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Career Game #98 2004 NCAA Tournament East Regionals Semifinals (Sweet 16) Mar 23, 2003: (6) #13 Delaware St (29-3, 13-3) vs (2) #4 Gonzaga (29-6, 13-3) Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, balanced, some freedom, shuffleDefense: m2m, press at pointsKey Players: Sr C Victor Prince 12.6 ppg, 10.5 rpg (#3 Nat'l), 2.8 bpg (#2); Fr SF Esmond Erskin 14.5 ppg, 4.8 rpgStrengths: 8.4 spg (#11), 5.4 bpg (#4), 58.6 opp ppg (#12), 38.9% opp FG (#11), 18.3 opp topg (#4)Weakness: 31.9% 3PT (#286), 67.8% FT (#310)Notes: We face another elite defensive team. If it comes down to a tight finish, we could take the risk of letting ZAGA shoot 3s, or even send their big men to the lineHow they got here 1st in WCC regular season(NCAA 2nd) Def Furman, 75-51 (Prince 14 pts, 8 rebs, 4 blks)(NCAA 3rd) Def Baylor, 77-56 (Bench scoring 37 pts) 1st Half We started the game with 0-8 FG. We're supposed to get some break when ZAGA's C Victor Prince and SF Esmond Erskin picked up 2 early fouls each. But we didn't took mch advantage of ZAGA's penalty; we missed 7 FTs already. What bothered me the most were our turn overs, and ZAGA's surprisingly good outside shooting Halftime: Down 25-40 Key stat(s) 3PT: DELST 2-8, ZAGA 5-10Turn overs: DELST 11, ZAGA 6Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 9 pts, 3 rebsZAGA: PG Murry Collum 9 pts, 3 3s 2nd Half ZAGA's defense has become even more airtight. We had to bleed for our pts, while ZAGA's production seemed effortless. We're the one who's early into penalty. Our chance of advancing becomes bleaker now 11:24, Down 32-53 Fought hard the remainder of the game, but we can't manufacture an extended run. Still a 16 pt deficit with just over 2 mins remaining. I put in all of my seniors to finish the game. ZAGA had a total of 11 blks. A bit of a letdown as compared to how we performed in our previous game against KAN. But still a relatively successful season. Final Score: Delaware St - 46, Gonzaga - 64 Box Scores Braun 15, 11, 1, 3 tos Stokes 12, 4, 0, 3 tos, 3 3s Murphy 4, 7, 0 Fleming 4, 5, 0 Winter 3, 9, 0 Lepore 3, 3, 3, 2 stls, 4 tos Turner 3, 3, 2, fouled out Legans 2, 2, 1 Jefferson 0, 3, 1 Smith 0, 1, 2 Team Stats FG: 27-43% Rebs: +12 Asts: -9 TOs: +4 Pts in paint: +6 2nd chance: +5 Fast break: -1 Post game observations (+): Good job on the boards, including 19 offensive rebounds(-): Lots of factors attributed to this loss, including 16 turn overs and 12 missed FTs. But in general, we just couldn't anything against ZAGA's defense

Major Upsets 2nd Round (13) Maine def (4) #19 Pepperdine(13) Texas-Arlington def (4) #20 Kansas St(12) Stanford def (5) #16 Marshal(12) Southern Illinois def (5) #12 Toledo3rd Round (10) Kentucky def (2) #2 Georgia Tech(11) North Carolina St def (3) #15 Iowa(6) Brigham Young def (3) #9 Louisville(6) #13 Delaware St def (3) #6 Kansas

Career Game #97 2003 NCAA Tournament 3rd round (32) Mar 18, 2003: (6) #13 Delaware St (28-3, 13-3) vs (3) #6 Kansas (24-5, 13-3) Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, balanced, lots of freedom, motionDefense: 2-3, rarely pressKey Players: Jr C Ray Johnson 11.3 ppg, 13.1 rpg (#1 Nat'l); Sr SG Brooks McClinton 15.8 ppg, 3.6 rpgStrengths: 41.3 rpg (#1 Nat'l), 8.5 spg (#9), 10.3 topg (#1), 54.2 opp ppg (#3), 35.4% FG (#1)Weakness: 42.9% FGNotes: The #1 rebounding, and arguable the #1 defensive team, is just a 3-seed? This will be a very tough match up for usHow they got here 1st in Big 12 regular season(NCAA 2nd) Def Utah St, 84-57 (McClinton 22 pts, 6 3s) 1st Half Sensational job by our bench once again, providing the outside shooting that we need in this game. After trailing 9-15, and looking like KAN is on the verge of pulling away, the troika of SG Lewis Lepore, SG Dan Smith, and SF Anthony Jefferson combined for 6 triples to give us a 9 pt lead. KAN coming back on the heels of their rebounding, and FTs from our early penalty. This is anybody's ball game Halftime: Up 37-33 Key stat(s) 3PT: DELST 7-14, KAN 2-7FT: DELST 2-2, KAN 11-13Key Players DELST: SG Lewis Lepore 8 pts, 4 astsKAN: SG Brooks McClinton 11 pts, 3 rebs 2nd Half We are playing good half court defense. But our 6 2nd half turnovers have led to at least a coupe of easy transition baskets by KAN. We have connected on 2 more triples 11:56, Up 50-45 After KAN has gotten to within 2 pts of our lead, we got off to a 14-6 run. Most of those pts came from unlikely sources, like SF Nick Fleming who was scoreless in the 1st half, and even C William Murphy contributing his 1st 3 pts of the game. KAN forced to call a timeout 6:35, Up 66-56 But just as quickly we have built a double digit lead, KAN came roaring back with 7 unanswered pts. My turn to call a timeout 4:30, Up 66-63 I bring back SG Kevin Stokes during the timeout, and Stokes immediately scores on a jumper. Up 5. A turnover by KAN, #12 on them. SG Lewis Lepore left wide open for a 3, and buries it! Up 8. KAN missed a 3. This time it is SG Kevin Stokes who scores a 3! Wow! 3:16, Up 74-63 KAN had 2 attempts on their next possession. Both missed. KAN feeling the pressure now. We finally get the rebound. And another 3 by SG Kevin Stokes! Up 14. We are not giving an inch to KAN's SG Brooks McClinton. But the PG of KAN able to drive and score. Timeout. 2:15, Up 77-65 SG Kevin Stokes throws up a bad pass; turnover #15 for us. We certainly didn't need that at this stage. KAN with the ball. Foul on the act of shooting. KAN splits. We secure the rebound. Up 11. We setup once again to SG Kevin Stokes, coming off several pick. Stokes fires up a long one from downtown. BANG! Up 14. KAN shoots a 3. Miss. KAN with the offensive rebound. Followup was blocked by C Brandon Braun. KAN recovers. Another shot. Block this time by SG Lewis Lepore. We finally secure the leather. A minute remaining. We can slow down. Lepore and SF Anthony Jefferson didn't want the 3pt shootout party to end just yet, and added a triple each before the game ended. What a performance! 15 3s! We're going back to the Sweet 16 for the 2nd straight season Final Score: Delaware St - 86, Kansas - 66 Box Scores Stokes 27, 6, 1, 5 tos, 5 3s (*) Lepore 14, 4, 6, 4 3s Jefferson 12, 0, 4, 4 3s Winter 10, 9, 1 Smith 8, 2, 1, 3 tos Braun 6, 10, 0 Fleming 4, 1, 1 Murphy 3, 4, 1, 2 stls Legans 2, 3, 1 Turner 0, 0, 2 Team Stats FG: 48-37% Rebs: +1 Asts: +5 TOs: +3 Pts in paint: -4 2nd chance: +3 Fast break: -2 Post game observations (+): Superb shooting at 15-26 3PT (58%), and it came on such a big game. (-): 16 turnovers; fortunately, it didn't played much of a factor late in the game

