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randy · March 24, 2015

Career Game #102

Current streaks on the line

37-game home win streak
23-game non-conference win streak

Nov 26, 2003: Western Carolina (3-0) @ Delaware St (3-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, outside, lots of freedom, shuffle
Defense: m2m, press at points
Key Players: Jr C Justin Sanders 17.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Notes: WCAR have 7 players averaging at least 7 ppg

1st Half

A battle between 2 good offensive teams, but it is our defense and rebounding providing the difference in the 1st half.

Halftime: Up 48-32

Key stat(s)

Rebs: DELST 20, WCAR 13
FG: DELST 53%, WCAR 38%

Key Players

DELST: C Brandon Braun 15 pts, 5 rebs

2nd Half

WCAR shot slightly better in the 2nd half, but they had no answer to our inside attacks. Our dominance on the glass was clearly on display today

Final Score: Western Carolina - 64, Delaware St - 93

Box Scores

Braun 33, 15, 1 (*)

Stokes 17, 3, 4, 2 3s

Legans 11, 11, 2

Smith 9, 9, 1

Turner 7, 2, 6, 2 stls

Prewitt 4, 1, 0

Croshere 4, 1, 0

Ward 4, 0, 1

Nixon 2, 2, 0

Spatola 2, 1, 2

Team Stats

FG: 55-37%

Rebs: +19

Asts: +2

TOs: -2

Pts in paint: +42

2nd chance: +15

Fast break: +11

Post game observations

(+): Good shot selection, opting for more higher percentage shots
(-): Decent FT shooting, 18-26 (69%), but could still use some improvement

randy · March 24, 2015

Career Game #103

Current streaks on the line

24-game non-conference win streak

Nov 30, 2003: #25 Delaware St (4-0) @ Florida Gulf (3-1)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, some freedom, high post
Defense: m2m, press a lot
Key Players: Jr SG Chris Spurgeon 10.0 ppg
Notes: Bench averages almost 35 ppg

Injury

C Brandon Braun our for this game with a sprained foot; rest of our big men must step up

1st Half

C Matt Ward has filled in nicely, taking the spot of C Brandon Braun in the starting lineup. Our defense is holding up, although we have a little bit of disadvantage on rebounding without Braun in there.

Halftime: Up 38-30

Key stat(s)

Paint: DELST 20, FGCU 12
FG: DELST 42%, FGCU 36%

Key Players

DELST: C Matt Ward 8 pts, 4 rebs

2nd Half

We increased the lead to 14. FGCU asserting themselves on the offensive glass, and cut down our lead to 4, before we scored in the last play. C Matt Ward picking up his 4th foul.

11:59, Up 51-45

FGCU eventually claimed the lead, as we continue to get beaten on the boards. C Matt Ward has fouled out. We are in the penalty

4:39, Down 58-59

FGCU scoring their next 4 pts on the line, followed by 2 FGs. We managed to stay close, but time is not on our side. Timeout

2:02, Down 64-67

SG Dan Smith hits a big 3 to tie the game! We need to get some stops. We forced a miss on FGCU, but they got an offensive rebound again. Putback is no good, but there's a foul. Missed both. But another offensive rebound. This time they made the follow up shot. We wasted a golden opportunity there. Timeout

1:21, Down 67-69

PG Anthony Turner fakes a 3, dribbles closer, pulls up a jumper, and scores! Tied was once again. We left open an FGCU player for a wide open 3, and we got punished when they made it. Damn. FGCU was 4-19 3PT prior to that shot. Timeout

0:39, Down 69-72

We don't necessarily need a 3. SG Dan Smith takes a quick shot on the drive, and scores. Good play. Down 1. 0:27 left. We gave up the foul. FGCU in the double bonus. Missed the 1st. Makes the 2nd. I call my last timeout

0:22, Down 71-73

SG Dan Smith tries to go for a win, and shoots a 3. Miss. FGCU grabs the board, and we give up a foul. 0:06 left. FGCU makes both FTs to ice the game. Can't blame Smith for going for a 3 in our last play, instead of trying to force OT; we're on the road, we're tired and undermanned up front.

Final Score: Delaware St - 71, Florida Gulf Coast - 75

Box Scores

Smith 14, 5, 0, 2 3s

Stokes 13, 4, 2, 3 3s

Ward 12, 5, 1, fouled out

Turner 9, 5, 5, 2 stls

Spatola 9, 1, 3

Legans 8, 7, 0

Croshere 4, 3, 1

Nixon 2, 0, 2, 3 tos

Prewitt 0, 1, 0

Team Stats

FG: 41-42%

Rebs: -10

Asts: -1

TOs: -2

Pts in paint: -2

2nd chance: +3

Fast break: +4

Post game observations

(+): Committed only 7 turn overs
(-): Gave up 15 offensive rebounds, including a couple during a crucial moment in the last 2 mins.

randy · March 24, 2015

Career Game #104

Current streaks on the line

38-game home win streak

Dec 3, 2003: Texas Tech (2-2) @ #25 Delaware St (4-1)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, not many freedom, motion
Defense: m2m, press at points
Key Players: Jr SG Fressie Coffee 16.8 ppg
Notes: Coffee not 100% but he's suited up

1st Half

Glad to have C Brandon Braun back, who makes everyone's job easier on both ends of the court. We completely obliterated TT in the running game.

Halftime: Up 47-24

Key stat(s)

Fast break: DELST 20, TT 0
Rebs: DELST 22, TT 13

Key Players

DELST: C Brandon Braun 14 pts, 8 rebs

2nd Half

A 9-0 run at the start of the 2nd half to give us a commanding 32 pt lead. Game is virtually over. Bench got plenty of playing time in the 2nd half

Final Score: Texas Tech - 60, Delaware State - 81

Box Scores

Braun 24, 14, 3 (*)

Stokes 18, 7, 1, 3 tos, 2 3s

Spatola 10, 2, 2, 2 3s

Turner 9, 3, 5

Ward 7, 6, 2, 2 stls

Legans 7, 3, 3

Smith 5, 5, 1

Roma 1, 1, 0

Nixon 0, 2, 2

Croshere 0, 1, 2

Prewitt 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 47-33%

Rebs: +15

Asts: +5

TOs: -5

Pts in paint: +32

2nd chance: +13

Fast break: +24

Post game observations

(+): Did not allow a single fast break pt to TT. Patr of the reason is we were able to minimize our turn overs to only 9
(-): Went to the line just 6 times

randy · March 24, 2015

Career Game #105

Current streaks on the line

39-game home win streak

Dec 7, 2003: Gardner-Webb (3-2) @ Delaware St (5-1)

Scouting Report

Offense: slow pace, balanced, lots of freedom, motion
Defense: m2m, press at points
Key Players: Fr SF Tommy Brown 15.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Notes: GW on a 3-game win streak, shooting at least 50% FG

1st Half

Flawless performance at both ends of the court. We forced GW to take a lot of outside shots. On the other hand, we had a good mix of inside and outside scoring. C Matt Ward a surprise performaer off the bench.

