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Career Game #63 2002 NCAA Tournament 2nd round (64) Mar 17, 2002: (13) James Madison (22-9, 13-5) vs (4) #9 Delaware St (27-4, 13-3) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, some freedom, shuffleDefense: m2m, press a lotKey Players: Jr SG Ronny DeManby 13.1 ppg, 41% 3PTStrengths: 77.5% FT (#22), 13.8 topg (#101)Weaknesses: 30.9% 3PT (#304)Notes: Their 3-guard rotation scores almost half of their ptsHow they got here Champion CAA 1st Half A poor start. Not only we're not shooting well, but we got into the penalty 7 mins into the game. PG Sidney Petteway picking up 3 early fouls. Trailed 12-28. SG Lewis Lepore's shooting, and C BRandon Braun's inside game, helped us comeback. Our defense need to improve in the 2nd half, and keep ourselves out of foul trouble. Both teams made 4 3s Halftime: Down 37-40 Key stat(s) Pts paint: DELST 18, JMU 6FT: DELST 5-7, JMU 10-15Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 10 pts, 5 rebs 2nd Half C Jason Winter scored 4 pts in an 8-2 run to start the 2nd half, and take the lead for the 1st time 15:22, Up 45-42 JMU tied the game earlier with a 3. C Brandon Braun responded by converting a 3pt play. 11:08, Up 52-49 SG Kevin Stokes scored our last 6 pts witha couple of 3s 7:31, Up 58-54 Extended our lead to 11 by making good defensive stops. JMU hit their last shot to stop their drought. PG Sidney Petteway has fouled out 3:44, Up 67-58 A turn over by JMU. We also threw the ball away. Miss by JMU. We miss a 3. Another turn over by JMU. And finally, C Jason Winter scores 2:06, Up 69-58 JMU had 2 shots. Both missed. PG Anthny Turner got fouled on the other end. JMU in the penalty. Turner gets 1 from the line. Up 12. We can slow down. JMU buries a 3. 0:53, Up 70-61 JMU started fouling, and we converted 7 of our next 8 FT attempts, and advance to the next round. A nice win, coming back from a 16 pt deficit Final Score: James Madison - 68, Delaware St - 77 Box Scores Braun 18, 13, 1, 2 stls, 2 blks (*) Lepore 15, 6, 2, 4 tos, 4 3s Stokes 15, 1, 2, 2 3s Fleming 12, 4, 1 Winter 8, 3, 0 Turner 5, 1, 4 Petteway 2, 0, 4, fouled out Murphy 2, 0, 0 Swift 0, 4, 3 Team Stats FG: 50-38% Rebs: -3 Asts: +3 TOs: -3 Pts in paint: +16 2nd chance: -1 Fast break: -2 Post game observations (+): Committed only 8 turn overs. We played good defense after that slow start(-): We gave up 15 offensive rebounds to JMU

2002 Selection Show Rank: #9, RPI: #4 We're in the West Regionals (Spokane). 1st Round Matchup: (4) #9 Delaware St (27-4, 13-3) vs (13) James Madison (22-9, 13-5)A good season for MEAC, having 3 teams in the NCAA tournament. Florida A&M will play in the 1st round (First Four), and Lipscomb qualified as a 12th seed Teams in the West Regionals (1) #1 Temple(2) #8 Michigan St(3) #10 Southern Illinois(4) #9 Delaware St(5) #25 Louisville(6) #24 Marshall(7) Seton Hall(8) Bradley(9) Creighton(10) Northwestern(11) Iowa St(12) Charllote(13) James Madison(14) Prairie View(15) South Carolina Upstate(16) (Play In) Other Ranked Teams East (1) #3 Syracuse(2) #4 North Carolina(3) #11 Gonzaga(4) #22 LSU(5) #15 Arizona(6) #18 MemphisMidwest (1) #2 Kansas(2) #13 Villanova(3) #20 Utah(4) #21 Oklahoma St(5) #23 Stanford(6) #19 TX Pan AmericanSouth (1) #7 Iowa(2) #12 Oregon(3) #16 Duke(4) #5 UNLV(5) #14 Toledo(6) #17 BostonOn Probation #6 Georgia

Norton Award Update C Brandon Braun currently #2 among Norton finalists

Career Game #62 MEAC Tournament Finals Current streaks on the line 5 game conference tournament win streak (defending champs) Mar 4, 2002: (2) Lipscomb (22-7, 12-4) vs (1) #9 Delaware St (26-4, 13-3) Scouting Report Offense: slow pace, balanced, not many freedom, 5 outDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: So PG Linton McKenzie 14.5 ppgNotes: 1-1 season series. Round 3 today to settle the score 1st Half We're attacking the basket and finally, we're consistently making our shots. Up 17-2 early, Lead grew to 20. However our shooting faltered in the end, and LIPS 5 3s helped them get closer. Halftime: Up 36-27 Key stat(s) Fast break: DELST 12, LIPS 4FG: DELST 46%, LIPS 32%Key Players DELST: SF Nick Fleming 11 pts, 2 stls 2nd Half We locked down on defense, and created some separation. SF Nick Fleming with 19 pts 11:27, Up 50-36 LIPS able to cut our lead down to 9 earlier. 7:20, Up 53-43 We got into penalty. LIPS 2 FTs cut down our lead to 8. And then it was down to 6 with a LIPS basket. Teams traded a FG each. This is far from over 3:19, Up 55-49 We missed another shot. Our FG% had a meteoric drop after the initial part of the game. But we get the ball back on a steal, and scores on the break. Up 8. Foul. LIPS made 2 FTs. Up 6. SG Kevin Stokes drives and scores. Up 8. We played good defense forcing a miss. SF Nick Fleming drives, but got blocked. LIPS with the ball. Another foul. Split by LIPS, Timeout 1:15, Up 59-52 We're planning to use some clock, but LIPS gave up 4 fouls to get into penalty. We made sure the ball gets into SG Kevin Stokes, our best FT shooter. Stokes nails both FTs. Up 9, less than a minute. Should be difficult for LIPS now. We added 4 more FTs. Wasn't easy, but we got the job done Back to back MEAC Tournament Champs! Final Score: Lipscomb - 54, Delaware St - 65 Box Scores Fleming 19, 3, 3, 4 stls (*) Stokes 18, 2, 1, 2 3s Braun 9, 4, 0 Lepore 9, 1, 1 Winter 6, 12, 0 Swift 2, 6, 0 Petteway 2, 1, 5, 2 stls Turner 0, 4, 3 Murphy 0, 1, 0 Jefferson 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 39-30% Rebs: +1 Asts: +5 TOs: -9 Pts in paint: +32 2nd chance: Even Fast break: +14 Post game observations (+): Just 6 turn overs. Also limited LIPS to just 4 fast break pts.(-): Shot poorly from the outside, 3-16 3PT