Career Game #96 2003 NCAA Tournament 2nd round (64) Mar 16, 2003: (11) St Joseph's (18-10, 9-7) vs (6) #13 Delaware St (27-3, 13-3) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, some freedom, motionDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: Jr PG David Mouton 12.5 ppg, 3.6 apgStrengths: 72.1 ppg (#37), 45.9% FG (#55), 41.6% opp FG (#55), 16.0 opp topg (#49)Notes: Stopping their outside shots will be key. In their last 2 losses, they shot a combined 4-32 3PT (12%)How they got here At large selection (3rd in A10) 1st Half STJO(PA)'s PG Damon Mouton with 8 early pts, including 2 3s, and is proving to be a tough match up against our guards. When Mouton went to the bench to get some rest, that is when we were able to take the lead. 11 of 13 made FGs by STJO(PA) were from jump shots, while we took advantage of our inside scoring. C Brandon Braun and C Jason Winter combined for 26 pts. Halftime: Up 48-39 Key stat(s) Pts paint: DELST 20, STJO(PA) 6Turnovers: DELST 5, STJO(PA) 8Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 18 pts, 5 rebsSTJO(PA): PG David Mouton 11 pts, 2 3s 2nd Half Almost even in 2nd output. STJO(PA) still shooting well from the outside, while our big men continue to dominate the inside. 11:37, Up 62-52 STJO(PA) putting a lot of pressure on us by scoring on almost all their succeeding possessions, even going to as close as 6 pts. But we are able to counter them, with inside scoring from C Jason Winter who now has 20 pts 6:48, Up 74-64 STJO(PA) had 3 turnovers in their last 5 possessions, slowing down their momentum 3:26, Up 82-70 Teams traded turn overs. We miss. STJO(PA) scores a 2. Down 10. C Brandon Braun answers back with another inside basket. Up 12. Time is certainly on our side now. We get a block and recover the ball. I told the team we can slow down. STJO(PA) and they are in the penalty. Braun added 2 more FTs. 1:22, Up 86-72 Not enough time left for STJO(PA). Their PG Damon Mouton has scored his 18th pt early in the 2nd half, and has been quiet then; he made a 3 in the last 10 secs when the game is already settled. SG Lewis Lepore did a pretty good job making life difficult for Mouton. Both teams were able to take advantage of their respective strengths; we just had a little less number of turn overs than STJO(PA). We advance to the next round. Final Score: St Joseph's - 77, Delaware St - 90 Box Scores Braun 32, 7, 0, 14-15 FT (*) Winter 20, 9, 1, 7-8 FG Stokes 13, 2, 4, 3 stls Fleming 7, 2, 2, 2 stls, 3 tos Lepore 7, 2, 1 Legans 6, 4, 2, 3 stls Jefferson 5, 0, 0 Turner 0, 1, 4, 4 tos Murphy 0, 1, 1 Smith 0, 1, 1 Team Stats FG: 52-46% Rebs: +1 Asts: -2 TOs: -5 Pts in paint: +22 2nd chance: +3 Fast break: +6 Post game observations (+): Best part of C Brandon Braun's performance today was his FT shooting(-): Not enough outside shooting to relieve the pressure of our big men; just 3-14 3PT today. Playing in his 1st NCAA tournament game, SG Dan Smith was jittery, going 0-5 FG.

2003 Selection Show Rank: #13, RPI: #8 We're in the East Regionals (Greensboro). 1st Round Matchup: (6) #13 Delaware St (27-3, 13-3) vs (11) St Joseph's (18-10, 9-7)Quinnipiac will play in the CBI tournament Teams in the East Regionals (1) #3 Duke(2) #4 Gonzaga(3) #6 Kansas(4) #19 Pepperdine(5) #16 Marshall(6) #13 Delaware St(7) Wake Forest(8) Utah(9) Minnesota(10) Baylor(11) St Joseph's(12) Stanford(13) Maine(14) Utah St(15) Furman(16) (Play In) Other Ranked Teams Midwest (1) #5 St John's(2) #2 Georgia Tech(3) #9 Louisville(4) #20 Kansas St(5) #12 Toledo South (1) #8 Villanova(2) #7 Seton Hall(3) #15 Iowa(4) #22 Oklahoma(5) #24 North Carolina(6) #23 Akron(7) #21 Tennessee TechWest (1) #1 Temple(2) #10 Syracuse(3) #14 Memphis(4) #25 Southern Miss(5) #17 Houston(6) #18 UNLVOn Probation #11 Georgia

Norton Award Update C Brandon Braun is currently #7 on the list of Norton finalists, assuring him of his 3rd consecutive All-American selection

