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Nantucket Nectars Naturals Nov. 3, 1998 at 7:30 p.m. W 85-65 Sophomore swingman Greg Miller scored a team-high 15 points on five three pointers and four Blue Hen players scored in doubl figures as the University of Delaware men's basketball team opened its 1998-99 exhibition season with an 85-65 victory over the Nantucket Nectars Naturals at the Bob Carpenter Center Tuesday night. The Blue Hens, coming off a 20-10 season in which they made their third NCAA Tournament appearance, took a 15-point halftime lead and never looked back in posting the win over the Naturals, a team made up of former college players. Madou Diouf came off the bench to add 14 points, Maine transfer John Gordon hit for 12 points, and Mike Pegues scored 11 points and had a team-high seven rebounds to pace the Blue Hens. The Hens connected on 11 of 21 three-pointers for the game. Forward Kenny Wood (Richmond) led the Naturals with 18 points while Devone Williams added 13 points and a game-high nine rebounds. The Naturals turned the ball over 24 times. NANTUCKET NECTARS NATURALS (65) Williams, 6-14 0-0 13, Wood, 7-10 3-4 18, Hollensteiner, 3-5 1-1 7, Phillips, 0-2 0-0 0, Gielen, 3-8 0-0 9, Wortman, 1-5 0-0 3, Morgan, 0-2 3-6 3, Coleman, 1-5 3-5 5, Abraham, 0-8 0-0 0, Pendleton, 2-4 3-4 7, Totals, 23-63 13-20 65. DELAWARE (85) Pegues, 5-13 1-1 11, Miller, 5-9 0-0 15, Presley, 1-2 0-0 2, Perry, 4- 8 0-0 9, Gordon, 4-12 2-2 12, Bennett, 3-7 3-4 9, Mullen, 1-1 1-2 3, Diouf, 4-5 5-6 14, Marciulionis, 3-5 0-0 8, Arnold, 0-0 0-0 0, Gonzalez, 1-2 0-0 2, Niang, 0-0 0-0 0, Totals, 31-64 12-15 85. Halftime Score: Delaware 38, Nantucket 23; Three-Point Field Goals: N - 6-16 (Gielen, 3-7, Williams, 1-1, Wood, 1-2, Wortman, 1-3, Coleman, 0-2, Pendleton, 0-1), D - 11-21 (Miller, 5-7, Gordon, 2-8, Marciulionis, 2-3, Perry, 1-2, Diouf, 1-1); Rebounds: N - 40 (Williams, 9), D - 37 (Pegues, 7); Assists: N - 11 (Gielen, 5), D - 19 (Gordon, 5); Fouled Out: Hollensteiner; Total Fouls: N - 21, D - 16; Attendance: 2,672. |
