Newark, Del. - The William and Mary men's basketball fell on the road at Delaware,
61-48, on Wednesday night. The Green and Gold rallied from an
eight-point halftime deficit to take a 39-38 lead with 11:51 remaining,
but the Blue Hens answered with a 14-2 run to pull out the win. W&M
falls to 4-10 overall and 0-3 in CAA play, while Delaware improves to
7-6 overall and 2-1 in league action.
Senior forward
Marcus Kitts led the Tribe with 11 points to go along
with seven rebounds. Junior
JohnMark Ludwick added nine points on a
trio of 3-pointers to go along with four rebounds, while junior Quinn
McDowell and freshmen
Brandon Britt and
Julian Boatner each scored seven
points. Britt led the Tribe with three assists on the night.
A Ludwick 3-pointer to open the game gave the College the early lead
and the Green and Gold led 9-6 following three straight buckets from
Kitts, including the final one at the 15:48 mark. Delaware senior guard
Jawan Carter scored the game's next eight points, including back-to-back
3-pointers to put the Blue Hens on top 14-9 with 13:24 remaining.
Boatner answered back with five straight points for the Tribe. After a
pull-up jumper from just inside the top of the key, the Tribe rookie
connected on a 3-pointer to tie the contest at 14 with at the 11:50
mark.
Following another Ludwick 3-pointer, Kitts hit 1-of-2 from the free
throw line to put the College on top 24-22 with 7:06 remaining in the
first half. Delaware, which shot 50 percent in the first half, closed
the half on a 12-2 run and took a 34-26 lead into the locker room.
The UD lead remained eight, 38-30, on a lay-up from Devon Saddler at
the 14:25 before the Tribe surged in front. W&M scored nine
straight points to take the lead. After Britt found McDowell for a
lay-up, Boatner drove and kicked to find sophomore
Kyle Gaillard for a
3-pointer from the left side. On the ensuing Delaware possession, junior
guard
Kendrix Brown made a steal and converted it into a fastbreak
lay-up, cutting the deficit to one. Following a foul on Saddler, Boatner
went to the charity stripe and converted on both free throws to give
the College a 39-38 lead with 11:51 remaining.
Delaware answered with a 14-2 run to regain the lead for good.
Senior Alphonso Dawson book-ended the run with buckets as he converted
on a pull-up jumper as UD regained and his 3-pointer from the right wing
at the 7:23 mark pushed the Blue Hens' lead to 52-41. Senior guard
Brian Johnson came up big on the run for Delaware as well with five
points, including a 3-pointer. The Tribe pulled within seven points on
two occasions the rest of the way, but could get no closer.
Delaware shot 40.4 percent (19-of-47) from the field and limited the
Tribe to just 33.3 percent (18-of-54) shooting, but the biggest
difference in the game came at the free throw line where Delaware
attempted 25, and hit 17, compared to just 10 attempts for W&M.
Carter led UD with 15 points, while Saddler and Dawson added 13 and 10
points, respectively. Jamelle Hagins turned in an impressive stats line
for Delaware with nine points to go along with 17 rebounds and seven
blocked shots.
The Tribe returns to action with its third game in six days as it
hosts James Madison on Saturday, Jan. 8. The game is slated for a 7 p.m.
tip-off in Kaplan Arena. Fans can catch the action over the Tribe Radio
Newtork with Jay Colley, Bill McDonald and Charlie Woollum on the call.
The Tide 92.3 FM in Williamsburg is the flagship station of the Tribe
Radio Network. Live stats and audio will be available at
TribeAthletics.com. Fans can also purchase the live video feed at the
home for W&M sports.