Career Game #95 MEAC Tournament Finals Current streaks on the line 8-game conference tournament win streak (2-time defending champs)Mar 4, 2003: (2) Howard (18-11, 9-7) vs (1) #14 Delaware St (26-3, 13-3) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, some freedom, flexDefense: 3-2, rarely pressKey Players: So SG AD Johnson 17.5 ppg, 5.0 rpgNotes: We face another team that has beaten us this season. Aside from Johnson, HOW's rotation of huge big men (two 300+ lb centers) have given us problems in the past 1st Half Again we're missing a lot of shots at the start of the game. Fortunately the collective effort of our bench helped us turn around our performance in the 1st half, led by SG Lewis Lepore's 3 triples. We have to cut our turn overs though. Halftime: Up 39-29 Key stat(s) Bench pts: DELST 36, HOW 9Turnovers: DELST 9, HOW 4Key Players DELST: C Jason Winter 11 pts, 5 rebs 2nd Half SG Kevin Stokes, who was scoreless i the 1st half, has exploded for 10 pts already here in the 2nd half to help keep HOW at bay 11:26, Up 53-40 Every time HOW is poised to start their rally, we were able to respond immediately 2:45, Up 67-53 SG Kevin Stokes scored 5 straight pts to put us ahead by 19, and virtually assured us of this win. 3-peat MEAC Tournament Champs! Final Score: Howard - 62, Delaware St - 72 Box Scores Stokes 17, 4, 0, 3 3s Winter 14, 9, 0, 3 tos (*) Lepore 11, 3, 5, 3 stls, 5 tos, 3 3s Smith 8, 1, 1, 2 3s Braun 7, 7, 3 Legans 6, 4, 1, 2 stls, 2 blks Fleming 6, 1, 2, 2 stls Turner 3, 2, 4 Murphy 0, 7, 1, 2 blks Team Stats FG: 43-41% Rebs: +10 Asts: +1 TOs: -1 Pts in paint: +2 2nd chance: -3 Fast break: +13 Post game observations (+): Each one of the 4 players who came off the bench (Lepore, Smith, Legans, Murphy) had significant contributions(-): Games in the upcoming NCAA tournament become more defensive-oriented, so we must avoid these slow starts as much as possible

Career Game #94 MEAC Tournament Semifinals SF Anthony Jefferson out for the rest of the conference tournament due to an injury (should be ready before the NCAA tournament) Current streaks on the line 7-game conference tournament win streak (2-time defending champs)Mar 3, 2003: (5) Lipscomb (15-14, 9-7) vs (1) #14 Delaware St (25-3, 13-3) Scouting Report Offense: slow pace, balanced, not many freedom, 5 outDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: Jr PG Linton McKenzie 15.3 ppg Notes: We got beaten by LIPS last week, where McKenzie scored 28 pts 1st Half Suddenly, the basket seems to have sealed as we're missing a lot of shots. We are getting the ball inside to our big men, but shots are simply not falling. Foul count is also clearly not in our favor Halftime: Down 26-33 Key stat(s) FG: DELST 30%, LIPS 39%Fouls: DELST 12, LIPS 3Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 6 pts, 7 rebs 2nd Half Still no luck with our shooting, but perseverance on pushing the tempo and rebounding got us back in this game 11:31, Down 44-45 Offense still not productive, but our defense clamping down on LIPS 8:14, Up 46-45 We took a 5 pt lead. LIPS able to come back and regain the lead. Down by 2, SG Dan Smith hits a big 3! Up 1. Smith has been huge off the bench with 13 pts. LIPS turned the vall over on their last play 2:19, Up 56-55 C Brandon Braun takes it inside, and got fouled. Braun makes both FTs. Up 3. LIPS PG Linton McKenzie drives, missed. McKenzie only has 12 pts, but has shot only 4-16 FG. We get the rebound. Traveling on SG Dan Stokes. LIPS taking a lot of time looking for a shot. Shot clock about to expire. McKenzie has to put up a long 3. Missed. Timeout 0:48, Up 58-55 SG Kevin Stokes drives. Missed. But SG Dan Smith able to get the offensive board. We reset. Ball goes to C Jason Winter. Winter scores! Timeout LIPS 0:29, Up 60-55 LIPS missed another 3. LIPS gives up a foul. SG Kevin Stokes sealed the game with 2 FTs. In our last game against LIPS, we didn't get the needed stops in the end game. It was a different story this time around Final Score: Lipscomb - 55, Delaware St - 62 Box Scores Braun 19, 11, 0 (*) Smith 13, 6, 2, 2 stls, 3 3s Stokes 12, 5, 2, 5 tos, 2 3s Winter 8, 9, 1 Fleming 4, 4, 0 Turner 2, 3, 6 Legans 2, 2, 0 Lepore 2, 1, 3, 2 stls Murphy 0, 1, 0 Team Stats FG: 34-36% Rebs: +5 Asts: +1 TOs: -3 Pts in paint: +8 2nd chance: +2 Fast break: +4 Post game observations (+): 2nd half defense was great, limiting LIPS to just 22 pts. We went perfect in the line, 11-11 FT(-): Missed a lot of shots, esp SG Kevin Stokes (4-21 FG)

Career Game #93 Current streaks on the line 6-game conference tournament win streak (2-time defending champs)Mar 2, 2003: (8) Coppin St (13-15, 7-9) vs (1) #14 Delaware St (24-3, 13-3) Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, balanced, some freedom, flexDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: Jr SG Kevin Benton 13.6 ppgNotes: We beat CSC by an average margin of 25 pts in 2 games this season 1st Half Slow start for both teams. Afetr being down 3-4, we went on a 13-0 run, and continued to build our lead from that point on Halftime: Up 36-14 Key stat(s) 3PT: DELST 3-3, CSC 0-10FT: DELST 9-13, CSC 2-3Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 10 pts, 6 rebs; SG Dan Smith 9 pts, 3 3s 2nd Half Our lead was never threatened. Gave more time to the bench in the 2nd half Final Score: Coppin St - 45, Delaware St - 71 Box Scores Braun 20, 9, 3 tos (*) Smith 18, 6, 2, 4 3s Fleming 8, 1, 1 Winter 5, 6, 1 Turner 5, 3, 4 Jefferson 5, 3, 1 Ward 4, 3, 0 Stokes 4, 1, 0 Legans 2, 4, 0 Lepore 0, 1, 6, 3 blks, 3 tos Murphy 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 46-27% Rebs: +14 Asts: +4 TOs: +1 Pts in paint: +16 2nd chance: -5 Fast break: Even Post game observations (+): CSC was 0-14 3PT(-): 15 turn overs