Halftime: Up 50-25

Key stat(s)

Paint: DELST 28, GW 4
Rebs: DELST 24, TT 14

Key Players

DELST: C Matt Ward 13 pts, 3 rebs

2nd Half

2nd half was more of an offensive exhibition than a competitive game. C Brandon Braun scored 16 of his 21 pts in the 2nd half, while SG Dan Smith had at least 3 plays where he completely left his defender and went strong to the basket unopposed for a powerful slam.

Final Score: Gardner-Webb - 56, Delaware State - 85

Box Scores

Braun 21, 14, 0 (*)

Smith 20, 4, 2

Ward 17, 4, 0, 7-8 FG

Stokes 12, 5, 1

Spatola 10, 2, 3, 2 3s

Turner 3, 3, 7, 3 tos

Legans 2, 7, 5

Nixon 0, 1, 1

Prewitt 0, 1, 0

Croshere 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 53-36%

Rebs: +15

Asts: +7

TOs: -4

Pts in paint: +46

2nd chance: +10

Fast break: +8

Post game observations

(+): Not only C Matt Ward has become a reliable backup for C Brandon Braun, the 2 have meshed well on times where both of them are on the floor
(-): Shot just 5-19 3PT; in particular, SG Kevin Stokes went 1-10 3PT

randy · March 25, 2015

Career Game #106

Dec 10, 2003: Delaware St (6-1) @ UC San Diego (2-4)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, some freedom, princeton
Defense: m2m, rarely press
Key Players: Sr C Kareem Ashbury 14.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg
Notes: UCSD averaging just 63.5 ppg and 27.4% 3PT

1st Half

UCSD has got some talented big men who were active on offense, forcing C Brandon Braun to commit 3 fouls. Fortunately for us, SG Kevin Stokes was on fire in the 1st half. C Matt Ward providing quality minutes yet again with 7 pts, 7 rebs

Halftime: Up 41-31

Key stat(s)

3PT: DELST 4-13, UCSD 2-9
Fast break: DELST 11, UCSD 7

Key Players

DELST: SG Kevin Stokes 19 pts, 3 3s

2nd Half

UCSD has scored 4 triples already in the 2nd half, and started to creep into our lead.

11:20, Up 57-51

SG Kevin Stokes continues to sizzle from the outside, while we're getting contributions from our bench as well led by SG Dan Spatola.

6:42, Up 73-57

Lots of fouls called towards the end, and UCSD not able to get traction on any sort of momentum

Final Score: Delaware State - 90, UC San Diego - 65

Box Scores

Stokes 35, 7, 1, 7 3s (*)

Braun 14, 5, 2, 2 stls, 2 blks, fouled out

Turner 10, 2, 4, 2 stls, 4 tos

Spatola 10, 1, 1, 2 3s

Ward 7, 7, 2

Smith 6, 2, 2

Croshere 4, 6, 1

Legans 2, 4, 2

Prewitt 2, 1, 1

Nixon 0, 2, 0

Team Stats

FG: 48-41%

Rebs: +3

Asts: Even

TOs: -7

Pts in paint: +6

2nd chance: +7

Fast break: +4

Post game observations

(+): Just 9 turn overs. We didn't really dominate a particular category, but a little bit of advantage across all areas of the game will still result in a big win
(-): We need to get as much from C Brandon Braun, and he has to keep himself away from foul trouble

randy · March 25, 2015

Career Game #107

Dec 13, 2003: Delaware St (7-1) @ Delaware (3-3)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, some freedom, high post
Defense: m2m, rarely press
Key Players: Sr SG Greg Paben 11.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Notes: DEL shooting just 28.7% 3PT (#317 Nat'l)

1st Half

We took full advantage of DEL's turnovers, converted them to easy fast break pts. Got off to an early 24-8 lead. Our FG% dropped towards the end of the 1st half, but DEL has not improved on their offense either. C Brandon Braun had the same number of rebs as the entire DEL team

Halftime: Up 40-23

Key stat(s)

FG: DELST 38%, DEL 29%
Fast break: DELST 14, DEL 4

Key Players

DELST: C Brandon Braun 9 pts, 13 rebs

2nd Half

We led by as many as 28. DEL had a mild rally, bringing down our lead to 15, but we pulled away again in the end. Should have been a much closer game as both teams struggled to make shots, but the dominating performance on the boards by C Brandon Braun was the difference. DEL fans should be glad that they won't see Braun again next year.

Final Score: Delaware State - 75, Delaware - 50

Box Scores

Braun 18, 19, 1 (*)

Stokes 13, 6, 5, 2 3s

Smith 12, 4, 2, 2 stls, 2 3s

Spatola 12, 2, 3, 2 3s

Turner 8, 3, 5

Ward 8, 2, 1, 2 stls

Legans 4, 7, 1, 2 stls

Prewitt 0, 2, 1

Croshere 0, 1, 0

Nixon 0, 0, 1

Team Stats

FG: 40-33%

Rebs: +20

Asts: +10

TOs: -5

Pts in paint: +22

2nd chance: +6

Fast break: +5

Post game observations

(+): Absolute dominance on the boards, with a total of 46 rebs
(-): Inconsistency of SG Kevin Stokes; last game he was hitting almost everything, today he shot 4-13 FG

randy · March 25, 2015

Career Game #108

Current streaks on the line

40-game home win streak

Dec 17, 2003: Marist (4-5) @ Delaware St (8-1)

Scouting Report

Offense: fast pace, balanced, not many freedom, flex
Defense: 2-3, press at points
Key Players: Sr SG Matt Walk 12.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Notes: MAR shoots 42.1% 3PT (#17 Nat'l)

1st Half

We have taken away MAR's 3PT shooting capability, limiting them to just 4 attempts from downtown, and forcing their guards to commit a lot of turn overs. On the other hand, 3PT shooting was our main weapon in the 1st half

Halftime: Up 40-29

Key stat(s)

3PT: DELST 8-18, MAR 2-4
Turnovers: DELST 4, MAR 11

Key Players

DELST: SG Kevin Stokes 15 pts, 5 3s

2nd Half

Both teams almost the same in FG%, but MAR's turnovers have given us a big advantage on number of possessions. MAR with 19 turnovers

8:58, Up 58-39

We ended up +19 in FG attempts. We also got good quality minutes from backup PG Jack Nixon, having his most productive game thus far in this season

Final Score: Marist - 49, Delaware St - 80

Box Scores

Stokes 19, 1, 0, 5 3s

Braun 17, 10, 1 (*)

