Navy Upsets Delaware, 80-65
The Navy Midshipmen pulled off an upset in men’s basketball Wednesday night, beating the Delaware Blue Hens 80-65 in Newark.
With the win, Navy improves to 3-5 on the season and snap a three-game losing streak. Delaware falls to 7-3 in a defeat that left Bob Carpenter Center uncomfortably quiet the second half.
Here’s a look at how the numbers tallied up for each team.
Final Team Stats
Field Goal Percentage: NAVY: 42%… Delaware: 49%
3-Point Percentage: NAVY: 44%… Delaware: 41%
Free Throw Percentage: NAVY: 70%… Delaware: 40&
Rebounds: NAVY: 45… Delaware: 32
Turnovers: NAVY: 5… Delaware: 15
Steals: NAVY: 3… Delaware: 4
Individual Leaders
Points
Navy:
1.) George Kiernan & Cam Davis (tied with 13)
Delaware:
1.) Ithiel Horton (22)
2.) Eric Carter (18)
Rebounds
Navy:
1.) John Carter Jr. (8)
2.) George Kiernan & Danny Ogele (tied with 6)
Delaware:
1.) Matt Veretto & Eric Carter (tied with 8)
Assists:
Navy:
1.) John Carter Jr. & Hasan Abdullah (tied with 4)
Delaware:
1.) Kevin Anderson & Darian Bryant (tied with 5)
Delaware will face the St. Francis Red Flash on Dec. 9. Up next for Navy will be the Lipscomb Bisons on Sunday afternoon. (For Navy’s full schedule, please, click here.)