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January 16, 1999 WEST HARTFORD, CT -- Junior forward Mike Pegues erupted for a career-high 38 points, his sixth 30-point effort of the season, to lead the University of Delaware to an 81-68 victory over host Hartford in an America East men's basketball game Saturday at Chase Arena. Pegues, a 6-5 junior forward from Forestville, MD (DeMatha) who entered the game as the nation's No. 3 leading scorer at 24.8 ppg, hit on 11 of 19 from the field and 16 of 19 from the line for his 38 points, surpassing his previous best of 35 vs. Virginia in December. The Hens, who dropped their first conference game of the season Thursday at Vermont, improved to 12-3, 5-1 America East. Hartford, which got 27 points from all-league guard Justin Bailey, lost for the sixth time in its last eight games and fell to 5-10, 3-4. Keyon Smith added 11 points for the Hawks Delaware used a big rebounding advantage and timely foul shooting in the win. The Hens hit on 31 of 38 free throws, connecting on 15 of 15 in the final two minutes and 35 seconds to pull away. John Bennett pulled a game-high 10 rebounds to pace a 40-29 Delaware advantage on the boards. Delaware junior guard John Gordon added 21 points for the Blue Hens as he connected on five of seven three-pointers. He also went over the 1,000 point mark for his career, which includes this season and two previous seasons at the University of Maine. Delaware led 34-26 at the half but Hartford stayed close and cut the lead to two points twice, the second time at 56-54 with 7:20 left. But Gordon followed with a three-pointer and Pegues connected on five free throws over the next minute and the Hens led by at least six the rest of the way. The Hens played without top reserve Kestutis Marciulionis who sat out while the NCAA investigates his eligibility. Marciulionis played one game for a professional team in Lithuania as a 17-year old in 1993 but never signed a contract or received pay. Pegues' 16 free throws, just two shy of the UD single game record, was the most by a UD player since Rick Meccariello had 16 vs. West Chester Feb. 19, 1977. DELAWARE (12-3, 5-1) - Pegues, 11-19 16-19 38, Miller, 2-9 4-4 9, Bennett, 2-2 1-5 5, Perry, 0-0 0-0 0, Gordon, 6-12 4-4 21, Ndiaye, 0-2 2-2 2, Diouf, 1-3 4-4 6, Totals, 22-47 31-38 81. HARTFORD (5-10, 3-4) - Smith, 4-10 3-6 11, Juluke, 4-6 2-4 10, Eames, 2- 3 2-2 6, King, 1-1 0-0 2, Bailey, 10-19 5-7 27, Storpirstis, 1-3 0-0 3, Jackson, 0-3 0-0 0, Sawicki, 4-7 1-2 9, Brown, 0-5 0-0 0, Totals, 26-57 13-21 68. Halftime: Delaware 34, Hartford 26; Three-Point Field Goals: D - 6-12 (Gordon, 5-7, Miller, 1-5); H - 3-16 (Bailey, 2-5, Storpirstis, 1-3), Jackson, 0-2, Sawicki, 0-1, Brown, 0-3); Rebounds: D - 40 (Bennett, 10), H - 26 (Sawicki, 6); Assists: D - 9 (Perry, 4), H - 9 (King, 5); Fouled Out: None; Total Fouls: D - 20, H - 26; Attendance: 455. |