Career Game #92 Current streaks on the line 9-game win streakFeb 22, 2003: #13 Delaware St (24-2, 13-2) @ Lipscomb (12-14, 8-7) Scouting Report Offense: slow pace, balanced, not many freedom, 5 outDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: Jr PG Linton McKenzie 14.1 ppgNotes: Despite shooting just 37% FG, we stil beat LIPS by 22 in our 1st meeting 1st Half It's not only LIPS' outside shooting that bothered us, but also our turn overs. We've got to play better defense in the 2nd half Halftime: Down 31-38 Key stat(s) 3PT: DELST 1-6, LIPS 6-17Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 13 pts, 8 rebsLIPS: PG Linton McKenzie 15 pts, 2 3s 2nd Half One of those games where your opponent cant seem to miss even contested long distance shots. LIPS adding 3 more triples. Trailed by 10 early in the 2nd half. We are just trying to keep close. 14:25, Down 43-49 Finally getting some steps and momentum. LIPS with 9 turn overs in the 2nd half. 6:53, Up 57-54 Game remained close as both teams committing too many turn overs. LIPS tied the game with a 3. C Jason Winter gave us the lead with a short jumper. And then LIPS regains the lead with another 3, their 12th of the game. We turned the ball over on our next play. Down 1. We got called for a foul on the act of shooting. LIPS splits. Timeout 1:32, Down 64-66 Foul on LIPS. Both teams in the penalty. SG Kevin Stokes hits 2 FTs. Tied game. LIPS hits another jumper! Timeout 1:04, Down 66-68 A bad pass by C Jason Winter. LIPS' PG Linton McKenzie drives, and scores! McKenzie with 28 pts. The double team was late. Timeout 0:27, Down 66-70 We are looking for a 3. LIPS fouls; perhaps a wise foul. PG Lewis Lepore hits 2 FTs. Down 2. We give up a foul. LIPS gets 2 FTs to go in. Timeout 0:14, Down 68-72 We miss a 3. C Brandon Braun made a meaningless put back right before the buzzer. We had the momentum already earlier, we just wasted it Final Score: Delaware St - 70, Lipscomb - 72 Box Scores Braun 23, 15, 1, 2 stls Stokes 16, 3, 0, 3 tos, 2 3s Winter 11, 10, 1, 3 tos Feming 6, 3, 2, 4 stls, 2 blks Tuner 4, 3, 4, 2 stls Smith 4, 0, 2 Legans 3, 3, 0 Lepore 2, 0, 1, 4 tos Murphy 1, 2, 0 Jefferson 0, 1, 0 Team Stats FG: 41-47% Rebs: +13 Asts: -11 TOs: -2 Pts in paint: +16 2nd chance: +11 Fast break: +16 Post game observations (+): We won what we're supposed to dominate - rebounds, 2nd chance pts, and fast breaks(-): But we were not able to make the necessary stops in the stretch MEAC Conference Final Standings Delaware St, 13-3 (L1) Howard, 9-7 (W1) Florida A&M, 9-7 (L1) Norfolk St, 9-7 (L3) Lipscomb, 9-7 (W1) Morgan St, 9-7 (L1) Quinnipiac, 8-8 (W2) Coppin St, 7-9 (W1) MD Eastern Shore, 7-9 (W4) Belmont, 6-10 (L2) North Carolina A&T, 5-11 (W1) Bethune-Cookman, 5-11 (L1)

Career Game #91 Current streaks on the line 34-game home win streak8-game win streakFeb 18, 2003: Howard (15-10, 8-6) @ #13 Delaware St (23-2, 12-2) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, some freedom, flexDefense: 3-2, rarely pressKey Players: So SG AD Johnson 17.8 ppg, 5.1 rpgNotes: We lost to HOW in our 1st meeting, in a game where they shot 53% FG 1st Half A very productive bench in the 1st half allowed us to pull away Halftime: Up 48-30 Key stat(s) FG: DELST 56%, HOW 44%Turnovers: DELST 3, HOW 8Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 11 pts, 5 rebs 2nd Half Not even HOW's +21 FTA advantage made a difference. We were consistently hitting our outside shots, led by reserve SF Anthony Jefferson Final Score: Howard - 65, Delaware St - 87 Box Scores Braun 23, 8, 0 (*) Jefferson 17, 3, 2, 3 3s Winter 14, 8, 1 Stokes 10, 6, 1, 2 3s Smith 8, 2, 0, 2 3s, fouled out Turner 6, 1, 8, 3 tos, 2 3s Lepore 5, 3, 8 Legans 4, 2, 0 Murphy 0, 1, 2 Fleming 0, 1, 0 Team Stats FG: 48-41% Rebs: +8 Asts: +10 TOs: -6 Pts in paint: +22 2nd chance: +7 Fast break: +7 Post game observations (+): We shot 10-20 3PT. Another impressive stat is our 22:7 assist-turnover ratio(-): Only 6 FT attempts MEAC Conference Standings Delaware St, 13-2 (W9) Florida A&M, 9-6 (W1) Norfolk St, 9-6 (L2) Morgan St, 9-6 (W3) Howard, 8-7 (L1) Lipscomb, 8-7 (L1) Quinnipiac, 7-8 (W1) Coppin St, 6-9 (L2) Belmont, 6-9 (L1) MD Eastern Shore, 6-9 (W3) Bethune-Cookman, 5-10 (W1) North Carolina A&T, 4-11 (L3)

Norton Award Update C Brandon Braun is currently #14 on the list of Norton semi finalists

Career Game #90 Current streaks on the line 33-game home win streak7-game win streakFeb 15, 2003: Bethune-Cookman (10-14, 4-9) @ #13 Delaware St (22-2, 11-2) Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, balanced, some freedom, motionDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: Sr C Diego Daniels 11.7 ppg, 6.8 rpgNotes: BETH gives up 70.8 ppg, 2nd worst in MEAC 1st Half 1st half went very long because of the combined for 42 FT attempts. But we shot way better on the field because of BETH's porous defense Halftime: Up 53-25 Key stat(s) FG: DELST 52%, BETH 19%FT: DELST 16-20, BETH 17-22Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 14 pts, 8 rebs 2nd Half We gave our fans a treat today, reaching the century mark for the 1st time this season Final Score: Bethune-Cookman - 53, Delaware St - 105 Box Scores Braun 28, 14, 1 (*) Stokes 17, 4, 2, 3 3s Winter 12, 7, 1 Smith 10, 3, 2, 2 3s Fleming 9, 5, 2 Turner 9, 4, 9, 3 tos Lepore 8, 2, 6, 2 3s Legans 6, 8, 0 Murphy 4, 1, 1 Jefferson 2, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 54-29% Rebs: +23 Asts: +14 TOs: -8 Pts in paint: +30 2nd chance: +20 Fast break: +19 Post game observations (+): Everything fell into place today. Best things is our defense was still great even though we are already scoring a ton on offense(-): None; this was as close to a perfect game as possible MEAC Conference Standings Delaware St, 12-2 (W8) Norfolk St, 9-5 (L1) Florida A&M, 8-6 (L3) Morgan St, 8-6 (W2) Howard, 8-6 (W2) Lipscomb, 8-6 (W1) Coppin St, 6-8 (L1) Belmont, 6-8 (W1) Quinnipiac, 6-8 (L3) MD Eastern Shore, 5-9 (W2) North Carolina A&T, 4-10 (L2) Bethune-Cookman, 4-10 (L2)