Career Game #61 MEAC Tournament Semi Finals Current streaks on the line 4 game conference tournament win streak (defending champs) Mar 3, 2002: (5) Howard (16-13, 9-7) vs (1) #9 Delaware St (25-4, 13-3) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, some freedom, flexDefense: 3-2, rarelyKey Players: So PG Lou Foreman 14.1 ppg (20 ppg tournament)Notes: Split season series with HOW 1st Half Another sub par shooting performance on our half court offense, but we more than made it up by getting pts on the break, and crashing the offensive glass Halftime: Up 45-24 Key stat(s) Fast break: DELST 18, HOW 2Off Rebs: DELST 11, HOW 3Key Players DELST: SG Lewis Lepore 11 pts, 5 rebs 2nd Half Our lead was never threatened the 3ntire 2nd half, and we cruise our way to the conference tournament finals Final Score: Howard - 59, Delaware St - 76 Box Scores Lepore 16, 6, 1, 2 stls Braun 14, 11, 1, 2 stls (*) Fleming 13, 2, 1 Stokes 8, 2, 0, 2 3s Swift 7, 7, 0 Winter 6, 8, 0 Murphy 5, 1, 0 Perry 3, 0, 2 Petteway 2, 2, 6, 4 tos Turner 2, 2, 3 Ward 0, 1, 0 Jefferson 0, 0, 0 Whiting 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 42-44% Rebs: +11 Asts: Even TOs: -13 Pts in paint: +26 2nd chance: +17 Fast break: +26 Post game observations (+): 21 2nd chance pts and 30 fast break pts; that's a combined 51 pts which almost matched the entire output of HOW(-): 2nd consecutive game that our half court offense hasn't been effective

Career Game #60 MEAC Tournament Current streaks on the line 3 game conference tournament win streak (defending champs) Mar 2, 2002: (8) North Carolina A&T (16-12, 7-9) vs (1) #9 Delaware St (24-4, 13-3) Scouting Report Offense: slow pace, balanced, some freedom, motionDefense: m2m, press a lotKey Players: Jr SG Joey Evans 12.3 ppgNotes: We escaped with a narrow 74-71 road win against NCAT earlier in the season, by hitting our FTs late in the game 1st Half We're playing good defense, and controlling the boards. We just need to make more of our shots. NCAT made 5 3s. Halftime: Up 29-25 Key stat(s) FG: DELST 32%, NCAT 41%TOs: DELST 3, NCAT 14Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 13 pts, 5 rebs 2nd Half Our shooting has a slight improvement, but that was enough to give us a double digit lead 11:37, Up 43-29 Missing a lot of shots again. We have no problems dumping the ball to our big men, but we have missed quite a number of inside shots; C Brandon Braun 8-21 FG, and C Jason Winter 0-11 FG. We are in the penalty 3:47, Up 45-37 C Brandon Braun missed another shot. NCAT missed. On our next play, C Jason Winter had 2 shots inside, but he missed both also. We get a steal. Timeout. 2:12, Up 45-37 SG Kevin Stokes called for steps. NCAT hits a jumper. Up 6. Finally we get a much needed basket, a 3 by SG Lewis Lepore. Up 9. NCAT answers with a FG as well. Timeout 1:10, Up 48-41 We can slow down. NCAT had to give up 6 straight fouls to get into penalty. SG Kevin Stokes hits 2 FTs. Up 9. Timeout NCAT 0:48, Up 50-41 We were called for a foul. No need for that. NCAT splits. Up 8. SG Kevin Stokes scores 2 from the line again. Up 10. NCAT not able to score until the final buzzer. Defense saved us today. NCAT was 0-5 3PT in the 2nd half. Final Score: North carolina A&T - 42, Delaware St - 52 Box Scores Braun 19, 11, 0, 2 stls (*) Stokes 12, 3, 1, 2 stls Lepore 9, 0, 2, 2 stls, 3 3s Murphy 4, 3, 0 Fleming 3, 5, 3, 4 stls Turner 2, 1, 0 Swift 2, 1, 0 Winter 1, 9, 0, 0-13 FG Petteway 0, 2, 4 Jefferson 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 28-36% Rebs: -1 Asts: Even TOs: -17 Pts in paint: +14 2nd chance: +9 Fast break: +14 Post game observations (+): Scored 20 fast break pts, representing almost 40% of our offensive production(-): Very poor FG shooting on our inside shots

Career Game #59 Current streaks on the line 17 game home win streak Feb 22, 2002: Lipscomb (20-6, 12-3) @ #9 Delaware St (23-4, 12-3) Scouting Report Offense: slow pace, balanced, not many freedom, 5-outDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: So PG Linton McKenzie 13.3 ppgNotes: It all comes down to this game; winner gets 1-seed in the tournament, loser gets 2-seed 1st Half LIPS with 5 turnovers on its 1st 5 possessions, and our defensive pressure was the story of the 1st half. LIPS had to contend themselves taking outside shots; 3 of their 7 made FGs were from deep. Everyone contributed on offense, with 8 players scoring at least 3 pts each. Halftime: Up 38-20 Key stat(s) FG: DELST 52%, LIPS 33%Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 10 pts, 2 rebs 2nd Half LIPS with a quick 10-2 run to start the 2nd half, and reduced our lead to 10. We responded and restored order with 12 unanswered pts to get the lead back up to 22. We kept our comfortable lead as LIPS continue to have problems protecting the ball. Still a 22 pt lead with 5 mins to go. The reserves finished the game Final Score: Lipscomb - 53, Delaware St - 65 Box Scores Braun 15, 2, 2, 4 stls, 2 blks (*) Stokes 13, 1, 1, 2 stls Winter 9, 3, 1 Swift 6, 6, 1 Fleming 6, 4, 2 Turner 6, 2, 2, 4 tos Petteway 4, 1, 4 Lepore 3, 3, 2, 2 stls Murphy 3, 1, 0 Ward 0, 1, 0 Whiting 0, 0, 1 Jefferson 0, 0, 0 Perry 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 47-38% Rebs: -12 Asts: +4 TOs: -15 Pts in paint: +34 2nd chance: -4 Fast break: +8 Post game observations (+): Forced 25 turn overs on LIPS(-): We gave up 14 offensive rebounds MEAC Conference Final Standings Delaware St, 13-3 (W1) Lipscomb, 12-4 (L1) Florida A&M, 11-5 (W3) Norfolk St, 10-6 (W1) Howard, 9-7 (L1) Belmont, 9-7 (L1) Morgan St, 8-8 (W3) North Carolina A&T, 7-9 (W1) MD Eastern Shore, 6-10 (L2) Quinnipiac, 5-11 (L1) Bethune-Cookman, 3-13 (L6) Coppin St, 3-13 (W1)

