College Basketball Preview: Navy (2-5) at Delaware (7-2)
Navy at Delaware, Dec. 5, 7:00 pm ET
Navy Midshipmen (2-5) at Delaware Blue Hens (7-2)
Wednesday, Dec. 5; 7:00 pm ET
Bob Carpenter Center, Newark, DE
The Navy men’s basketball team travels to Newark, DE to face the Delaware Blue Hens Wednesday night at Bob Carpenter Center.
The Midshipmen will be looking to break a three-game losing streak. Saturday, the Bears of Brown University defeated Navy at Alumni Hall, 67-50.
Delaware has won seven of their last eight games under third year head coach Martin Ingelsby. The Blue Hens beat the Columbia Lions on Sunday in 2OT, 87-86.
Here’s a look at how the teams’ season numbers compare.
Team Averages
Points per Game: NAVY: 60.0… Delaware: 76.2
Points Attempted: NAVY: 71.4… Delaware: 67.7
Point Percentage: NAVY: 37.4… Delaware: 48.9
Rebounds per Game: NAVY: 37.6… Delaware: 36.1
Assists per Game: NAVY: 12.4… Delaware: 13.9
Blocks per Game: NAVY: 1.7… Delaware: 3.3
Steals per Game: NAVY: 4.7… Delaware: 5.3
Individual Leaders
Points
NAVY:
1.) Cam Davis (77)
2.) George Kiernan (58)
Delaware:
1.) Eric Carter (163)
2.) Ithiel Horton (118)
3-Pointers
NAVY:
1.) Cam Davis (9)
2.) John Carter Jr. (9)
Delaware:
1.) Ithiel Horton (20)
2.) Matt Veretto (16)
Free Throws
NAVY:
1.) Cam Davis (16)
2.) Hasan Abdullah (14)
Delaware:
1.) Eric Carter (42)
2.) Kevin Anderson (25)
Rebounds
NAVY:
1.) John Carter Jr. (40)
2.) George Kiernan and Danny Ogele (tied with 28)
Delaware:
1.) Eric Carter (86)
2.) Kevin Anderson (55)
Assists
NAVY:
1.) Hasan Abdullah (25)
2.) Isaiah Burnett (13)
Delaware:
1.) Kevin Anderson (41)
2.) Eric Carter (26)
Blocks
NAVY:
1.) Danny Ogele (3)
2.) three tied with (2)
Delaware:
1.) Eric Carter (8)
2.) Collin Goss (7)
Steals
NAVY:
1.) Hasan Abdullah (11)
2.) John Carter Jr. (6)
Delaware:
1.) Ithiel Horton (12)
2.) Kevin Anderson (10)
The Maryland Sports Blog (@MDsportsblog) will be live tweeting the game beginning at 7:00 pm ET.