Career Game #89 Current streaks on the line 6-game win streakFeb 11, 2003: #15 Delaware St (21-2, 10-2) @ Florida A&M (13-10, 8-4) Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, balanced, not many freedom, princetonDefense: 2-3, press at pointsKey Players: So SG Tyrhon Price 23.3. ppg (#1 MEAC), 45% 3PTNotes: We hit 11 3s to beat FLAM in our last meeting; we limited Price to 15 pts in that game 1st Half We are making our outside shots again to beat FLAM's zone. We also forced FLAM to a lot of turnovers, and SG Tyrhon Price limited to just 3 pts Halftime: Up 36-21 Key stat(s) 3PT: DELST 5-12, FLAM 1-7Turnovers: DELST 7, FLAM 10Key Players DELST: SG Kevin Stokes 13 pts 3 3s 2nd Half We have been careless with the ball; 6 turn overs already in the 2nd half. FLAM has hit 3 triples in the 2nd half, and starting to heat up. 10:18, Up 47-36 We can't buy an outside basket, just 1-9 3PT here in the 2nd half. FLAM having the momentum now 5:23, Up 49-42 We made 3 consecutive stops, and increased our lead to 11, before FLAM completed a 3pt play opportunity 3:05, Up 53-45 Teams traded misses. We turned the ball over, but we get a counter steal and scores on the break. Up 10, less than 2 mins remaining. FLAM scores. Timeout 1:32, Up 55-47 FLAM went to fouling. We made 6 of our subsequent 8 FT attempts, to counter FLAM's 2 late 3s, and hold on. Our 1st win here in 3 trips. FLAM's SG Tyrhon Price limited to just 13 pts, 5-14 FG, and 5 tos Final Score: Delaware St - 61, Florida A&M - 53 Box Scores Stokes 21, 3, 1, 3 tos, 3 3s (*) Braun 12, 10, 1, 3 blks Smith 9, 3, 3, 2 3s Lepore 7, 2, 2, 3 tos Winter 5, 11, 0, 4 tos Legans 5, 6, 0 Jefferson 2, 4, 4 Fleming 0, 2, 2 Turner 0, 1, 1, 4 tos Murphy 0, 1, 0 Team Stats FG: 39-36% Rebs: +13 Asts: Even TOs: Even Pts in paint: +8 2nd chance: +4 Fast break: +4 Post game observations (+): Always a challenge to win at FLAM's home court. A little bit of advantage in rebounding could spell the difference, and that is what we accomplished(-): Shot just 6-21 3PT, struggling in the 2nd half MEAC Conference Standings Delaware St, 11-2 (W7) Norfolk St, 9-4 (W4) Florida A&M, 8-5 (L2) Morgan St, 7-6 (W1) Howard, 7-6 (W1) Lipscomb, 7-6 (L1) Coppin St, 6-7 (W1) Quinnipiac, 6-7 (L2) Belmont, 5-8 (L1) North Carolina A&T, 4-9 (L1) Bethune-Cookman, 4-9 (L1) MD Eastern Shore, 4-9 (W1)

Career Game #88 Current streaks on the line 32-game home win streak5-game win streakFeb 8, 2003: Coppin St (10-12, 5-6) @ #15 Delaware St (20-2, 9-2) Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, balanced, some freedom, flexDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: Jr SG Kevin Benton 12.5 ppg, 2.5 rpgNotes: CSC last in MEAC in pts allowed at 72.6 ppg (#319 Nat'l); we scored 96 against them in our last meeting 1st Half As expected, not much challenge scoring against CSC's defense. We could try to minimize our fouls though Halftime: Up 49-32 Key stat(s) FG: DELST 57%, CSC 36%Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 12 pts, 6 rebs 2nd Half Refs have gone crazy with their whistles, assessing us with 24 fouls (CSC had 18). Fortunately, it did not affect the outcome of the game Final Score: Coppin St - 60, Delaware St - 84 Box Scores Stokes 21, 0, 1, 3 stls , 3 3s (*) Fleming 16, 3, 0, 2 stls Braun 12, 7, 3, 2 stls Winter 9, 2, 2, fouled out Murphy 7, 3, 0 Lepore 6, 2, 2, 3 tos Legans 4, 6, 1 Jefferson 3, 2, 2 Ward 2, 3, 1 Turner 2, 2, 6 Smith 2, 2, 1 Team Stats FG: 52-36% Rebs: +1 Asts: +9 TOs: -6 Pts in paint: +26 2nd chance: +7 Fast break: +18 Post game observations (+): We scored 22 fast break pts, while limiting CSC to just 4(-): Gave up 29 FT attempts MEAC Conference Standings Delaware St, 10-2 (W6) Florida A&M, 8-4 (L1) Norfolk St, 8-4 (W3) Lipscomb, 7-5 (W1) Morgan St, 6-6 (L4) Quinnipiac, 6-6 (L1) Howard, 6-6 (L1) Coppin St, 5-7 (L1) Belmont, 5-7 (W1) North Carolina A&T, 4-8 (W1) Bethune-Cookman, 4-8 (W1) MD Eastern Shore, 3-9 (L9)

Career Game #87 Current streaks on the line 31-game home win streak4-game win streakFeb 4, 2003: MD Eastern Shore (6-15, 3-7) @ #18 Delaware St (19-2, 8-2) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, outside, lots of freedom, shuffleDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: So SF Byron Kimbrough 9.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg Notes: MDES was the last team to beat us at home, and that was 2 years ago 1st Half We made sure that loss against MDES 2 years ago wont happen again. We led 16-2 and never looked back Halftime: Up 56-33 Key stat(s) Fast break: DELST 16, MDES 4Turn overs: DELST 3, MDES 10Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 20 pts, 6 rebs 2nd Half Offense wasn't as explosive as compared to the 1st half, but still a convincing win nonetheless Final Score: MD Eastern Shore - 61, Delaware St - 89 Box Scores Braun 24, 10, 0, (*) Winter 13, 11, 1 Smith 10, 1, 1, 2 3s Fleming 9, 1, 1 Stokes 8, 1, 2, 2 3s Jefferson 6, 2, 1, 2 3s Murphy 6, 2, 0 Lepore 5, 0, 4, 3 tos Legans 4, 4, 2 Turner 4, 2, 8 Team Stats FG: 49-43% Rebs: +4 Asts: +10 TOs: -10 Pts in paint: +32 2nd chance: +8 Fast break: +9 Post game observations (+): Committed only 6 turnovers(-): Gave up 20 F attempts to MDES MEAC Conference Standings Delaware St, 9-2 (W5) Florida A&M, 8-3 (W3) Norfolk St, 7-4 (W2) Morgan St, 6-5 (L3) Quinnipiac, 6-5 (W4) Howard, 6-5 (W1) Lipscomb, 6-5 (L2) Coppin St, 5-6 (W4) Belmont, 4-7 (L1) North Carolina A&T, 3-8 (L4) Bethune-Cookman, 3-8 (L2) MD Eastern Shore, 3-8 (L8)