Career Game #58 Current streaks on the line 9 game win streak5 game road win streak Feb 18, 2002: #9 Delaware St (23-3, 12-2) @ Howard (13-12, 8-6) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, some freedom, flexDefense: 3-2, rarely pressKey Players: So PG Lou Foreman 13.8 ppg, 3.6 apgNotes: HOW averaging just over 11 3pt shot attempts per game 1st Half We have not defended the paint well, allowing HOW to get a lot of inside pts and shoot a high percentage of their shots. Halftime: Down 35-39 Key stat(s) FG: DELST 44, HOW 68%Key Players DELST: SG Lewis Lepore 13 pts, 3 3s 2nd Half We still can't make stops. HOW shooting close to 70% FG now, and we have 5 team fouls already 15:52, Down 38-48 Got some shots going but can't sustain momentum due to our fouls. HOW not only shooting well from the field, but also from the line at 17-20 FT 9:37, Down 47-62 Finally we have an extended run going, Cut down our deficit to 6 earlier. HOW made a basket. We got fouled. SF Nick splits his FTs. C Brandon Braun comes up with an offensive rebound, but he missed a follow up. Down 7. We get a steal, and scored on the break. 3:10, Down 61-66 We got called for foul. I am getting warned by the refs for complaining. HOW splits. Timeout 2:52, Down 61-67 C Jason Winter able to free himself down low and scores inside. Down 4. Another foul on us, against a PF attempting a jump shot. I didn't see any contact there, but the refs say otherwise. HOW splits. Down 5. SG Lewis Lepore drives. Blocked, no foul. I was furious with the no call. HOW gets the ball. We get the ball back with a steal. Lepore shoots a 3 from top of the key. It's good! Down 2. We forced HOW to take a tough shot with their shot clock winding down. They made it! Timeout 0:59, Down 66-70 HOW fouls. PG Sidney Petteway sinks 2 FTs. Down 2. HOW missed. Loose ball. HOW retains possession. 0:43 left, 0:22 on the shot clock. HOW missed a 3. But they get the offensive rebound, and converts on the 2nd try. Damn, we wasted that. Timeout 0:34, Down 68-72 Not necessarily we need a 3, but I have 3 shooters on the floor. C Brandon Braun takes a quick shot inside. Missed, but got fouled. Split. Down 3, 0:22 left We give up the quick foul. HOW converts both FTs. Timeout 0:20, Down 69-74 Now we need a 3. We missed. That's about it. Upset not because we couldn't make stops at a crucial time, but we dug ourselves a big hole in the 2nd half (down by as many as 17). Final Score: Delaware St - 69, Howard - 74 Box Scores Lepore 25, 2, 1, 3 stls, 5 3s Braun 14, 7, 3, 3 stls Winter 13, 4, 1, 2 stls Fleming 7, 3, 0 Stokes 4, 1, 0 Petteway 2, 3, 3, 4 tos Murphy 2, 2, 0 Turner 2, 0, 2 Swift 0, 1, 1 Jefferson 0, 0, 1 Team Stats FG: 43-52% Rebs: -13 Asts: -2 TOs: -6 Pts in paint: -2 2nd chance: -4 Fast break: Even Post game observations (+): Forced 20 turn overs on HOW(-): We got outworked on the boards today MEAC Conference Standings Lipscomb, 12-3 (W1) Delaware St, 12-3 (L1) Florida A&M, 10-5 (W2) Norfolk St, 9-6 (L3) Howard, 9-6 (W1) Belmont, 9-6 (W5) Morgan St, 7-8 (W2) MD Eastern Shore, 6-9 (L1) North Carolina A&T, 6-9 (L2) Quinnipiac, 5-10 (W1) Bethune-Cookman, 3-12 (L5) Coppin St, 2-13 (L1)

Norton Award Update C Brandon Braun is currently #5 on the list of Norton semi finalists

Career Game #57 Current streaks on the line 8 game win streak4 game road win streak Feb 15, 2002: #9 Delaware St (22-3, 11-2) @ Bethune-Cookman (9-15, 3-10) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, inside, not many freedom, triangleDefense: 2-3, press at pointsKey Players: Jr C Diego Daniels 10.3 ppg, 6.6 rpgNotes: BETH scoring just 58.3 ppg (#343 Nat'l) 1st Half Much better job this time by our big men playing against the zone. But our defense need to improve, allowing a low scoring team 40 pts in the 1st half Halftime: Up 46-40 Key stat(s) FG: DELST 42%, BETH 61%Turn overs: DELST 3, BETH 12Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 13 pts, 7 rebs 2nd Half Made some improvements on defense. BETH now with 17 turn overs 13:55, Up 61-45 BETH went down by as many 23, but they made a big run. Up by only 9 with less than 4 mins remaining, We made an 8-2 run to go up with a more comfortable 15 pt lead. BETH unlease a flurry of outside in the dying seconds of the game, but not enough time for them to compete a comeback Final Score: Delaware St - 87, Bethune-Cookman - 83 Box Scores Braun 21, 15, 1, 3 stls (*) Winter 19, 8, 1, 2 stls Stokes 15, 5, 2, 3 3s Fleming 10, 2, 1, 2 stls Swift 8, 5, 2 Lepore 7, 1, 1 Turner 5, 0, 4 Murphy 2, 2, 0 Petteway 0, 0, 5, 2 stls Jefferson 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 42-59% Rebs: +8 Asts: -1 TOs: -15 Pts in paint: +20 2nd chance: +20 Fast break: +15 Post game observations (+): 22 offensive rebounds, producing 25 2nd chance pts(-): Allowed BETH to shoot 59% FG MEAC Conference Standings Delaware St, 12-2 (W9) Lipscomb, 11-3 (L1) Norfolk St, 9-5 (L2) Florida A&M, 9-5 (W1) Howard, 8-6 (L1) Belmont, 8-6 (W4) North Carolina A&T, 6-8 (L1) Morgan St, 6-8 (W1) MD Eastern Shore, 6-8 (W2) Quinnipiac, 4-10 (L3) Bethune-Cookman, 3-11 (L4) Coppin St, 2-12 (W1)

Career Game #56 Current streaks on the line 7 game win streak16 game home win streak Feb 11, 2002: Florida A&M (18-5, 8-4) @ #12 Delaware St (21-3, 10-2) Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, balanced, not many freedom, motionDefense: 2-3, press at pointsKey Players: Sr C Donte Patrick 8.6 ppg, 7.6 rpgNotes: Conference leading scorer PG Gershone Carroll likely done for the rest of the season witha broken foot 1st Half FLAM still a tough team to crack, even without their leading scorer. We have outplayed them in the 1st half in every way possible, and yet we only have a 5 pt lead Halftime: Up 39-34 Key stat(s) 3PT: DELST 7-16, FLAM 4-7Turn overs: DELST 6, FLAM 10Key Players DELST: SG Lewis Lepore 14 pts, 4 3s 2nd Half Our defense stepping up. FLAM has yet to score a FG in the 2nd half 13:48, Up 47-35 We have not exactly shot the ball well also here in the 2nd half, but we have taken control of the game because of our defense. FLAM still with just 1 made FG in the 2nd half 7:58, Up 57-42 It was almost became unnoticeable that C Brandon Braun did not make a single FG in this game, but the collective offensive performance of our guards were more than enough today Final Score: Florida A&M - 52, Delaware St - 80 Box Scores Lepore 21, 1, 2, 5 3s Petteway 16, 4, 6, 2 stls, 4 3s (*) Fleming 16, 2, 1, 2 stls, fouled out Stokes 12, 5, 1, 3 tos, 2 3s Jefferson 5, 1, 1 Braun 4, 10, 0 Winter 2, 5, 3, 3 stls Swift 2, 5, 0 Murphy 2, 1, 2 Turner 0, 0, 2, fouled out Team Stats FG: 43-34% Rebs: +3 Asts: +6 TOs: -12 Pts in paint: +6 2nd chance: +7 Fast break: +12 Post game observations (+): Made 12 3s. Limited FLAM to just 2 fast break pts(-): Our big men almost a non factor on offense MEAC Conference Standings Lipscomb, 11-2 (W4) Delaware St, 11-2 (W8) Norfolk St, 9-4 (L1) Howard, 8-5 (W1) Florida A&M, 8-5 (L1) Belmont, 7-6 (W3) North Carolina A&T, 6-7 (W2) Morgan St, 5-8 (L4) MD Eastern Shore, 5-8 (W1) Quinnipiac, 4-9 (L2) Bethune-Cookman, 3-10 (L3) Coppin St, 1-12 (L3)

