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Delaware 86, Drexel
67 March 6, 1999
NEWARK, DE -- Tournament Most Valuable Player John Gordon scored a game-high 22 points, including five three-pointers, to lead the University of Delaware to its second straight America East men's basketball tournament title with an 86-67 win over Drexel Saturday at the Bob Carpenter Center. The Blue Hens, who won their fourth league title and second straight, now move on to the NCAA Tournament. No. 1 seed Delaware (25-5), which had four players score in double figures, won its 13th straight games, including the last 10 by 13 or more points. The America East No. 1 seed has now won 18 straight tournament games. Drexel, which suffered three of its nine losses to Delaware this season, fell to 20-9 despite 19 points from center Joe Linderman. Guard Bryant Coursey added 13 points while Mike Kouser added 12 points and seven rebounds and Mike DeRocckis added 10 points. Linderman and Coursey were named to the All-Tournament team. Forward Mike Pegues added 18 points, Tyrone Perry scored 17 points, Kestutis Marciulionis had 16 points, and John Bennett, playing with a sore back, had a game-high 14 points to lead Delaware. Pegues and Perry joined Gordon on the All-Tournament team. The Blue Hens led 37-32 at the half and pulled away early in the second half, starting the second stanza on a 10-4 run. Drexel cut the lead to 47-41 with 16 minutes left, but the Hens countered by scoring 10 of the next 12 points and were on their way. DREXEL (20-9) - Sanders, 2-7 0-1 4, Kouser, 5-8 0-0 12, Linderman, 6-14 7-8 19, Coursey, 5-13 3-3 13, DeRocckis, 3-8 2-2 10, Gaffney, 0-1 0-0 0, Neisler, 2-5 1-2 5, Dearborn, 0-0 0-0 0, Williams, 0-1 0-1 0, Starks, 1-1 0-0 2, Riley, 0-0 0-1 0, Burch, 1-1 0-0 2, Rose, 0-1 0-0 0, Totals, 25-60 13-18 67. DELAWARE (25-5) - Pegues, 7-14 4-4 18, Marciulionis, 6-10 0-0 16, Bennett, 4-5 1-3 9, Perry, 7-14 2-2 17, Gordon, 5-10 7-8 22, Mullen, 0-0 0-0 0, Diouf, 1-2 0-0 2, Miller, 0-2 0-0 0, Arnold, 0-1 0-0 0, Gonzalez, 0-1 0-0 0, Niang, 1-1 0-0 2, Totals, 31-60 14-17 86. Halftime: Delaware 37, Drexel 32; Three-point field goals: Drexel - 4-18 (Kouser, 2-4, DeRocckis, 2-6, Coursey, 0-4, Gaffney, 0-1, Neisler, 0-2, Williams, 0-1); Delaware - 10-23 (Gordon, 5-7, Marciulionis, 4-7, Perry, 1-5, Miller, 0-2, Arnold, 0-1, Gonzalez, 0-1); Rebounds: Drexel - 36 (Neisler, 9), Delaware - 35 (Bennett, 14); Assists: Drexel - 10 (Coursey, 5), Delaware - 11 (Perry, 4); Fouled Out: Kouser; Total Fouls: Drexel - 20, Delaware - 16; Attendance: 5,209.
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