W&M Men's Basketball Falls at Delaware, 91-57

02/01/03

NEWARK, DE - William and Mary lost at Delaware, 91-57, this evening in Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball action at the Bob Carpenter Center. The loss drops the Tribe’s record to 7-10 (3-6 CAA) on the year, while the Blue Hens improve to 11-8 (6-4 CAA).

UD jumped out to six point lead, going up 10-4, at the 13:22 mark and was up 20-15 with 7:59 on the clock, before senior guard Sherman Rivers (Woodbridge, VA) ended a 6-0 W&M run with a layup to put the Tribe up, 21-20, its only lead of the game. Two straight threes by UD’s Mike Ames put the Hens up by five, before W&M tied the game at 26 with 4:32 in the half on a three-pointer by rookie guard Brett Howell (Auburn, AL) and a jumper by sophomore forward Thomas Viglianco (Madison, AL).

However, UD put the game out of reach with a 22-2 run that spanned the halftime intermission, taking a 39-28 lead at the break, and scoring the first nine points of the second half to go ahead by 20, 48-28, with 17:07 left to play. W&M would never get closer than 18 the rest of the way, as the Blue Hens shot .529 (9-17) from the three-point line and .600 (21-35) overall in the second half.

Viglianco and Rivers led the Tribe with 10 points and six rebounds each. UD’s Ryan Iversen led all scorers with 23 point off the bench.

W&M will have just one day of rest before returning to action Monday night against Hampton at 7:30 PM.