Spatola 11, 4, 1, 3 3s

Smith 11, 3, 5, 3 3s

Legans 6, 8, 5, 2 stls

Nixon 6, 5, 4, 2 stls

Turner 4, 4, 4

Ward 4, 2, 1

Prewitt 2, 2, 0

Croshere 0, 1, 0

Team Stats

FG: 44-30%

Rebs: +10

Asts: +11

TOs: -10

Pts in paint: +22

2nd chance: +1

Fast break: +16

Post game observations

(+): We shot 13-31 3PT, and MAR's zone defense didn't bothered us much
(-): Up to now, we haven't gotten much production from SF Tahj Prewitt (a new JuCo recruit). I may have to give some opportunity to freshman SF Ryan Roma

randy · March 25, 2015

Career Game #109

Current streaks on the line

41-game home win streak

Dec 21, 2003: Florida Atlantic (8-2) @ Delaware St (9-1)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, some freedom, princeton
Defense: m2m, rarely press
Key Players: So SG Chad Martin 12.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg
Notes: A deep team with many scorers; averaging 75.2 ppg (#17), 40.2% 3PT

1st Half

We were in attach mode right from the start. Led 26-8, and was pretty much in control the entire 1st half. FAU struggled with their outside shooting

Halftime: Up 45-24

Key stat(s)

3PT: DELST 3-6, FAU 1-10
Rebs: DELST 26, FAU 14

Key Players

DELST: C Brandon Braun 16 pts, 7 rebs

2nd Half

C Brandon almost unstoppable inside the shaded area today. We did well on our perimeter defense. Freshman SF Ryan Roma showed some nice moves driving to the basket

Final Score: Florida Atlantic - 50, Delaware St - 84

Box Scores

Braun 28, 13, 0, 3 tos (*)

Stokes 20, 5, 1, 2 3s

Smith 9, 8, 3

Turner 8, 5, 8, 5 tos, 2 3s

Roma 6, 2, 1

Ward 4, 3, 1

Spatola 4, 2, 1

Nixon 3, 2, 0

Legans 2, 7, 4, 2 stls

Croshere 0, 0, 1

Team Stats

FG: 46-34%

Rebs: +18

Asts: +7

TOs: -5

Pts in paint: +26

2nd chance: +14

Fast break: +10

Post game observations

(+): Outscored FAU on 2nd chance pts 14 to 0.
(-): PG Anthony Turner had 5 turnovers, which is unusual for him

randy · March 26, 2015

Career Game #110

Current streaks on the line

42-game home win streak

Dec 31, 2003: Coppin St (3-8, 0-0) @ Delaware St (10-1, 0-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: fast pace, balanced, some freedom, flex
Defense: m2m, rarely press
Key Players: Sr SG Kevin Benton 11.6 ppg
Notes: CSC giving up a conference-worst 76.6 opp ppg (#347 Nat'l)

1st Half

Decent offensive output by CSC, but it seems their their "best" defensive strategy is to give up fouls

Halftime: Up 49-33

Key stat(s)

FG: DELST 60%, CSC 46%
FT: DELST 16-19, CSC 1-6

Key Players

DELST: C Brandon Braun 18 pts, 3 rebs

2nd Half

Started the 2nd half with a 12-3 run to blow this game wide open. C Brandon Braun and SG Kevin Stokes combined for 32 pts in the 2nd half

Final Score: Coppin St - 70, Delaware St - 95

Box Scores

Braun 40, 7, 3, 13-17 FG, 14-17 FT (*)

Stokes 25, 2, 2, 3 tos, 5 3s

Turner 6, 8, 4

Legans 6, 4, 4

Roma 4, 5, 3

Ward 4, 3, 0

Croshere 4, 1, 0

Spatola 4, 0, 2

Smith 2, 4, 3

Nixon 0, 1, 2

Team Stats

FG: 56-48%

Rebs: +10

Asts: +2

TOs: -5

Pts in paint: +24

2nd chance: +2

Fast break: +1

Post game observations

(+): 20-23 FT (87%); Braun will have more games like these if he continues to be consistent with his FTs
(-): Unusually quiet game for SG Dan Smith

MEAC Conference Standings

Delaware St, 1-0 (W1)
North Carolina A&T, 1-0 (W1)
Howard, 1-0 (W1)
Bethune-Cookman, 1-0 (W1)
Norfolk St, 1-0 (W1)
Belmont, 1-0 (W1)
Florida A&M, 0-1 (L1)
MD Eastern Shore, 0-1 (L1)
Coppin St, 0-1 (L1)
Morgan St, 0-1 (L1)
Lipscomb, 0-1 (L1)
Quinnipiac, 0-1 (L1)

randy · March 26, 2015

Career Game #111

Current streaks on the line

7-game win streak

Jan 4, 2004: Delaware St (11-1, 1-0) @ Florida A&M (7-5, 0-1)

Scouting Report

Offense: slow pace, balanced, lots of freedom, high post
Defense: m2m, press at points
Key Players: Jr SG Tyrhon Price 14.8 ppg (1st Team All-MEAC last season)
Notes: FLAM shooting just 28.4% 3PT (#330)

1st Half

Came out flat defensively at the beginning of the game. Down 17-27, we rode on the backs of C Brandon Braun and SG Kevin Stokes to bring us back to the game, and finish the 1st half on a 18-5 run. Braun and Stokes accounted for 32 of our 35 1st half pts

Halftime: Up 35-32

Key stat(s)

Paint: DELST 22, FLAM 4
Turnovers: DELST 8, FLAM 10

Key Players

DELST: C Brandon Braun 23 pts, 8 rebs

2nd Half

C Brandon Braun picked up his 4th foul and has to sit early; ironically, it was after that point when our other players began to contribute on offense and started to put some separation

11:08, Up 67-47

Despite C Brandon Braun's limited minutes, our 2nd half offense of 59 pts blew FLAM right off the gates. We usually have a har time putting up pts in this place.