Career Game #55 Current streaks on the line 6 game win streak3 game road win streak Feb 8, 2002: #12 Delaware St (20-3, 9-2) @ Coppin St (7-15, 1-10) Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, balanced, some freedom, flexDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: Sr PG Anthony Drayton 16.0 ppg, 4.0 rpgNotes: Outside of Drayton, no other CSC player averaging more than 8 ppg. CSC shooting just 39.1% FG (4th worst Nat'l) 1st Half CSC has surprisingly shot the ball well, while we were struggling with our shooting. A total of 30 fouls have been called in the 1st half. Both teams missing 8 FTs each Halftime: Down 39-42 Key stat(s) FG: DELST 31%, CSC 50%Off Rebs: DELST 11, CSC 5Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 13 pts, 5 rebs 2nd Half We came out firing at the start of the 2nd half. SF Nick Flemin scoring 13 of his 15 pts here in the 2nd half 11:22, Up 63-55 CSC made a couple of 3s to stay close. C Brandon Braun,s coreless in the 2nd half, has fouled out. 7:22, Up 72-68 SF Nick Fleming continues to was hot, scoring 8 more pts as part of a 10-2 run. PG Sidney Petteway also has fouled out 4:35, Up 82-70 CSC had a chance to cut their deficit to 8, but missed 2 FTs. We were leading by 12 with just over a minute remaining. We slowed down, chew up a lot of time, and hold on. Good game by SF Nick Fleming Final Score: Delaware St - 88, Coppin St - 80 Box Scores Fleming 23, 4, 0, 2 3s (*) Winter 13, 7, 3, 3 tos Braun 13, 5, 0, fouled out Swift 11, 5, 1, 3 stls Lepore 9, 4, 3, 2 blks Turner 7, 3, 5, 2 stls Stokes 7, 0, 1 Murphy 4, 1, 0 Petteway 1, 3, 3, fouled out Jefferson 0, 2, 0 Team Stats FG: 45-48% Rebs: -6 Asts: +2 TOs: -6 Pts in paint: +22 2nd chance: +4 Fast break: +10 Post game observations (+): Only 8 turn overs.(-): Defense was sub par against the worst shooting team in the conference MEAC Conference Standings Lipscomb, 10-2 (W3) Delaware St, 10-2 (W7) Norfolk St, 9-3 (W1) Florida A&M, 8-4 (W3) Howard, 7-5 (L1) Belmont, 6-6 (W2) North Carolina A&T, 5-7 (W1) Morgan St, 5-7 (L3) Quinnipiac, 4-8 (L1) MD Eastern Shore, 4-8 (L5) Bethune-Cookman, 3-9 (L2) Coppin St, 1-11 (L2)

Career Game #54 Current streaks on the line 5 game win streak2 game road win streak Feb 4, 2002: #18 Delaware St (19-3, 8-2) @ MD Eastern Shore (8-13, 4-6) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, outside, lots of freedom, princetonDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: So SG Pat Thompson 11.0 ppgNotes: MDES a good offensive team, but also gives up a lot pts with a conference-worst 72.7 opp ppg (#328 Nat'l) 1st Half A high-scoring game, where both teams knocking down their outside shots. SG Kevin Stokes scored 13 of our 1st 15 pts. MDES beat us at home last season on a similar style of game; we've got ot play better defense in the 2nd half. Foul situation could be a concern; we were called for 16 fouls in the 1st half Halftime: Down 44-47 Key stat(s) Fast break pts: DELST 0, MDES 6Turnovers: DELST 9, MDES 6Key Players DELST: SG Kevin Stokes 17 pts, 2 rebs 2nd Half SG Kevin Stokes hits a 3 to start an 11-2 run at the beginning of the 2nd half, and take a 6 pt lead. Scoring has a bit slowed down for both teams after that 9:32, Up 65-59 We up our lead to 8 earlier, but MDES not going away and sticking close. Both teams in the penalty. PG Sidney Petteway has fouled out, while PG Anthony Turner has 4 5:17, Up 75-73 PG Sidney Petteway also fouls out 3:27, Up 79-77 We go to C Brandon Braun, and Braun scores down low plus a foul! Braun makes the FT. Braun has scored our last 7 pts. Up 5. MDES responding also with a 3pt play opportunity. They also made the FT. Up 2. Foul called on MDES. SF Nick Fleming splits. Up 3. MDES missing a 3. Timeout 2:15, Up 83-80 SG Kevin Stokes missed a 3. MDES scores on a low post play. Timeout 1:32, Up 83-82 MDES stole the ball. MDES with a chance to take the lead here. MDES missed, but got the offensive rebound, and the put back is good. Timeout 0:55, Down 83-84 We got it quickly to C Brandon Braun, and Braun delivers. Timeout MDES 0:51, Up 85-84 SF Nick Fleming coming up with a block! We recover the ball. Shot clock is off. They foul C Jason Winter. Winter is 2-2 from the line today. Makes both! Timeout MDES 0:26, Up 87-84 We must defend the 3 at all cost. MDES puts up a 3 against a double team. Miss. We get the rebound. MDES fouls. SG Lewis Lepore to shoot 2. We just need 1 to ice the game. Lepore makes both. Up 5, 0:12 left. That should do it. A gritty win Final Score: Delaware St - 89, MD Eastern Shore - 84 Box Scores Braun 28, 9, 1, 2 stls (*) Stokes 27, 3, 1, 4 3s Lepore 17, 5, 1, 2 3s Winter 6, 11, 2, 2 stls Petteway 5, 0, 5, 5 tos, fouled out Fleming 3, 1, 0 Murphy 2, 2, 0 Turner 1, 1, 4, 3 tos, fouled out Swift 0, 7, 0, 2 blks Jefferson 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 50-48% Rebs: +10 Asts: -2 TOs: +2 Pts in paint: +12 2nd chance: +4 Fast break: -1 Post game observations (+): Much better FT shooting today, at 27-35 (77%)(-): Our 2 PGs combined for 8 turn overs and 10 fouls MEAC Conference Standings Lipscomb, 9-2 (W2) Delaware St, 9-2 (W6) Norfolk St, 8-3 (L1) Howard, 7-4 (W1) Florida A&M, 7-4 (W2) Morgan St, 5-6 (L2) Belmont, 5-6 (W1) North Carolina A&T, 4-7 (L3) Quinnipiac, 4-7 (W1) MD Eastern Shore, 4-7 (L4) Bethune-Cookman, 3-8 (L1) Coppin St, 1-10 (L1)

