Newark, Del. -- Herb Courtney scored
19 points and Alphonso Dawson added 18 in leading Delaware
to a 71-60 victory over UAlbany on Wednesday evening at Bob Carpenter
Sports Center.
Delaware (2-4) took
command early in the final period by turning a three-point halftime lead into a
40-30 cushion with 16:18 remaining.
Courtney, a 6'7" forward, made three free throws, before Dawson canned a 3-pointer
from the right corner. Dawson, a
freshman, had 14 of his 18 points in the second half.
UAlbany (4-3) sliced that
double-figure lead in half on several occasions, including 52-47 with 7:55 to
play when Jerel Hastings converted a jump hook in the lane. But the Blue Hens responded with nine of the
game's next 10 points to pull away. Dawson made a
left-baseline jumper and Brian Johnson followed with a three-pointer from the
left wing to ignite that decisive run.
The
Blue Hens, who made 30 of 47 from the free throw line, scored their final 14
points from the charity stripe. Sam
McMahon was the third Delaware
player in double figures with 11.
Johnson added nine points and five assists for the Blue Hens, who
converted 16 UAlbany turnovers into 22 points.
Brian
Connelly posted career-highs with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Brian Lillis added 12 points for the Great
Danes, who made just 2-of -18 from beyond the 3-point arc. UAlbany lost for the second straight time
after winning four in a row.
"We
were outworked on both ends of the floor and we got what we deserved, a loss,” said UAlbany head coach Will Brown,
whose team falls to 1-3 on the road this season. “They played harder and
smarter than us. We had poor execution
and we are not good enough to turn the ball over that much."
UAlbany trailed early in the
contest, but came back to take a 16-14 lead when Brent Wilson drilled a
three-point field goal from the right corner.
Delaware
later went on an 11-2 run to go back in front.
Courtney buried a long-range jumper to give his team the lead. Dawson
made consecutive baskets, before Johnson's driving shot in transition built a
27-20 advantage.
The
Blue Hens, who were coming off a victory in their conference opener on Monday,
took a 31-28 lead to the locker room.
The Great Danes, who had 10 first-half turnovers, stayed close at the
break behind the play of Connelly. The
6-foot-6 junior had 12 points in the period on 6-of-10 shooting.
"They got to every loose ball,” added Connelly, who scored in
double-digits for the third straight game.
“They beat us up on the offensive glass and got rebounds off missed free
throws. We didn't seem to have any
energy at the start. They made some
shots early and gained confidence. We
hung our heads at times."
Delaware 71, UAlbany 60 (12/5/07 at Bob Carpenter Center - Newark, DE)
Box Score
Official Basketball Box Score
Official Basketball Box Score
Albany vs Delaware
12/5/07 7:00 p.m. at Bob Carpenter Center - Newark, DE
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VISITORS: Albany 4-3
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
05 Hastings, Jerel..... f 2-3 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 5 4 0 2 0 0 18
33 Connelly, Brian..... f 9-15 0-2 1-3 4 6 10 2 19 0 2 0 1 37
34 Wilson, Brent....... f 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 5 5 0 2 0 0 19
42 Covington, Jimmie... f 2-3 0-0 0-1 1 1 2 3 4 0 1 0 0 17
21 Lillis, Brian....... g 5-17 1-5 1-2 2 4 6 3 12 2 4 0 0 31
03 Martin, Josh........ 2-6 0-3 1-1 1 6 7 5 5 1 4 0 1 26
12 Moores, Rob......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Iati, Jon........... 0-6 0-4 2-3 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 28
23 Ambrose, Tim........ 3-5 0-1 3-3 0 2 2 5 9 2 1 0 0 17
54 Gifford, Brett...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
55 Turley, Al.......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
TEAM................ 2 2
Totals.............. 25-58 2-18 8-13 13 26 39 33 60 7 16 0 2 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd Half: 14-31 45.2% Game: 43.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd Half: 0-8 0.0% Game: 11.1% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 61.5% 4
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HOME TEAM: Delaware 2-4
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
15 Courtney, Herb...... f 3-10 1-4 12-17 1 3 4 3 19 1 0 1 1 30
25 McMahon, Sam........ f 2-8 1-6 6-10 2 4 6 1 11 1 1 0 0 38
11 Dawson, Alphonso.... g 7-16 1-2 3-5 3 2 5 2 18 1 1 0 2 35
14 Johnson, Brian...... g 3-5 2-2 1-4 0 6 6 2 9 5 3 0 0 39
21 Boney, D.J.......... g 2-5 0-2 3-3 1 3 4 2 7 1 1 0 3 35
04 Geli, Pau........... 0-0 0-0 3-4 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 5
10 Cooper, Marco....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
24 Santiago, Edwin..... 0-2 0-1 2-4 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 12
33 Olawoye, Henry...... 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 3
TEAM................ 1 1
Totals.............. 18-48 5-17 30-47 10 21 31 15 71 10 6 2 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-29 37.9% 2nd Half: 7-19 36.8% Game: 37.5% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd Half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 29.4% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% 2nd Half: 23-35 65.7% Game: 63.8% 11
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Officials: Earl Walton (R), Haywood Bostic, Tim Comer
Technical fouls: Albany-Martin, Josh. Delaware-None.
Attendance: 2557
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Albany........................ 28 32 - 60
Delaware...................... 31 40 - 71
Wilson fouled out (5:12)...Martin fouled out (:54)...Hastings fouled out
(:27)...Ambrose fouled out (:11)...Dawson season high points...Connelly
career high points/rebounds...UD first 2-game home win streak since 12/19-29/
05 (UNC Greensboro/Central Conn.).