Final Score: Delaware St - 94, Florida A&M - 71

Box Scores

Braun 30, 11, 0, 2 stls, 12-16 FG, fouled out (*)

Stokes 26, 3, 1, 4 3s

Smith 8, 5, 4, 2 stls, 2 3s

Turner 7, 2, 9, 3 tos

Ward 6, 1, 0

Nixon 6, 0, 1, 2 3s

Roma 5, 1, 1, 3 tos

Croshere 4, 5, 0

Legans 2, 5, 1

Spatola 0, 0, 1

Team Stats

FG: 57-48%

Rebs: +7

Asts: Even

TOs: -4

Pts in paint: +16

2nd chance: -5

Fast break: Even

Post game observations

(+): Shot 11-21 3PT to help break FLAM's zone defense
(-): Got to improve our defense. The last 2 games, we let our opponents shoots 48% FG; we may not be able to reply on our offense alone in our future games

MEAC Conference Standings

Delaware St, 2-0 (W2)
Howard, 2-0 (W2)
Norfolk St, 2-0 (W2)
North Carolina A&T, 1-1 (L1)
Bethune-Cookman, 1-1 (L1)
Morgan St, 1-1 (W1)
Lipscomb, 1-1 (W1)
Belmont, 1-1 (L1)
Quinnipiac, 1-1 (W1)
Florida A&M, 0-2 (L2)
MD Eastern Shore, 0-2 (L2)
Coppin St, 0-2 (L2)

randy · March 26, 2015

Career Game #112

Current streaks on the line

43-game home win streak
8-game win streak

Jan 7, 2004: Bethune-Cookman (6-7, 1-1) @ Delaware St (12-1, 2-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: fast pace, balanced, some freedom, flex
Defense: m2m, rarely press
Key Players: Sr SG Gyasi Edwards 15.1 ppg
Notes: BETH defending the 3 well, allowing just 27.3% 3PT (#9 Nat'l)

1st Half

BETH not giving us much room outside, so we attacked the basket and took advantage of our opportunities at the line.

Halftime: Up 50-36

Key stat(s)

FT: DELST 17-23, BETH 10-11
3PT: DELST 1-6, BETH 4-7

Key Players

DELST: C Brandon Braun 17 pts, 5 rebs

2nd Half

I'm not satisfied with our defense, giving up 48% FG and allowing BETH to stay close

11:48, Up 66-53

BETH still putting a lot of pressure by scoring a ton of pts here in the 2nd half. Not over yet. Both teams in penalty

7:31, Up 75-68

It was just a 7 pt lead before PF Jordan Legans put up 4 straight pts, Led by 11 with 3 mins remaining. Made 4 stops in BETH's last 6 possessions. Up 9 with 1:10 to go. Another miss by BETH. We made 2 FTs, and that should do it. Our defense almost costing us this game. All 5 starters scored in double figures

Final Score: Bethune-Cookman - 85, Delaware St - 94

Box Scores

Braun 25, 8, 1, 4 stls (*)

Stokes 15, 4, 3, 3 stls, 2 3s

Smith 13, 5, 0, 4 tos

Legans 12, 4, 3

Turner 11, 1, 2, 4 tos

Spatola 8, 3, 2

Ward 4, 3, 1

Roma 2, 2, 1

Croshere 2, 1, 1

Nixon 2, 0, 2

Prewitt 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 48-48%

Rebs: +4

Asts: +2

TOs: -4

Pts in paint: +20

2nd chance: +11

Fast break: +8

Post game observations

(+): Attacking mentality, as evidenced by our 40 FT attempts
(-): We won convincingly almost all offensive categories, but our defense remains a concern

MEAC Conference Standings

Delaware St, 3-0 (W3)
Norfolk St, 3-0 (W3)
North Carolina A&T, 2-1 (W1)
Quinnipiac, 2-1 (W2)
Howard, 2-1 (L1)
Bethune-Cookman, 1-2 (L2)
Florida A&M, 1-2 (W1)
Coppin St, 1-2 (W1)
Morgan St, 1-2 (L1)
Lipscomb, 1-2 (L1)
Belmont, 1-2 (L2)
MD Eastern Shore, 0-3 (L3)

randy · March 26, 2015

Career Game #113

Current streaks on the line

44-game home win streak
9-game win streak

Jan 11, 2004: Howard (11-3, 2-1) @ #22 Delaware St (13-1, 3-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, some freedom, 5 out
Defense: 3-2, rarely press
Key Players: Jr SG AD Johnson 16.3 ppg (1st Team All-MEAC last season)
Notes: HOW is best 3PT shooting team in MEAC at 42.0% (#15 Nat'l)

1st Half

We really needed to play good defense in the 1st half, otherwise we would have been looking at a deficit because of our poor shooting performance. Both teams shot 33% FG. HOW's turnovers tilted the advantage to our favor

Halftime: Up 25-23

Key stat(s)

Turnovers: DELST 5, HOW 14
3PT: DELST 1-8, HOW 2-5

Key Players

DELST: C Brandon Braun 9 pts, 2 rebs, 3 fouls

2nd Half

HOW with 21 turnovers already. C Brandon picked up his 4th foul. We're hanging on

10:14, Up 45-39

Everyone just chipping in a few pts, but that's enough so far to keep HOW at bay. We're in the penalty

5:17, Up 52-46

C Brandon Braun only lasted less than mins since he came back, and then fouled out. HOW made 2 FTs to make this a 1 possession game

2:38, Up 55-52

A bad pass by PG Anthony Turner. HOW had 2 offensive rebounds on their next play, before we got called for another foul. HOW sinks both FTs. Timeout

1:41, Up 55-54

We got called on a 10-sec back court violation. HOW's AD Johnson scores on a drive, and we're suddenly staring at a deficit. Timeout

1:08, Down 55-56

Another bad pass. Damn. But we get a counter steal. Outlet by C Matt Ward to SG Kevin Stokes for the easy 2! Timeout HOW

0:45, Up 57-56

HOW makes a turnover! HOW not fouling. PF Jordan Legans isolated down low, and Legans scores! Timeout HOW

0:18, Up 58-56

We have to defend the 3. HOW had to put up a 3 against our double team. Not even close. We get the rebound, and HOW not able to foul until the final buzzer. Not a pretty win; we just got lucky.

Final Score: Howard - 56, Delaware St - 59

Box Scores

Braun 14, 4, 1, 2 stls, 2 blks, fouled out (*)

Legans 11, 7, 3, 3 tos

Stokes 9, 4, 1, 3 tos

Turner 7, 2, 4, 4 stls, 5 tos

Nixon 7, 1, 3

Ward 4, 5, 1, 3 stls

Spatola 3, 1, 1

Croshere 2, 3, 0

Smith 2, 2, 2, 2 stls

Roma 0, 0, 1

Team Stats

FG: 39-39%

Rebs: Even

Asts: +7

TOs: -9

Pts in paint: +16

2nd chance: -1

Fast break: +9

Post game observations

(+): 15 fast break pts may not sound much, but it became the difference in this low scoring game
(-): Out of sync offense, probably our worst showing so far this season

MEAC Conference Standings

Delaware St, 4-0 (W4)
Norfolk St, 4-0 (W4)
North Carolina A&T, 3-1 (W2)
Coppin St, 2-2 (W2)
Howard, 2-2 (L2)
Lipscomb, 2-2 (W1)
Quinnipiac, 2-2 (L1)
Bethune-Cookman, 1-3 (L3)
Florida A&M, 1-3 (L1)
MD Eastern Shore, 1-3 (W1)
Morgan St, 1-3 (L3)
Belmont, 1-3 (L3)

randy · March 26, 2015

Career Game #114

Current streaks on the line

10-game win streak

Jan 14, 2004: #22 Delaware St (14-1, 4-0) @ Lipscomb (8-7, 2-2)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, some freedom, flex
Defense: m2m, rarely press
Key Players: So SF Altron Serraville 12.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg
Notes: Struggling with their offense, just 41.5% FG