Career Game #53 Current streaks on the line 4 game win streak15 game home win streak Feb 1, 2002: Morgan St (12-8, 5-4) @ #18 Delaware St (18-3, 7-2) Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, balanced, some freedom, high postDefense: 2-3, press at pointsKey Players: Sr C Ruben Pearson 13.4 ppg, 4.6 rpgNotes: MORG limits their opponents to a conference best 39.7% FG (#16 Nat'l) 1st Half We gave MORG a dose of their own medicine by coming up with a good defensive performance in the 2nd half Halftime: Up 39-22 Key stat(s) Turn overs: DELST 4, MORG 13FG: DELST 42%, MORG 36%Key Players DELST: SF Nick Fleming 8 pts, 3 rebs 2nd Half We got into a series of errors at the start of the 2nd half, and saw our lead cut down to 8. We recovered with the help of SF Nick Fleming and SG Lewis Lepore, and restore a 20 pt lead midway of the 2nd half. MORG had one last push in them, getting to within 12 with about 4 mins remaining. SG Kevin Stokes hit some outside shots in the final minutes to make sure MORG didn't come any closer. Final Score: Morgan St - 52, Delaware St - 67 Box Scores Fleming 16, 7, 2, 3 stls (*) Braun 12, 7, 1 Stokes 10, 1, 0, 2 stls, 2 3s Petteway 9, 0, 2, 5 tos Winter 7, 8, 0 Lepore 5, 5,5 1 2 stls Swift 3, 3, 0 Turner 3, 1, 5 Jefferson 2, 0, 1 Murphy 0, 5, 1 Team Stats FG: 41-36% Rebs: +6 Asts: +3 TOs: -6 Pts in paint: +4 2nd chance: +3 Fast break: +3 Post game observations (+): Good defense, picking up 13 steals(-): Was not able to get our running game going, only 11 fast break pts MEAC Conference Standings Delaware St, 8-2 (W5) Norfolk St, 8-2 (W2) Lipscomb, 8-2 (W1) Howard, 6-4 (L1) Florida A&M, 6-4 (W1) Morgan St, 5-5 (L1) MD Eastern Shore, 4-6 (L3) Belmont, 4-6 (L1) North Carolina A&T, 4-6 (L2) Bethune-Cookman, 3-7 (W2) Quinnipiac, 3-7 (L4) Coppin St, 1-9 (W1)

Norton Award Update C Brandon Braun is currently #3 on the list of Norton quarter finalists

Career Game #52 Current streaks on the line 3 game win streak Jan 28, 2002: #19 Delaware St (17-3, 6-2) @ North Carolina A&T (12-7, 4-4) Scouting Report Offense: slow pace, balanced, some freedom, motionDefense: m2m, press a lotKey Players: Jr SG Joey Evans 11.8 ppg, 3.5 apgNotes: NCAT's 2nd leading scorer is not 100% 1st Half Good offense from both teams. We scored mostly on the inside, while NCAT has sizzled from the perimeter Halftime: Tied at 41 Key stat(s) Pts in the paint: DELST 20, NCAT 103PT: DELST 0-0, NCAT 8-13Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 14 pts, 4 rebsNCAT: PG Joey Evans 10 pts, 2 3s 2nd Half NORST scoring mostly from the line, as we got into the penalty early 11:34, Down 56-59 We made a series of stops. Had a chance to increase our lead to 4 earlier, but we missed 2 more FTs; total of 12 missed FTs in the game now 5:47, Up 64-62 After NCAT tied the game, C Brandon Braun missed 3 of his next 4 FT attempts. We're hanging to a precarious 1 pt lead. Teams traded misses. We got called for a foul on the next play. NCAT splits. Timeout 3:43, Tied at 65 C Jamal Swift gets fouled. Swift missed both. We're 14-31 FT so far, a very poor 45%. NCAT scores on a drive. Timeout 3:01, Down 65-67 C Jason Winter gets a short jumper to go in. Tied. NCAT hits a 3! Down 3. We turned the ball over. And then called for a foul on the other end. NCAT splits. Down 4. SF Nick Fleming hits a jumper. Down 2. NCAT got 2 chances to score; both missed. Timeout 1:11, Down 69-71 C Jason Winter on the low post, shoots, missed. We get a steal. I call my final timeout 0:45, Down 69-71 This time we go to C Brandon Braun, and he got hacked on the way to the hoop. Braun is currently 7-14 from the line. Makes the 1st. Makes the 2nd. Whew! Tied. NCAT drives. Off the iron. We get the rebound. No timeout left. 0:28 to go. NCAT fouls PG Sidney Petteway. NCAT coach furious at his team, on why they fouled. Petteway is 0-2 so far from the line. Petteway makes the 1st. And also the 2nd. Wow! Timeout NCAT 0:26, Up 73-71 NCAT opting to go for the lead, but they missed a 3. We get the rebound. NCAT fouls PG Sidney Petteway again. Petteway splits. Timeout NCAT 0:08, Up 74-71 We press. NCAT having trouble bringing up the ball. They had to rush a 3. Missed. We escape. We made our FTs when it mattered Final Score: Delaware St - 74, North Carolina A&T - 71 Box Scores Braun 21, 7, 1 (*) Fleming 17, 4, 1 Winter 10, 9, 1 Swift 10, 8, 0 Stokes 6, 4, 2 Petteway 5, 1, 5, 3 tos Lepore 5, 0, 0 Murphy 0, 2, 0 Turner 0, 0, 5, 3 tos Jefferson 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 50-41% Rebs: +4 Asts: -2 TOs: Even Pts in paint: +18 2nd chance: +4 Fast break: +2 Post game observations (+): Made 5-6 FT during the last 40 secs of the game; but honestly, I don't want us to be in the same situation again where we have to rely on late game FT shooting to win(-): Overall, our FT performance was 19-37 (51%) MEAC Conference Standings Delaware St, 7-2 (W4) Norfolk St, 7-2 (W1) Lipscomb, 7-2 (L1) Howard, 6-3 (W2) Florida A&M, 5-4 (L1) Morgan St, 5-4 (W2) MD Eastern Shore, 4-5 (L2) Belmont, 4-5 (W1) North Carolina A&T, 4-5 (L1) Quinnipiac, 3-6 (L3) Bethune-Cookman, 2-7 (W1) Coppin St, 0-9 (L9)