Career Game #86 Current streaks on the line 3-game win streakFeb 1, 2003: #18 Delaware St (18-2, 7-2) @ Morgan St (12-8, 6-3) Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, balanced, some freedom, princetonDefense: 2-3, press at pointsKey Players: Jr SG Kerry Archey 18.6 ppg (#2 MEAC), 3.1 rpgNotes: MORG limiting their opponents to a conference-best 39.3% FG (#15 Nat'l) 1st Half We are hoping to win this game by defense, but so far MORG is the better shooting team. We only got 5 pts from our bench Halftime: Down 30-34 Key stat(s) FG: DELST 39%, MORG 47%Key Players DELST: SG Kevin Stokes 13 pts 2nd Half MORG started the 2nd half scoring 6 straight pts. MORG still shooting well, while our FG% continues to drop. We desperately need someone to provide us a spark 11:49, Down 41-49 We cut down our deficit to 1 earlier, until MORG broke their silence. We finally made some stops 7:58, Down 48-51 3 turn overs in our last 4 possessions. 6:08, Down 50-56 SG Kevin stokes buried 2 3s in a 8-1 that saw us take the lead! 3:44, Up 58-57 MORG got the lead back with a jumper. Down 1. SG Kevin Stokes missed a 3. MORG hits a 3 to the delight of their home crowd! Timeout 2:35, Down 58-62 I put in 3 veteran shooters on the floor. SF Anthony Jefferson buries a 3! Down 1. We get a stop. Jefferson fires up another from the same spot. Jefferson drains it, his 4th triple of the game! Up 2. MORG with a turn over. On our next play, we gave it to SG Kevin Stokes, puts up a 3. And its good, the 5th trifecta by Stokes! MORG missed a 3. 1:07, Up 67-62 SG Kevin Stokes has the ball. Stokes fakes a 3. Dumps the ball to C Brandon Braun down low. Braun shoots. The basket is good plus a foul! That is just the 3rd FG of Braun, but what a time for it to come. Braun missed the FT. Timeout MORG. A 12-0 run in less than 2 mins, 0:47, Up 69-62 MORG missed an easy inside layup. We get the rebound. MORG not fouling anymore. That should do it. What a game! We came back from a 13 pt deficit early in the 2nd half Final Score: Delaware St - 69, Morgan St - 62 Box Scores Stokes 25, 3, 2, 4 tos, 5 3s (*) Jefferson 12, 0, 0, 4 3s Braun 6, 13, 1, 2 blks Winter 6, 7, 1, 2 blks Turner 6, 1, 6 Fleming 4, 2, 2 Legans 4, 2, 0 Lepore 2, 2, 2 Murphy 2, 0, 0 Smith 2, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 41-43% Rebs: -2 Asts: -1 TOs: -1 Pts in paint: +6 2nd chance: +2 Fast break: -1 Post game observations (+): We didn't shoot the ball well, nor we did not won the rebounding the battle. We even had our usual fair share of turn overs. But having the right players at the end of the game spelled the difference. SF Anthony Jefferson has not seen much action this season, but always ready when his number is called.(-): We only had 3 FT attempts MEAC Conference Standings Delaware St, 8-2 (W4) Florida A&M, 7-3 (W2) Lipscomb, 6-4 (L1) Norfolk St, 6-4 (W1) Morgan St, 6-4 (L2) Quinnipiac, 5-5 (W3) Howard, 5-5 (L2) Belmont, 4-6 (W1) Coppin St, 4-6 (W3) North Carolina A&T, 3-7 (L3) Bethune-Cookman, 3-7 (L1) MD Eastern Shore, 3-7 (L7)

Norton Award Update C Brandon Braun is currently #14 on the list of Norton quarter finalists, while C Jason Winter is at #21

Career Game #85 Current streaks on the line 30-game home win streakJan 28, 2003: North Carolina A&T (8-11, 3-5) @ #17 Delaware St (17-2, 6-2) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, outside, some freedom, 5 outDefense: 2-3, rarely pressKey Players: Sr SG Joey Evans 13.7 ppg, 3.4 rpgNotes: NCAT with a conference-worst 60.7 ppg 1st Half NCAT will have a small chance winning this game on a shoot out. We're making our 3PT shots in the 1st half Halftime: Up 42-26 Key stat(s) 3PT: DELST 6-11, NCAT 1-6Key Players DELST: SG Dan Smith 12 pts, 4 3s 2nd Half NCAT scored 6 3s in the 2nd half, but never got into a sustainable momentum because of their turn overs. C Brandon Braun did enough damage inside the paint to keep our scoreboard running Final Score: North Carolina A&T - 56, Delaware St - 78 Box Scores Braun 21, 9, 0 (*) Smith 14, 2, 2, 3 tos, 4 3s Stokes 9, 1, 5, 2 stls Lepore 9, 0, 3, 2 stls Winter 8, 8, 1 Fleming 8, 4, 5 Turner 5, 1, 3 Legans 4, 1, 1 Murphy 0, 2, 0 Team Stats FG: 54-42% Rebs: +2 Asts: +6 TOs: -7 Pts in paint: +30 2nd chance: +1 Fast break: +7 Post game observations (+): Our 7-15 3PT shooting helped, but this is one of the better games by C Brandon Braun against the 2-3 zone(-): We allowed 11 offensive rebs by NCAT MEAC Conference Standings Delaware St, 7-2 (W3) Morgan St, 6-3 (L1) Florida A&M, 6-3 (W1) Lipscomb, 6-3 (W4) Norfolk St, 5-4 (L2) Howard, 5-4 (L1) Quinnipiac, 4-5 (W2) Bethune-Cookman, 3-6 (W1) Coppin St, 3-6 (W2) North Carolina A&T, 3-6 (L2) Belmont, 3-6 (L2) MD Eastern Shore, 3-6 (L6)

Career Game #84 Current streaks on the line 29-game home win streakJan 25, 2003: Norfolk (12-6, 5-2) @ #17 Delaware St (16-2, 5-2) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, outside, some freedom, 5 outDefense: 2-3, rarely pressKey Players: So PG Marcus Stevens 15.6 ppg, 4.0 rpgNotes: NORST shooting 37.6% 3PT, suiting their style of play1st Half NORST has been very tricky to defend, because even their big men likes to stay outside and shoot 3s. On the other hand, we have not shot the ball well to break their 2-3 zone defense. Halftime: Down 27-33 Key stat(s) 3PT: DELST 3-17, NORST 6-13Key Players DELST: SG Kevin Stokes 12 pts, 3 rebsNORST: PG Marcus Stevens 10 pts, 2 3s 2nd Half We're doing a better job defending against their shooters, and we started the 2nd half with an explosive 27-2 run to completely take control of this game. NORST never recovered after that. What a turn around. NORST was just 1-17 3PT in the 2nd half Final Score: Norfolk St - 44, Delaware St - 66 Box Scores Stokes 22, 7, 2, 4 3s Fleming 16, 10, 4, 2 stls, 3 blks, 3 tos (*) Smith 12, 1, 1, 2 3s Braun 8, 8, 0, 2 stls Winter 4, 7, 0 Turner 3, 3, 5 Legans 1, 3, 0 Lepore 0, 2, 3 Murphy 0, 2, 0 Team Stats FG: 41-26% Rebs: +11 Asts: +2 TOs: -5 Pts in paint: +14 2nd chance: +2 Fast break: +10 Post game observations (+): Great overall performance by SF Nick Fleming not just on offense, but very active defensively scrambling to seal out NORST's shooters(-): Shot just 7-24 3PT MEAC Conference Standings Delaware St, 6-2 (W2) Morgan St, 6-2 (W1) Florida A&M, 5-3 (L2) Norfolk St, 5-3 (L1) Howard, 5-3 (W2) Lipscomb, 5-3 (W3) Quinnipiac, 3-5 (W1) North Carolina A&T, 3-5 (L1) Belmont, 3-5 (L1) MD Eastern Shore, 3-5 (L5) Bethune-Cookman, 2-6 (L3) Coppin St, 2-6 (W1)