1st Half

C Brandon Braun scored our 1st 9 pts. We raced to a 21-0 lead, stunning the LIPS home crowd. C Brandon Braun and SG Kevin Stokes making mincemeat of LIPS defense

Halftime: Up 43-22

Key stat(s)

FG: DELST 58%, LIPS 33%
Asts: DELST 13, LIPS 3

Key Players

DELST: C Brandon Braun 19 pts, 5

2nd Half

It was a shoot out in the 2nd half as both teams were sizzling from the outside, but our lead hardly ever moved

Final Score: Delaware St - 85, Lipscomb - 65

Box Scores

Braun 28, 9, 1, 2 stls, 4 blks (*)

Stokes 20, 5, 4, 2 3s

Spatola 11, 3, 2, 3 3s

Smith 8, 3, 1, 3 tos

Nixon 6, 6, 2

Turner 5, 2, 7, 3 tos

Ward 4, 1, 1, 2 stls

Legans 2, 2, 2

Roma 1, 0, 2

Croshere 0, 0, 1

Team Stats

FG: 61-40%

Rebs: +6

Asts: +15

TOs: +1

Pts in paint: +28

2nd chance: -1

Fast break: +5

Post game observations

(+): 23 to 8 assist advantage. Also shot 8-16 3PT
(-): Committed 18 fouls

MEAC Conference Standings

Delaware St, 5-0 (W5)
Norfolk St, 4-1 (L1)
North Carolina A&T, 3-2 (L1)
Coppin St, 3-2 (W3)
Quinnipiac, 3-2 (W1)
Florida A&M, 2-3 (W1)
Morgan St, 2-3 (W1)
Howard, 2-3 (L3)
Lipscomb, 2-3 (L1)
Belmont, 2-3 (W1)
MD Eastern Shore, 1-4 (L1)
Bethune-Cookman, 1-4 (L4)

randy · March 27, 2015

Career Game #115

Current streaks on the line

45-game home win streak
11-game win streak

Jan 18, 2004: Belmont (5-11, 2-3) @ #19 Delaware St (15-1, 5-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, not many freedom, shuffle
Defense: m2m, rarely press
Key Players: Jr PG Nolan Williams 13.3 ppg, 46% 3PT
Notes: BEL 2nd lowest scoring team in MEAC, at 61.9 ppg

1st Half

Plenty of turnovers by BEL, but that advantage was negated by our foul trouble.

Halftime: Up 39-34

Key stat(s)

Turnovers: DELST 7, BEL 11
FT: DELST 3-4, BEL 12-19

Key Players

DELST: SG Kevin Stokes 10 pts, 2 rebs

2nd Half

C Brandon Braun had 3 fouls in the 1st half, and picked up his 4th on our very 1st defensive play of the 2nd half. But BEL continues to have problems keeping the ball, adding 8 more turn overs so far in the 2nd half, and allowing us to start with a 11-0 run. We led by 20 midway in the 2nd half, and cruised our way to an easy win. SG Kevin Stokes was consistent, PG Jack Nixon provided productive minutes, and C Matt Ward filled in nicely while BRaun spent most of his time sitting on the bench

Final Score: Belmont - 55, Delaware St - 80

Box Scores

Stokes 25, 3, 3, 4 stls, 4 tos (*)

Ward 11, 2, 0, 2 stls

Braun 9, 5, 0, fouled out

Nixon 9, 0, 1

Legans 8, 5, 7, 4 stls

Smith 6, 2, 1

Spatola 5, 4, 2

Croshere 5, 4, 0

Turner 2, 0, 3, 2 stls, 3 tos

Roma 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 55-50%

Rebs: +2

Asts: +3

TOs: -12

Pts in paint: +20

2nd chance: +1

Fast break: +16

Post game observations

(+): Forced 23 turn overs on BEL, and we capitalized with 22 fast break pts
(-): Foul trouble by our bigs

MEAC Conference Standings

Delaware St, 6-0 (W6)
Norfolk St, 5-1 (W1)
North Carolina A&T, 4-2 (W1)
Quinnipiac, 4-2 (W2)
Coppin St, 3-3 (L1)
Morgan St, 3-3 (W2)
Florida A&M, 2-4 (L1)
Howard, 2-4 (L4)
MD Eastern Shore, 2-4 (W1)
Lipscomb, 2-4 (L2)
Belmont, 2-4 (L1)
Bethune-Cookman, 1-5 (L5)

randy · March 27, 2015

Career Game #116

Current streaks on the line

46-game home win streak
12-game win streak

Jan 21, 2004: Quinnipiac (11-6, 4-2) @ #19 Delaware St (16-1, 6-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: slow pace, balanced, not many freedom, motion
Defense: m2m, press at points
Key Players: Sr SG Cory Voshkul 12.9 ppg, 4.7 apg
Notes: QUINN 0-4 on the road, scoring just 57 ppg

1st Half

Shot poorly at the start of the game, but we're getting more possessions because of QUINN's turnovers. PG Anthony Turner very active on offense.

Halftime: Up 35-25

Key stat(s)

Turnovers: DELST 7, QUINN 12
FG: DELST 41%, QUINN 46%

Key Players

DELST: PG Anthony Turner 14 pts, 2 3s

2nd Half

Same trend here in the 2nd half; we're not shooting well, but QUINN continues to throw the ball away

10:23, Up 44-33

We went to C Brandon Braun more often for the remainder of the game to get higher percentage shots. QUINN committed a total of 26 turn overs

Final Score: Quinnipiac - 45, Delaware St - 66

Box Scores

Braun 19, 5, 0 (*)

Turner 16, 2, 2, 2 3s, 6-8 FG

Legans 8, 2, 1, 2 stls

Stokes 7, 2, 3, 3 stls

Smith 6, 1, 2, fouled out

Nixon 5, 1, 1

Spatola 3, 2, 1

Ward 2, 3, 0

Croshere 0, 1, 1

Roma 0, 0, 2

Team Stats

FG: 40-44%

Rebs: -16

Asts: Even

TOs: -16

Pts in paint: +12

2nd chance: -3

Fast break: +2

Post game observations

(+): Forced 26 turn overs on QUINN. We also shot 20-25 FT
(-): Only 3 offensive rebs