Career Game #51 Current streaks on the line 2 game win streakWe have yet to win a road conference gameSF Erik Fleming with a minor injury. He'll play limited minutes Jan 25, 2002: #19 Delaware St (16-3, 5-2) @ Norfolk St (13-5, 6-1) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, outside, some freedom, princetonDefense: 2-3, rarely pressKey Players: Fr PG Marcus Stevens 12.1 ppgNotes: NORST with the conference-best defense, limiting their opponents to 60.6 ppg 1st Half POssible ways we can score against NORST's zone defense is to get easy fast break pts and/or hit outside shots. We've done a little bit of both. Problem was our penalty situation, and NORST doing a much better job at the line Halftime: Down 30-35 Key stat(s) FT: DELST 0-4, NORST 8-10Turnovers : DELST 6, NORST 11Key Players DELST: SG Lewis Lepore 9 pts, 3 3s 2nd Half We're making our outside shots, and we have finally taken the lead 13:28, Up 45-41 We have made 10 3s already. SG Lewis Lepore and SF Anthony Jefferson have combined for 23 pts off the bench. But NORST not going anywhere, as they managed to keep within striking distance 8:09, Up 57-49 Lead extended to 11 with less than 4 mins remaining. Both teams came up empty on tehir next 2 possessions. NORST made a FG to cut our lead to 9, but SG Kevin Stokes scored 5 straight pts. Up 14 with just over a min left. We slowed down the game, and take a very important road win. We outscored NORST in the 2nd half, 40-24 Final Score: Delaware St - 70, Norfolk St - 59 Box Scores Stokes 23, 1, 0, 3 3s (*) Lepore 14, 6, 3, 4 3s Jefferson 9, 1, 0, 3 3s Winter 8, 5, 1, 3 stls Petteway 7, 3, 6 Braun 4, 6, 3, 2 stls Swift 3, 2, 0 Turner 2, 3, 7 Murphy 0, 1, 0 Fleming 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 43-39% Rebs: -7 Asts: +6 TOs: -9 Pts in paint: +6 2nd chance: Even Fast break: +8 Post game observations (+): Made 11 3s, and scored 17 fast break pts; that's a total of 50 "zone breaker" pts(-): 1-6 FT MEAC Conference Standings Lipscomb, 7-1 (W2) Delaware St, 6-2 (W3) Norfolk St, 6-2 (L1) Howard, 5-3 (W1) Florida A&M, 5-3 (W2) Morgan St, 4-4 (W1) MD Eastern Shore, 4-4 (L1) North Carolina A&T, 4-4 (W3) Belmont, 3-5 (L3) Quinnipiac, 3-5 (L2) Bethune-Cookman, 1-7 (L3) Coppin St, 0-8 (L8)

Career Game #50 Current streaks on the line 14 game home win streak Jan 21, 2002: Quinnipiac (6-11, 3-3) @ #18 Delaware St (15-3, 4-2) Scouting Report Offense: slow pace, balanced, not many freedom, 5 outDefense: m2m, press at pointsKey Players: Sr SF Dennis King 12.7 ppgNotes: QUINN with a conference worst 27.3 rpg (#340 Nat'l) 1st Half Another good defensive start, limiting QUINN to just 3 made FGs in the 1st 16 mins of the game. Halftime: Up 40-20 Key stat(s) FG: DELST 50%, QUINN 26%Turnovers : DELST 2, QUINN 13Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 12 pts, 5 rebs 2nd Half QUINN's poor shooting must have rubbed off on us also, as both teams struggling to make a basket in the early goings of the 2nd half; only a combined 6 pts was scored in the 1st 6 mins. We still had a 23 pt lead with 7 mins remaining. Almost impossible for QUINN to make a rally, given their below 30% FG shooting. Final Score: Quinnipiac - 40, Delaware St - 76 Box Scores Braun 18, 13, 0, 2 stls (*) Fleming 17, 5, 1 Lepore 15, 4, 3, 3 blks, 3 3s Stokes 7, 2, 2, 2 stls Winter 5, 9, 2 Swift 4, 4, 1 Murphy 4, 1, 0 Jefferson 3, 2, 2 Petteway 3, 0, 3 Turner 0, 3, 7 Team Stats FG: 46-27% Rebs: +8 Asts: +11 TOs: -12 Pts in paint: +18 2nd chance: +7 Fast break: +15 Post game observations (+): Very good 21:5 assists to turnover ratio(-): 4-11 FT MEAC Conference Standings Norfolk St, 6-1 (W4) Lipscomb, 6-1 (W1) Delaware St, 5-2 (W2) MD Eastern Shore, 4-3 (W2) Howard, 4-3 (L1) Florida A&M, 4-3 (W1) Morgan St, 3-4 (L2) Belmont, 3-4 (L2) North Carolina A&T, 3-4 (W2) Quinnipiac, 3-4 (L1) Bethune-Cookman, 1-6 (L2) Coppin St, 0-7 (L7)

Career Game #49 Current streaks on the line 13 game home win streak Jan 18, 2002: Belmont (9-7, 3-2) @ #18 Delaware St (14-3, 3-2) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, not many freedom, princetonDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: So C Dale Bailey 15.5 ppg, 5.0 rpgNotes: Belmont shooting a conference-best 48.0% FG (#10 Nat'l) 1st Half Led 23-0. Our offense running on all cylinders, Everything going right that even C Brandon Braun hits a 3! Halftime: Up 54-34 Key stat(s) 3PT: DELST 4-8, BEL 0-2Turnovers : DELST 6, BEL 12Key Players DELST: SG Kevin Stokes 17 pts 2nd Half Our show of offensive strength continued in the 2nd half. BEL must be scratching their head after this game; they shot 50% FG and still ended up losing by 30; Final Score: Belmont - 65, Delaware St - 95 Box Scores Stokes 28, 2, 1, 4 3s (*) Braun 21, 5, 0 Winter 14, 7, 3, 5 stls Fleming 12, 4, 4 Petteway 7, 1, 3 Swift 6, 7, 3, 2 blks Lepore 5, 3, 0 Murphy 2, 1, 0 Turner 0, 1, 6, 3 tos Jefferson 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 53-50% Rebs: +11 Asts: +4 TOs: -7 Pts in paint: +22 2nd chance: +11 Fast break: +11 Post game observations (+): We had 7 less turn overs, and grabbed 11 more off rebounds; that's at least 18 more possessions than BEL. Factor in our 53% FG shooting, and that explains the blowout win(-): Almost none. Unless you consider C Brandon Braun shooting from 3 a bad thing MEAC Conference Standings Norfolk St, 5-1 (W3) Lipscomb, 5-1 (L1) Delaware St, 4-2 (W1) Howard, 4-2 (W2) Florida A&M, 3-3 (L2) Morgan St, 3-3 (L1) Belmont, 3-3 (L1) Quinnipiac, 3-3 (W1) MD Eastern Shore, 3-3 (W1) North Carolina A&T, 2-4 (W1) Bethune-Cookman, 1-5 (L1) Coppin St, 0-6 (L6)

