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January 19, 1999
HEMPSTEAD, NY -- Hofstra guard Craig Claxton followed up a miss at the buzzer to lead the Flying Dutchmen to a 78-76 win over Delaware in America East play Tuesday night at the Hofstra Physical Fitness Center. Delaware forward Mike Pegues led the Blue Hens with 29 points and it was his three-pointer with eight seconds left that tied the score at 76-76, the fifth tie of the second half. Hofstra (13-6, 6-2) got 20 points each from Norman Richardson and Duane Posey while Claxton added 18 points and seven assists and Roberto Gittens had 12 points. After Pegues' three-pointer, his first attempt of the year, Hofstra came down and had Posey take a short baseline jumper for the win. Posey missed, but Claxton was there for the rebound and tipped in the winning basket. John Gordon added 16 points for the Blue Hens (12-4, 5-2) while Tyrone Perry added 11 points. The Blue Hens were playing their second straight game without junior backup guard Kestutis Marciulionis. Marciulionis, Delaware's third leading scorer, is sitting while the NCAA investigates a situation in which he played for a professional team in his native Lithuania in 1993 at the age of 17. |
