 2 1 1 17 03 Slattery, Mike...... g 3-9 1-5 3-4 0 3 3 2 10 6 3 0 0 36 10 Ames, Mike.......... g 2-8 2-5 0-0 1 2 3 4 6 1 1 0 1 20 35 Lunn, David......... g 1-5 0-3 2-2 2 0 2 1 4 0 4 0 2 32 02 Prothro, Chris...... 3-7 2-3 0-0 1 2 3 3 8 0 0 1 0 16 12 Washington, Rulon... 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 32 Iversen, Ryan....... 1-7 0-1 5-6 1 4 5 1 7 4 1 0 1 26 42 Hindenlang, Dave.... 1-4 0-0 0-1 1 6 7 2 2 0 1 2 0 25 52 Xenakis, Ioannis.... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 5 TEAM................ 2 2 Totals.............. 16-53 5-19 13-19 9 27 36 20 50 12 17 5 5 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-24 33.3% 2nd Half: 8-29 27.6% Game: 30.2% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd Half: 3-13 23.1% Game: 26.3% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 8-11 72.7% Game: 68.4% 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: UNC Wilmington 23-6 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 23 Terrell, Anthony.... f 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 16 54 Callahan, Craig..... c 7-17 2-3 6-8 4 6 10 2 22 0 1 1 5 27 03 Goldsberry, John.... g 0-3 0-1 2-4 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 0 1 29 11 Blizzard, Brett..... g 6-18 1-6 5-6 2 6 8 0 18 4 1 0 2 37 22 Burnette, Tim....... g 2-8 0-3 1-3 0 5 5 2 5 1 2 0 0 32 00 Coombs, Aaron....... 3-3 0-0 0-3 1 1 2 2 6 0 1 0 0 15 05 Justus, Joel........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 12 King, Joseph........ 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 Gunn, Andy.......... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 5 34 Laue, Mitch......... 3-4 0-0 0-0 2 5 7 3 6 1 0 0 0 9 42 Wyrick, Beckham..... 0-1 0-1 0-1 2 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 19 TEAM................ 1 3 4 Totals.............. 23-57 3-15 14-25 13 31 44 18 63 9 10 1 10 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-25 52.0% 2nd Half: 10-32 31.3% Game: 40.4% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd Half: 1-9 11.1% Game: 20.0% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 8-13 61.5% 2nd Half: 6-12 50.0% Game: 56.0% 5,1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Larry Rose, Jamie Luckie and Joe Lindsay Technical fouls: U. of Delaware-Smith, Calvin. UNC Wilmington-None. Attendance: Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total U. of Delaware................ 23 27 - 50 UNC Wilmington................ 36 27 - 63 1st seeded UNCW advances to take on the winner of the VCU(2) VS Drexel (3) game in the Championship match (3/10/03 at 7:00pm). UNCW will be making their 4th straight appearance in the CAA finals. UNCW has tied a school record for wins with 23. Official Basketball Box Score -- 1st Half Official Basketball Box Score -- 1st Half U. of Delaware vs UNC Wilmington 3/9/03 3:00pm at Richmond Coliseum -- Richmond, VA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: U. of Delaware 15-14 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 30 Smith, Calvin....... f 2-2 0-0 0-2 2 3 5 2 4 0 3 1 0 14 44 Sessoms, Maurice.... f 0-4 0-0 2-2 1 2 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 9 03 Slattery, Mike...... g 2-5 1-2 3-4 0 2 2 1 8 3 1 0 0 16 10 Ames, Mike.......... g 1-4 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 11 35 Lunn, David......... g 1-3 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 14 02 Prothro, Chris...... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 12 Washington, Rulon... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 32 Iversen, Ryan....... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 14 42 Hindenlang, Dave.... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 12 52 Xenakis, Ioannis.... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 TEAM................ 1 1 Totals.............. 8-24 2-6 5-8 5 12 17 11 23 6 12 2 2 100 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-24 33.3% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% F Throw % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: UNC Wilmington 23-6 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 23 Terrell, Anthony.... f 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 14 54 Callahan, Craig..... c 2-6 1-1 5-6 1 1 2 1 10 0 0 0 3 12 03 Goldsberry, John.... g 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 13 11 Blizzard, Brett..... g 3-6 1-3 2-2 0 1 1 0 9 2 0 0 1 20 22 Burnette, Tim....... g 0-4 0-2 0-2 0 4 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 16 00 Coombs, Aaron....... 3-3 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 9 05 Justus, Joel........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 12 King, Joseph........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Gunn, Andy.......... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 34 Laue, Mitch......... 3-4 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 1 6 1 0 0 0 6 42 Wyrick, Beckham..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM................ 2 2 Totals.............. 13-25 2-6 8-13 2 13 15 8 36 6 4 0 7 100 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-25 52.0% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% F Throw % 1st Half: 8-13 61.5% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Larry Rose, Jamie Luckie and Joe Lindsay Technical fouls: U. of Delaware-None. UNC Wilmington-None. Attendance: Score by Periods 1st U. of Delaware................ 23 UNC Wilmington................ 36 1st seeded UNCW advances to take on the winner of the VCU(2) VS Drexel (3) game in the Championship match (3/10/03 at 7:00pm). UNCW will be making their 4th straight appearance in the CAA finals. UNCW has tied a school record for wins with 23. Play by Play Not Available - DDD -