Career Game #83 Jan 21, 2003: #16 Delaware St (15-2, 4-2) @ Quinnipiac (11-6, 2-4) Scouting Report Offense: slow pace, balanced, not many freedom, motionDefense: m2m, press at pointsKey Players: Sr SF Adam Hearns 12.8 ppg, 3.4 rpgNotes: QUINN 2nd last scoring in MEAC at 61.8 ppg 1st Half We're running the break at every opportunity to counter QUINN's slow paced style. Better ball movement this time, which we haven't done the past 2 games Halftime: Up 50-26 Key stat(s) Fast break: DELST 20, QUINN 4Assists: DELST 12, QUINN 4Key Players DELST: SG Kevin Stokes 14 pts, 4 rebs 2nd Half SG Kevin Stokes continue to lead our offense, and we got ample support from our big men, We controlled the boards effectively in the 2nd half. Not even QUINN's shooting spree late in the game could influence the outcome of this game Final Score: Delaware St - 80, Quinnipiac - 66 Box Scores Stokes 27, 7, 1, 4 3s (*) Winter 18, 5, 1 Braun 10, 9, 1 Smith 9, 4, 1 Legans 6, 3, 1 Fleming 4, 3, 6, 2 stls Murphy 2, 5, 0 Turner 2, 2, 3, 5 tos Jefferson 2, 0, 0 Lepore 0, 2, 4 Team Stats FG: 49-45% Rebs: +17 Asts: +2 TOs: -2 Pts in paint: +32 2nd chance: +17 Fast break: +22 Post game observations (+): Scoring 28 fast break pts took a lot of pressure of us from scoring on our half court sets. Also limited QUINN to just 3 2nd chance pts (-): Just 5-10 FT MEAC Conference Standings Delaware St, 5-2 (W1) Morgan St, 5-2 (L1) Florida A&M, 5-2 (L1) Norfolk St, 5-2 (W5) Howard, 4-3 (W1) Lipscomb, 4-3 (W2) North Carolina A&T, 3-4 (W1) Belmont, 3-4 (W2) MD Eastern Shore, 3-4 (L4) Quinnipiac, 2-5 (L3) Bethune-Cookman, 2-5 (L2) Coppin St, 1-6 (L1)

Career Game #82 Jan 18, 2003: #16 Delaware St (15-1, 4-1) @ Belmont (7-9, 1-4) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, not many freedom, triangleDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: Jr C Dale Bailey 12.1 ppg, 4.6 rpgNotes: BEL last in MEAC in rebounds at 27.9 rpg (#337) 1st Half What a shocking start. We didn't make a FG for the 1st 12 mins of the game. Slight improvement towards the end, but the 25 pt deficit we dug ourselves earlier is just too big Halftime: Down 23-39 Key stat(s) FG: DELST 23%, BEL 52%Turnovers: DELST 12, BEL 6Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 6 pts, 5 rebs 2nd Half We're showing some aggressiveness on defense, but is being hit by a lot of fouls 11:49, Down 38-52 Our penalty situation eventually hurting us, and we continue to turn the ball too much today. Another bad road loss Final Score: Delaware St - 58, Belmont - 75 Box Scores Braun 20, 12, 1 Smith 13, 0, 0, 3 3s Stokes 9, 2, 0 Winter 7, 9, 2, 2 stls Fleming 4, 3, 1 Jefferson 3, 0, 0 Legans 2, 2, 0, 2 blks Lepore 0, 4, 2, 5 tos Turner 0, 2, 7, 5 tos Murphy 0, 2, 1 Perry 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 35-49% Rebs: +9 Asts: -3 TOs: +4 Pts in paint: +2 2nd chance: Even Fast break: +11 Post game observations (+): We still grabbed a lot of rebounds (13 on the offensive glass), but did not took much advantage of them(-): Given that we continue to struggle with our outside shooting, just 3-14 3PT, the more we can't afford to commit 19 turn overs MEAC Conference Standings Morgan St, 5-1 (W2) Florida A&M, 5-1 (W4) Norfolk St, 4-2 (W4) Delaware St, 4-2 (L1) Howard, 3-3 (L2) Lipscomb, 3-3 (W1) MD Eastern Shore, 3-3 (L3) Quinnipiac, 2-4 (L2) Bethune-Cookman, 2-4 (L1) North Carolina A&T, 2-4 (L1) Belmont, 2-4 (W1) Coppin St, 1-5 (W1)

Career Game #81 Current streaks on the line 28-game home win streakJan 14, 2003: Lipscomb (6-9, 2-2) @ #16 Delaware St (14-1, 3-1) PF Jordan Legans will miss today's game because of a sore hip Scouting Report Offense: slow pace, balanced, not many freedom, 5 outDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: Fr SF Altron Serraville 14.2 ppg, 3.3 rpgNotes: LIPS not a good rebounding team, just 30.1 rpg (#227) 1st Half Much better defense and rebounding this time around, as compared to our last game Halftime: Up 39-19 Key stat(s) FG: DELST 41%, LIPS 32%Rebs: DELST 22, LIPS 14Key Players DELST: C Jason Winter 10 pts, 8 rebs 2nd Half Didn't shoot well in the 2nd half, but we had an enormous +30 advantage in FG attempts. What a monster rebounding game for C Jason Winter Final Score: Lipscomb - 47, Delaware St - 69 Box Scores Winter 22, 22, 1 (*) Braun 15, 9, 0 Stokes 12, 4, 2 3s Smith 6, 3, 1 Turner 6, 2, 3 Fleming 6, 2, 3 Jefferson 2, 0, 0 Murphy 0, 2, 1 Ward 0, 2, 0 Lepore 0, 0, 3 Team Stats FG: 37-35% Rebs: +17 Asts: +6 TOs: -12 Pts in paint: +38 2nd chance: +12 Fast break: +14 Post game observations (+): 19 2nd chance pts on 20 offensive rebs(-): Struggled with our outside shots; just 2-17 3PT MEAC Conference Standings Delaware St, 4-1 (W1) Morgan St, 4-1 (W1) Florida A&M, 4-1 (W3) MD Eastern Shore, 3-2 (L2) Norfolk St, 3-2 (W3) Howard, 3-2 (L1) Quinnipiac, 2-3 (L1) Bethune-Cookman, 2-3 (W1) North Carolina A&T, 2-3 (W1) Lipscomb, 2-3 (L1) Belmont, 1-4 (L1) Coppin St, 0-5 (L5)