Career Game #48 Current streaks on the line 2 game win streak Jan 14, 2002: #18 Delaware St (14-2, 3-1) @ Lipscomb (12-3, 4-0) Scouting Report Offense: slow pace, balanced, not many freedom, 5 outDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: So PG Linton McKenzie 12.9 ppgNotes: LIPS good at slowing down the game, and limiting opponents to just 60.3 ppg (#1 MEAC) 1st Half We were able to control the pace but unfortunately, we're not making our shots. We're doing a good job on the boards. We just need to minimize our turn overs in the 2nd half. C Brandon Braun not a factor so far, just 3 pts on 1-6 FG Halftime: Tied at 33 Key stat(s) FG: DELST 34%, LIPS 42%Turnovers : DELST 8, LIPS 6Key Players DELST: SG Kevin Stokes 8 pts, 2 rebs 2nd Half PG play has been disappointing so far. PG Sidney Petteway has 4 fouls, while PG Anthony Turner has 6 turn overs. LIPS starting to pull away 14:29, Down 37-47 We still cant get a good run because of LIPS' defense 6:42, Down 50-57 We cut id won to 5. Teams exchanged a 3pt shot each 4:49, Down 55-60 After a LIPS turn over, we had 2 shots on the next possession, which we both missed. LIPS scored. Down 7. C Brandon Braun splits his FTs. We have missed 6 Fts here in the 2nd half 3:35, Down 56-62 LIPS got 2 offensive rebounds on their next possession, and was able to use up a lot of clock. And worse, we picked up our 7th team foul. LIPS made 2 FTs. Timeout 2:38, Down 56-64 SF Nick Fleming hit 2 FTs. Both teams in the penalty. Down 6. LIPS missed. Out of bounds. LIPS retain possession. LIPS able to easily score inside. Very poor defense. Down 8. Foul on LIPS. SG Lewis Lepore missed the front end, but we get the offensive rebound. Follow up by C Brandon Braun is no good, but there was a foul. Braun hits both. Down 6. Better rotation on our defense this time. LIPS called for steps. Timeout 1:23, Down 60-66 SG Kevin Stokes drives and scores. Down 4. LIPS answers back with a successful penetration, Down 6. SG Kevin Lepore missed a 3. 0:44 left. We had to foul. LIPS makes both FTs. Down 8. SG Kevin Stokes quickly hits a 3. Down 5. We had to foul again. This time LIPS missed the front end. Timeout 0:18, Down 65-70 SG Kevin Stokes puts up a 3. Miss. LIPS got the rebound. We gave up a foul. LIPS hit 2 more FTs to seal the game. We hit a meaningless 3 at the buzzer. Disappointing loss Final Score: Delaware St - 68, Lipscomb - 72 Box Scores Stokes 17, 5, 1 Lepore 13, 3, 3, 3 3s Fleming 12, 6, 1 Braun 10, 9, 1 Winter 10, 6, 0 Swift 6, 5, 0 Petteway 0, 3, 6 Turner 0, 2, 4, 6 tos Jefferson 0, 0, 0 Murphy 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 38-42% Rebs: +8 Asts: +2 TOs: +2 Pts in paint: +8 2nd chance: -1 Fast break: -6 Post game observations (+): 14 offensive rebounds(-): 13 turn overs might not seem too many, but majority of them happened during that crucial run LIPS made at the start of the 2nd half. We cant afford to play catch up on the road against a good defensive team MEAC Conference Standings Lipscomb, 5-0 (W5) Norfolk St, 4-1 (W2) Florida A&M, 3-2 (L1) Morgan St, 3-2 (W1) Delaware St, 3-2 (L1) Howard, 3-2 (W1) Belmont, 3-2 (W1) Quinnipiac, 2-3 (L2) MD Eastern Shore, 2-3 (L1) North Carolina A&T, 1-4 (L1) Bethune-Cookman, 1-4 (W1) Coppin St, 0-5 (L5)

Career Game #47 Current streaks on the line 12 game home win streak Jan 11, 2002: Howard (7-7, 2-1) @ #18 Delaware St (13-2, 2-1) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, some freedom, flexDefense: 3-2, rarely pressKey Players: So PG Lou Foreman 13.1 ppg, 4.1 apgNotes: HOW committing 16.4 topg (#322 Nat'l) 1st Half After the game was tied for the 3rd time at 6-all, we put up a 14-0 run capitalizing on HOW's turn overs. We made 15 of our 1st 16 shots, and continue building our lead. Not a bad shooting performance by HOW also, but we just happen to be in the zone offensively during the 1st half Halftime: Up 47-28 Key stat(s) FG: DELST 67%, HOW 50%Turnovers : DELST 2, HOW 16Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 12 pts, 3 stls 2nd Half C Brandon Braun had to sit a good part of the 2nd half because of 4 fouls. Our offense cooled down, while HOW continues to shoot decently from the field. Our lead was cut down to 11 with less than 4 mins remaining. HOW could only come up with a FT on their next 3 possessions. A 3 by SG Kevin Stokes puts us ahead by 16 with 1:09 remaining to seal the win. HOW finished with 24 turn overs Final Score: Howard - 61, Delaware St - 76 Box Scores Braun 19, 6, 2, 3 stls (*) Stokes 16, 1, 1, 2 3s Petteway 13, 2, 5, 2 3s Fleming 10, 2, 2, 2 blks, 3 tos Lepore 7, 4, 3, 2 stls Turner 6, 0, 3, 2 3s Swift 3, 1, 1, 4 stls Winter 2, 4, 1, 2 blks Murphy 0, 0, 1 Jefferson 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 50-52% Rebs: -13 Asts: +10 TOs: -18 Pts in paint: +4 2nd chance: -10 Fast break: +4 Post game observations (+): We picked up 13 steals(-): Zero 2nd chance pts MEAC Conference Standings Lipscomb, 4-0 (W4) Florida A&M, 3-1 (W1) Delaware St, 3-1 (W2) Norfolk St, 3-1 (W1) Morgan St, 2-2 (L2) Howard, 2-2 (L1) Belmont, 2-2 (L1) Quinnipiac, 2-2 (L1) MD Eastern Shore, 2-2 (W2) North Carolina A&T, 1-3 (W1) Bethune-Cookman, 0-4 (L4) Coppin St, 0-4 (L4)