MEAC Conference Standings

Delaware St, 7-0 (W7)
Norfolk St, 6-1 (W2)
North Carolina A&T, 5-2 (W2)
Quinnipiac, 4-3 (L1)
Coppin St, 3-4 (L2)
Florida A&M, 3-4 (W1)
Lipscomb, 3-4 (W1)
Morgan St, 3-4 (L1)
MD Eastern Shore, 3-4 (W2)
Howard, 2-5 (L5)
Belmont, 2-5 (L2)
Bethune-Cookman, 1-6 (L6)

randy · March 27, 2015

Career Game #117

Current streaks on the line

13-game win streak

Jan 25, 2004: #16 Delaware St (17-1, 7-0) @ Norfolk St (14-4, 6-1)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, outside, some freedom, high post
Defense: 2-3, rarely press
Key Players: Jr PG Marcus Stevens 17.5 ppg
Notes: NORST with the conference-best defense, allowing just 60.9 opp ppg and 37.6% opp FG (#6 Nat'l)

1st Half

We had 7 less turnovers than NORST, but we haven't fully taken advantage in terms of scoring on the break. Our 3PT shooting providing the small difference in this tight game so far

Halftime: Up 37-33

Key stat(s)

Turnovers: DELST 7, NORST 14
3PT: DELST 6-16, NORST 2-5

Key Players

DELST: SG Kevin Stokes 13 pts, 3 3s
NORST: PG Marcus Stevens 14 pts, 6-7 FG

2nd Half

SG Kevin Stokes added 2 more 3s to start a 10-0 run, and open up a 14 pt lead. I yanked out SG Dan Spatola after he threw away 3 consecutive passes, and NORST able to inch closer

11:02, Up 47-39

Our turnovers continue to pile up, now with 14. I showed my displeasure to the team during the timeout

7:43, Up 49-44

The players responded by tightening our defense, and coming up with a small 9-3 run, enough to stretch our lead to double digits

2:57, Up 58-47

NORST with one last push, scoring back to back baskets. Timeout

1:53, Up 58-51

A clutch 3 by SG Kevin Stokes! Up 10. A miss 3 by NORST. We slowed down. NORST fouled Stokes while taking a 3. Stokes nailed all 3 FTs to make this game out of reach for NORST. A tough, grind it out game, but I'm glad our defense improving lately

Final Score: Delaware St - 67, Norfolk St - 53

Box Scores

Stokes 28, 0, 0, 7 3s (*)

Legans 14, 13, 0, 3 blks

Braun 8, 14, 0, 2 stls

Smith 7, 4, 3, 2 stls

Turner 3, 3, 4, 3 tos

Spatola 3, 1, 0, 4 tos

Croshere 2, 1, 0

Roma 2, 0, 1, 3 tos

Ward 0, 4, 1

Prewitt 0, 1, 2, 3 stls

Nixon 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 35-43%

Rebs: +8

Asts: -1

TOs: -8

Pts in paint: -2

2nd chance: +14

Fast break: +5

Post game observations

(+): The 19 2nd chance pts was huge in this low scoring game; PF Jordan Legans had 9 of our 16 offensive rebs
(-): SG Dan Smith's 3-17 FG (18%) drag down our shooting pct; Smith on a slump lately

MEAC Conference Standings

Delaware St, 8-0 (W8)
Norfolk St, 6-2 (L1)
North Carolina A&T, 5-3 (L1)
Coppin St, 4-4 (W1)
Florida A&M, 4-4 (W2)
Lipscomb, 4-4 (W2)
Quinnipiac, 4-4 (L2)
Morgan St, 3-5 (L2)
MD Eastern Shore, 3-5 (L1)
Belmont, 3-5 (W1)
Howard, 2-6 (L6)
Bethune-Cookman, 2-6 (W1)

randy · March 28, 2015

Career Game #118

Current streaks on the line

14-game win streak

Jan 28, 2004: #16 Delaware St (18-1, 8-0) @ North Carolina A&T (10-9, 5-3)

Scouting Report

Offense: slow pace, balanced, some freedom, flex
Defense: m2m, press a lot
Key Players: Sr PG Ricky Brinkley 12.9 ppg
Notes: NCAT last in conference in #PT shooting at 28.7%

1st Half

We got off to a 12-4 lead, but NCAT made a good turn around with a 17-4 run. We have played catch up since then and has not shot the ball well

Halftime: Down 30-33

Key stat(s)

FG: DELST 33%, NCAT 52%

Key Players

DELST: SG Kevin Stokes 12 pts, 2 3s

2nd Half

Our shooting has dropped to 27% FG. C Brandon Braun has been defended well, going for just 1-6 FG

12:40, Down 37-43

We came back because of our defense, and SG Dan Smith's attacks to the basket.

7:10, Up 51-47

We continue to play good defense; NCAT has not scored a FG for almost 9 mins now. C Brandon Braun got something going with 2 straight low post baskets

4:36, Up 59-49

Extended the lead to 14 with 1:47 to go. We slowed down the game and hold on.

Final Score: Delaware St - 67, North Carolina A&T - 58

Box Scores

Stokes 21, 6, 1, 3 3s (*)

Braun 16, 6, 1, 3 stls, 3 blks

Smith 12, 2, 1

Croshere 6, 3, 1

Turner 5, 5, 3, 4 tos

Legans 4, 5, 1

Ward 3, 1, 0

Nixon 0, 1, 2

Spatola 0, 0, 2

Roma 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 38-43%

Rebs: +4

Asts: +4

TOs: -1

Pts in paint: +8

2nd chance: +2

Fast break: Even

Post game observations

(+): Excellent defense during the last 12 mins. Quality minutes from C Chad Croshere
(-): Not able to manufacture pts other than our half court sets; just 6 2nd chance and 6 fast break pts

MEAC Conference Standings

Delaware St, 9-0 (W9)
Norfolk St, 6-3 (L2)
Florida A&M, 5-4 (W3)
North Carolina A&T, 5-4 (L2)
Morgan St, 4-5 (W1)
Coppin St, 4-5 (L1)
Belmont, 4-5 (W2)
Lipscomb, 4-5 (L1)
Quinnipiac, 4-5 (L3)
Howard, 3-6 (W1)
Bethune-Cookman, 3-6 (W2)
MD Eastern Shore, 3-6 (L2)

randy · March 28, 2015

Career Game #119

Current streaks on the line

47-game home win streak
15-game win streak

Feb 1, 2004: Morgan St (8-12, 4-5) @ #14 Delaware St (19-1, 9-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: fast pace, balanced, some freedom, princeton
Defense: 2-3, press at points
Key Players: Sr SG Kerry Archey 17.5 ppg
Notes: MORG last in conference at 37.6% FG (2nd worst Nat'l)

1st Half

Not exactly a good shooting performance for us, but MORG's below 30% FG enough to give us a comfortable lead

Halftime: Up 33-19

Key stat(s)

FG: DELST 42%, MORG 23%
Turnovers: DELST 6, MORG: 10

Key Players

DELST: SG Kevin Stokes 8 pts, 2 3s

2nd Half

Increased the lead to 20 early in the 2nd half. Our reserves did enough to hold on, as MORG didn't come closer than 15, before our starting unit finished them off. C Brandon Braun still dominant, despite taking just 6 FG attempts.