Career Game #80 Current streaks on the line 15-game regular season win streakJan 11, 2003: #16 Delaware St (14-0, 3-0) @ Howard (9-5, 2-1) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, some freedom, flexDefense: 3-2, rarely pressKey Players: So SG AD Johnson 18.1 ppg, 5.0 rpgNotes: Limiting their opponents to 38.8% FG (#17) and 28.7% 3PT (#10) 1st Half It's not the 39% FG shooting that concerned me, but our defense allowing HOW to do what they wanted. Plus we got beaten on the boards. C Brandon Braun with 3 fouls Halftime: Down 32-41 Key stat(s) FG: DELST 39%, HOW 50%Rebs: DELST 14, HOW 18Key Players DELST: C Jason Winter 10 pts, 6 rebsHOW: SG AD Johnson 17 pts 2nd Half HOW continues to make shots from just about anywhere on the court. C Jason Winter with 4 fouls. We got down by 15. Chopped off some of that lead, but we still need a lot more work to do 11:14, Down 50-59 We simply can't afford to just trade baskets. Gallant effort by PF Jordan Legans, scoring all of his 7 ts do far here in the 2nd half, but HOW still shooting a very good 53% FG 6:31, Down 59-71 Down by 17 with 2 mins remaining. Not gonna do it, with the way we got outplayed today. Worst defensive game so far this season Final Score: Delaware St - 72, Howard - 85 Box Scores Braun 18, 9, 0 Winter 13, 8, 1, 3 tos Legans 11, 1, 1 Turner 10, 0, 8, 4 tos, 2 3s Smith 9, 2, 2 Murphy 4, 3, 0 Stokes 3, 4, 1, 3 stls Lepore 2, 2, 4 Fleming 2, 2, 0 Jefferson 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 45-52% Rebs: -4 Asts: -2 TOs: Even Pts in paint: -12 2nd chance: -2 Fast break: -8 Post game observations (+): Good contributions off the bench by newcomers PF Jordan Legans and SG Dan Smith(-): There are times when you will face an opponent on a hot shooting day. But allowing 22 fast break pts, and being out rebounded, showed we didn't brought enough effort in trying to compete MEAC Conference Standings Delaware St, 3-1 (L1) Florida A&M, 3-1 (W2) Howard, 3-1 (W2) Morgan St, 3-1 (L1) MD Eastern Shore, 3-1 (L1) Quinnipiac, 2-2 (W1) Lipscomb, 2-2 (W1) Norfolk St, 2-2 (W2) Bethune-Cookman, 1-3 (L2) North Carolina A&T, 1-3 (L2) Belmont, 1-3 (W1) Coppin St, 0-4 (L4)

Career Game #79 Current streaks on the line 14-game regular season win streakJan 7, 2003: #25 Delaware St (13-0, 2-0) @ Bethune-Cookman (7-6, 1-1) Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, balanced, some freedom, motionDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: Sr C Diego Daniels 13.8 ppg, 6.8 rpgNotes: BETH shooting 46.2% FG and 37.6% 3PT 1st Half We missed 9 of our 1st 11 shots, and our poor shooting continued the entire 1st half. On the other hand, BETH has sizzled from beyond the arc. Both teams with 10 turn overs. C Brandon Braun is scoreless Halftime: Down 30-37 Key stat(s) FG: DELST 36%, BETH 50%3PT: DELST 2-6, BETH 6-11Key Players DELST: C Jason Winter 10 pts, 5 rebs 2nd Half We got some momentum going. We have to watch though with our foul situation; 5 team fouls already 11:58, Down 48-50 Our run continues, with SG Dan Smith scoring 7 of our last 9 pts. BETH's FG shooting has dropped here in the 2nd half. We are in the penalty 6:44, Up 62-56 Both teams turning the ball over a lot. BETH made a 3 earlier, and then completed a 3pt play. Timeout 1:50, Up 71-70 C Brandon Braun missed. BETH's C Diego Daniels also missed down low. We go the other side, to C Jason Winter. Winter got fouled on his shot. Winter splits. Timeout BETH 0:57, Up 72-70 BETH went back to C Diego Daniels; his attempt was no good but there was a whistle. Daniels missed both! Timeout 0:35, Up 72-70 BETH with a quick foul. SG Kevin Stokes to shoot 1-and-1. No problems for Stokes making both FTs. Timeout BETH 0:29, Up 74-70 C Diego Daniels gets the pass. I had instructions to the team to foul Daniels if he has the ball. We foul. Bad decision. Daniels sinks both FTs this time. Up 2. Another foul on BETH. SG Stokes added 2 more FTs. Up 4. We defended the 3 well. BETH missed. We hang on, for our 1st close win this season. After making 6 3s in the 1st half, we limited BETH to just 2 triples i the 2nd Final Score: Delaware St - 76, Bethune-Cookman - 72 Box Scores Stokes 23, 2, 0, 3 tos, 3 3s (*) Winter 15, 12, 0 Braun 9, 6, 1, 4 blks Smith 9, 0, 5 Fleming 6, 5, 1 Legans 6, 3, 0 Lepore 6, 1, 3, 2 3s Murphy 2, 4, 0 Jefferson 0, 1, 0 Turner 0, 0, 7, 4 tos Team Stats FG: 45-47% Rebs: +5 Asts: -2 TOs: -1 Pts in paint: +12 2nd chance: +1 Fast break: Even Post game observations (+): Good turn around in the 2nd half, where we scored 46 pts. Also shot 16-20 FT(-): 3pt line defense still an issue, allowing 8-17 3PT shooting for BETH; we have allowed 39 3s in our last 4 games MEAC Conference Standings Delaware St, 3-0 (W3) Morgan St, 3-0 (W3) MD Eastern Shore, 3-0 (W3) Florida A&M, 2-1 (W1) Howard, 2-1 (W1) Quinnipiac, 1-2 (L2) Bethune-Cookman, 1-2 (L1) North Carolina A&T, 1-2 (L1) Lipscomb, 1-2 (L1) Norfolk St, 1-2 (W1) Belmont, 0-3 (L3) Coppin St, 0-3 (L3)