Career Game #46 Current streaks on the line 11 game home win streak Jan 7, 2002: Bethune-Cookman (6-7, 0-2) @ #21 Delaware St (12-2, 1-1) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, inside, some freedom, triangleDefense: 2-3, press at pointsKey Players: Jr C Diego Daniels 11.8 ppg, 6.8 rpgNotes: BETH averaging just 60.6 ppg 1st Half We started shooting 1-13 FG. We somehow recovered towards the end, but overall a poor shooting effort on our part. We got some advantage on possessions, forcing 10 turn overs on BETH Halftime: Up 29-28 Key stat(s) 3PT: DELST 0-8, BETH 3-6Turnovers : DELST 4, BETH 10Key Players DELST: C Jason Winter 9 pts, 6 rebs 2nd Half Our good defense having limited effect on the score line because our FG shooting hasn't surpassed 30% yet 11:42, Up 41-38 Finally some string of baskets, including our 1st 3 of the game. 11-0 run 9:18, Up 52-38 As it turned out, that one big spurt at middle of the 2nd half was all we needed. Our good defense prevented BETH from making a run the rest of the game, and we maintained our lead until the end. This was a hard-fought defensive battle. C Brandon Braun and C Jason Winter combined for 21 pts in the 2nd half Final Score: Bethune-Cookman - 52, Delaware St - 67 Box Scores Braun 21, 11, 0, 2 blks, 3 tos (*) Winter 17, 10, 0, 3 blks, 7-8 FG Stokes 6, 2, 1, 2 stls Petteway 6, 1, 5, 4 stls, 5 tos Lepore 5, 2, 0 Turner 5, 1, 2, 2 stls, fouled out Swift 4, 6, 0 Fleming 3, 2, 0 Jefferson 0, 1, 1 Mursphy 0, 1, 0 Team Stats FG: 37-31% Rebs: +2 Asts: -2 TOs: -10 Pts in paint: +18 2nd chance: +10 Fast break: +20 Post game observations (+): We outscored BETH on fast break pts, 22 to 2(-): Just 1-11 3PT MEAC Conference Standings Lipscomb, 3-0 (W3) Florida A&M, 2-1 (L1) Morgan St, 2-1 (L1) Delaware St, 2-1 (W1) Howard, 2-1 (W2) Belmont, 2-1 (W1) Norfolk St, 2-1 (L1) Quinnipiac, 2-1 (W2) MD Eastern Shore, 1-2 (W1) North Carolina A&T, 0-3 (L3) Bethune-Cookman, 0-3 (L3) Coppin St, 0-3 (L3)

Career Game #45 Current streaks on the line 10 game win streak3 game road win streak Jan 4, 2002: #21 Delaware St (12-1, 1-0) @ Florida A&M (11-1, 1-0) Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, balanced, some freedom, flexDefense: 2-3, rarely pressKey Players: Sr PG Gershone Carroll 23.3 ppg (#1 MEAC), 46% 3PTNotes: FLAM averaging 77.6 ppg (#6 Nat'l) and 41.1% 3PT 1st Half Poor start with 5 early turn overs, and we trail by 10. We couldn't hit enough outside shots to counter FLAM's zone. Our half coutr defense is doing ok, but FLAM has turned most of our turn overs into easy baskets. Plus, has done a better job in preventing us to get offensive rebounds Halftime: Down 31-38 Key stat(s) 3PT: DELST 2-10, FLAM 5-14Off Rebs: DELST 2, FLAM 6Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 6 pts, 3 rebs 2nd Half More turn overs. FLAM hitting outside bombs. All of a sudden, we find ourselves down 21 early in the 2nd half. We tried to shoot ourr way back. Got some momentum going, and reduced our deficit to 11. FLAM quickly killed it by making back to back 3s. We're having one last late push 6:44, Down 62-71 We couldn't score on 4 of our next 5 possessions. FLAM added 2 more triples, en route to a 10-2 run. We're down by 17 with less than 4 mins remaining. Can't make any shots in the end. FLAM came up with a lot outside firepower today, led by PG Gershone Carroll with 22 pts and 6 3s. The things that we hoped to take advantage of, like fast break and rebounding, were matched up by FLAM Final Score: Delaware St - 69, Florida A&M - 85 Box Scores Stokes 18, 3, 0, 3 tos, 2 3s Braun 12, 10, 1, 2 stls Turner 10, 3, 7, 2 stls, 3 tos, 2 3s Lepore 9, 2, 2, 3 tos, 3 3s Winter 8, 4, 0, 2 blks Fleming 6, 2, 3, 2 stls Swift 3, 6, 0 Murphy 3, 1, 0 Petteway 0, 3, 2, 4 tos Jefferson 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 42-48% Rebs: -2 Asts: -9 TOs: Even Pts in paint: +2 2nd chance: -2 Fast break: +1 Post game observations (+): 20 fast break pts(-): Allowed FLAM to shoot 14-28 3PT MEAC Conference Standings Florida A&M, 2-0 (W2) Morgan St, 2-0 (W2) Norfolk St, 2-0 (W2) Lipscomb, 2-0 (W2) Delaware St, 1-1 (L1) Howard, 1-1 (W1) Belmont, 1-1 (L1) Quinnipiac, 1-1 (W1) North Carolina A&T, 0-2 (L2) MD Eastern Shore, 0-2 (L2) Bethune-Cookman, 0-2 (L2) Coppin St, 0-2 (L2)

Career Game #44 Start of conference games Current streaks on the line 9 game win streak10 game home win streak Dec 31, 2001: Coppin St (6-5, 0-0) @ #22 Delaware St (11-1, 0-0) Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, balanced, some freedom, flexDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: Sr PG Anthony Drayton 17.2 ppg (1st Team All Conf last season)Notes: CSC shooting just 41.8% FG1st Half We made 9 of our 1st 11 shots, but missed 12 of next 16. We also missed 11 FTs. We also had trouble containing CSC's PG Anthony Drayton Halftime: Down 41-43 Key stat(s) 3PT: DELST 2-8, CSC 4-8Key Players DELST: C Brandon Braun 11 pts, 4 rebsCSC: PG Anthony Drayton 13 pts, 3 3s 2nd Half Our defense starting to improve. C Brandon Braun and SF Nick Fleming scored 7 pts each here in the 2nd half 13:35, Up 59-50 Our defense remained solid the entire 2nd half. We steadily increased our lead, and was on top by 16 with 3 mins left. Just glad that this game didn't come down the wire, or else our poor FT shooting might have played a factor. CSC's PG Anthony Drayton limited to just 5 pts in the 2nd half Final Score: Coppin St - 73, Delaware St - 88 Box Scores Braun 32, 6, 2, 2 stls, 14-18 FG (*) Fleming 13, 1, 2, 3 stls, 2 blks Winter 11, 5, 1 Stokes 10, 4, 3, 2 stls, 2 3s Lepore 9, 3, 1 Petteway 5, 0, 6, 2 stls, 4 tos, fouled out Swift 4, 7, 0 Turner 3, 2, 4 Murphy 1, 1, 0 Jefferson 0, 2, 0 Team Stats FG: 56-42% Rebs: +5 Asts: +4 TOs: -5 Pts in paint: +34 2nd chance: +6 Fast break: +9 Post game observations (+): Limited CSC to just 2 2nd chance pts(-): Missed 18 FTs MEAC Conference Standings Florida A&M, 1-0 (W1) Morgan St, 1-0 (W1) Delaware St, 1-0 (W1) Norfolk St, 1-0 (W1) Lipscomb, 1-0 (W1) Belmont, 1-0 (W1) North Carolina A&T, 0-1 (L1) Bethune-Cookman, 0-1 (L1) Coppin St, 0-1 (L1) Quinnipiac, 0-1 (L1) Howard, 0-1 (L1) MD Eastern Shore, 0-1 (L1)