Final Score: Morgan St - 51, Delaware St - 73

Box Scores

Braun 15, 16, 3, 3 stls, 2 blks (*)

Stokes 15, 1, 1, 3 3s

Smith 12, 5, 3

Spatola 8, 3, 2, 2 3s

Turner 7, 1, 3

Legans 6, 6, 4, 2 blks

Ward 4, 4, 0

Nixon 4, 0, 1

Roma 2, 3, 1

Nixon 0, 2, 1, 2 stls

Team Stats

FG: 40-34%

Rebs: +2

Asts: +7

TOs: -11

Pts in paint: +18

2nd chance: +11

Fast break: +8

Post game observations

(+): Only 7 turnovers
(-): Shot just 8-31 3PT (26%)

MEAC Conference Standings

Delaware St, 10-0 (W10)
Norfolk St, 7-3 (W1)
Florida A&M, 6-4 (W4)
North Carolina A&T, 5-5 (L3)
Lipscomb, 5-5 (W1)
Coppin St, 4-6 (L2)
Bethune-Cookman, 4-6 (W3)
Morgan St, 4-6 (L1)
Belmont, 4-6 (L1)
Quinnipiac, 4-6 (L4)
MD Eastern Shore, 4-6 (W1)
Howard, 3-7 (L1)

randy · March 28, 2015

Career Game #120

Current streaks on the line

16-game win streak

Feb 4, 2004: #14 Delaware St (20-1, 10-0) @ MD Eastern Shore (10-11, 4-6)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, outside, lots of freedom, princeton
Defense: m2m, rarely press
Key Players: Jr C Victor Smith 9.1 ppg, 6.0 rpg
Notes: A balanced team, with 7 players averaging at least 6 ppg

1st Half

Early turnovers got us behind. SG Dan Spatola gave us the spark and helped us got ahead, scoring 9 pts off the bench. PG Anthony Turner already with 5 turnovers. We have missed 7 FTs

Halftime: Up 39-35

Key stat(s)

Fast break : DELST 11, MDES 6
Turnovers: DELST 8, MDES 8

Key Players

DELST: C Brandon Braun 11 pts, 8 rebs

2nd Half

Started the 2nd half on fire from the perimeter, as we go on a 15-1 run to lead by 18. SG Kevin Stokes had 8 pts in that run. The 2nd unit even extended our lead to 25. MDES late surge of 4 consecutive 3s didn't even mattered against our explosive 2nd half (51 pts)

Final Score: Delaware St - 90, Morgan St - 71

Box Scores

Braun 20, 13, 1, 2 blks (*)

Stokes 20, 4, 1, 3 stls

Spatola 11, 2, 1

Ward 9, 6, 0

Smith 9, 2, 2

Turner 7, 3, 6, 7 tos

Nixon 7, 0, 5, 2 3s

Legans 5, 6, 2

Roma 2, 0, 0

Croshere 0, 3, 2

Team Stats

FG: 53-48%

Rebs: +13

Asts: +1

TOs: -3

Pts in paint: +34

2nd chance: +9

Fast break: +15

Post game observations

(+): Scored 23 fast break pts
(-): Missed 9 FTs (11-20)

MEAC Conference Standings

Delaware St, 11-0 (W11)
Florida A&M, 7-4 (W5)
Norfolk St, 7-4 (L1)
Lipscomb, 6-5 (W2)
Belmont, 5-6 (W1)
North Carolina A&T, 5-6 (L4)
Quinnipiac, 5-6 (W1)
Coppin St, 4-7 (L3)
Howard, 4-7 (W1)
Bethune-Cookman, 4-7 (L1)
Morgan St, 4-7 (L2)
MD Eastern Shore, 4-7 (L1)

randy · March 28, 2015

Career Game #121

Current streaks on the line

17-game win streak

Feb 8, 2004: #10 Delaware St (21-1, 11-0) @ Coppin St (7-15, 4-7)

Scouting Report

Offense: fast pace, balanced, some freedom, flex
Defense: m2m, rarely press
Key Players: Sr SG Kevin Benton 12.3 ppg
Notes: CSC with the conference-worst 74.9 opp ppg (#342)

1st Half

Both teams playing at break neck speed. Unfortunately for CSC, we're shooting at a much higher pct

Halftime: Up 54-30

Key stat(s)

FG: DELST 63%, CSC 32%
3PT: DELST 6-8, CSC 2-10

Key Players

DELST: C Brandon Braun 15 pts, 2 rebs

2nd Half

Led by as many as 34. We got a little bit careless with our turnovers, allowing CSC to cut our lead to 16. But CSC's "optional" defense didn't prevent us from putting up a lot pts on the board. 6 players scored in double figures

Final Score: Delaware St - 97, Coppin St - 68

Box Scores

Braun 28, 12, 0, 3 blks (*)

Stokes 21, 2, 2, 3 tos, 3 3s

Turner 13, 4, 9, 3 3s

Smith 12, 4, 1, 3 tos, 2 3s

Ward 11, 6, 1

Spatola 10, 1, 0, 2 3s

Legans 2, 7, 1

Nixon 0, 1, 3, 3 tos

Roma 0, 2, 2

Croshere 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 56-42%

Rebs: +20

Asts: +5

TOs: +3

Pts in paint: +18

2nd chance: +9

Fast break: +6

Post game observations

(+): Balanced scoring getting pts not just inside, but also on the perimeter (10-15 3PT)
(-): We could have easily hit the century mark, if not for the 15 turnovers

MEAC Conference Standings

Delaware St, 12-0 (W12)
Florida A&M, 8-4 (W6)
Norfolk St, 8-4 (W1)
Lipscomb, 7-5 (W3)
Quinnipiac, 6-6 (W2)
North Carolina A&T, 5-7 (L5)
Morgan St, 5-7 (W1)
Belmont, 5-7 (L1)
Coppin St, 4-8 (L4)
Howard, 4-8 (L1)
Bethune-Cookman, 4-8 (L2)
MD Eastern Shore, 4-8 (L2)

randy · March 28, 2015

Norton Award Update

C Brandon Braun is currently #6 on the list of Norton quarter finalists

randy · March 28, 2015

Career Game #122

Current streaks on the line

48-game home win streak
18-game win streak

Feb 11, 2004: Florida A&M (15-8, 8-4) @ #10 Delaware St (22-1, 12-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: slow pace, balanced, lots of freedom, high post
Defense: m2m, press at points
Key Players: Jr SG Tyrhon Price 17.3 ppg, 43% 3PT
Notes: FLAM averaging 75 ppg in their current 6-game win streak

1st Half

Led early at 24-9. FLAM not able to keep up with our faster pace style of play. C Brandon Braun was almost automatic down low

Halftime: Up 44-27

Key stat(s)

FG: DELST 64%, FLAM 38%
Fast break: DELST 8, FLAM 2

Key Players

DELST: C Brandon Braun 20 pts, 4 rebs, 8-10 FG

2nd Half

We increased the lead to 24. FLAM tried to claw their way back went as close as 12, but C Brandon Braun made sure there were no 2nd half collapse for us

Final Score: Florida A&M - 55, Delaware St - 75

Box Scores

Braun 30, 9, 2, 3 stls, 2 blks (*)

Stokes 13, 6, 0, 2 stls

Spatola 10, 1, 2, 2 3s

Turner 7, 4, 3, 4 tos

Ward 6, 3, 1

Smith 5, 3, 3

Legans 4, 7, 6, 2 blks

Nixon 0, 1, 0

Croshere 0, 1, 0

Roma 0, 1, 0

Team Stats

FG: 53-36%

Rebs: +7

Asts: +4

TOs: -2

Pts in paint: +28

2nd chance: +1

Fast break: +10

Post game observations

(+): Our 48 pts in the paint assured us of steady offense
(-): Only 6 2nd chance pts

MEAC Conference Standings

Delaware St, 13-0 (W13)
Norfolk St, 9-4 (W2)
Florida A&M, 8-5 (L1)
Lipscomb, 7-6 (L1)
Quinnipiac, 6-7 (L1)
Morgan St, 6-7 (W2)
Coppin St, 5-8 (W1)
North Carolina A&T, 5-8 (L6)
Bethune-Cookman, 5-8 (W1)
MD Eastern Shore, 5-8 (W1)
Belmont, 5-8 (L2)
Howard, 4-9 (L2)

randy · March 28, 2015

Norton Award Update

C Brandon Braun is currently #3 on the list of Norton semi finalists

randy · March 28, 2015

Career Game #123

Current streaks on the line

19-game win streak

Feb 15, 2004: #8 Delaware St (23-1, 13-0) @ Bethune-Cookman (10-14, 5-8)

Scouting Report

Offense: fast pace, balanced, some freedom, flex
Defense: m2m, rarely press
Key Players: Sr SG Gyasi Edwards 16.3 ppg, 42% 3PT
Notes: BETH 2nd highest scoring team in MEAC at 72.0 ppg

1st Half

BETH made their 1st 4 attempts from 3. We did a good job of staying close by scoring on the break and from the line. And when BETH's shooting cooled off (they missed their last 6 attempts from beyond the arc), that is when we created some separation

Halftime: Up 48-31

Key stat(s)

FT: DELST 13-19, BETH 5-9
Fast break: DELST 12, BETH 5

Key Players

DELST: SG Kevin Stokes 14 pts, 3 3s, 4 stls
BETH: SG Gyasi Edwards 11 pts, 3 3s

2nd Half

Our lead grew quickly to 34. Not even BETH's outside shooting revival, and our early penalty, could bring them out of this hole

Final Score: Delaware St - 94, Bethune-Cookman - 62

Box Scores

Braun 27, 11, 3, 2 stls, 2 blks

Stokes 21, 9, 0, 4 stls, 4 3s

Smith 13, 3, 5, 3 3s

Turner 9, 3, 3, 2 3s

Spatola 9, 1, 2

Ward 6, 4, 0

Legans 4, 2, 3, 2 stls, 2 blks

Nixon 3, 1, 5

Croshere 2, 0, 0

Prewitt 0, 1, 0

Roma 0, 1, 0

Team Stats

FG: 52-40%

Rebs: +7

Asts: +7

TOs: -10

Pts in paint: +22

2nd chance: +12

Fast break: +15

Post game observations

(+): Lots of things went right, including our 11-16 3PT (69%) shooting
(-): Hardly any; 13-19 FT shooting is not so bad, but could still improve

MEAC Conference Standings

Delaware St, 14-0 (W14)
Norfolk St, 10-4 (W3)
Florida A&M, 9-5 (W1)
Lipscomb, 7-7 (L2)
Quinnipiac, 7-7 (W1)
North Carolina A&T, 6-8 (W1)
Morgan St, 6-8 (L1)
Coppin St, 5-9 (L1)
Bethune-Cookman, 5-9 (L1)
MD Eastern Shore, 5-9 (L1)
Belmont, 5-9 (L3)
Howard, 5-9 (W1)

randy · March 28, 2015

Career Game #124

Current streaks on the line

20-game win streak

Feb 18, 2004: #8 Delaware St (24-1, 14-0) @ Howard (14-11, 5-9)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, some freedom, 5 out
Defense: 3-2, rarely press
Key Players: Sr PG Lou Foreman 12.7 ppg, 3.5 apg
Notes: Leading scorer SG AD Johnson (16.4 ppg) is injured for the rest of the season

1st Half

Poor shooting from both sides. We had some advantage on scoring on the break, and that could be they on who will win this game

Halftime: Up 26-20

Key stat(s)

3PT: DELST 1-13, HOW 1-6
Fast break: DELST 10, HOW 2

Key Players

DELST: C Brandon Braun 12 pts, 9 rebs

2nd Half

Despite our poor shooting, we still managed to start the 2nd half on a 12-0 run, enough to give us a 18 pt cushion. HOW momentarily cut it down to 11, but their anemic offense won't be able to sustain a prolonged rally. The 2 teams combined for 5-38 3PT

Final Score: Delaware St - 56, Howard - 37

Box Scores

Braun 17, 14, 2, 2 stls (*)

Stokes 8, 3, 1

Smith 7, 0, 1

Ward 6, 1, 0

Spatola 5, 6, 1

Turner 4, 2, 3

Legans 3, 5, 0

Croshere 2, 2, 1

Nixon 2, 1, 1

Roma 2, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 36-31%

Rebs: +4

Asts: +2

TOs: -11

Pts in paint: +18

2nd chance: +10

Fast break: +12

Post game observations

(+): The +22 combined differential on 2nd chance and fast break pts provided the "extra" offense in this poor shooting game
(-): I can hardly remember if we have shot worse than this, 2-22 3PT (9%); SG Kevin Stokes 0-8 3PT, and SG Dan Smith 1-10 3PT

MEAC Conference Standings

Delaware St, 15-0 (W15)
Norfolk St, 11-4 (W4)
Florida A&M, 9-6 (L1)
Lipscomb, 8-7 (W1)
Quinnipiac, 8-7 (W2)
Morgan St, 6-9 (L2)
Coppin St, 6-9 (W1)
North Carolina A&T, 6-9 (L1)
MD Eastern Shore, 6-9 (W1)
Bethune-Cookman, 5-10 (L2)
Belmont, 5-10 (L4)
Howard, 5-10 (L1)

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