Second Chances

[randy]

Dec 27, 1963: Coppin St (5-4, 0-0) @ Delaware St (7-2, 0-0)

Injuries

1. SG Gareth Clark, broken ankle (18% - 28 days)
2. PG Shannon Starkey, sprained finger (75% - 8 days)

1st Half
[INDENT]Up 20-13, 11:50. Shortened rotation due to injuries to 2 starters, but everybody is stepping up. Up 31-18, 7:57. We just committed our 1st turn over of the game (a charge), after almost 17 mins of play. Up 45-30, 3:14.
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Halftime, Up 49-30

• Key stat: Rebounds - CSC 17, DELST 26; we were one of the worst rebounding teams in the conference last season, but so far, we made good progress on this aspect of the game
• Top performer(s)
  
  • CSC: C Quentin Beck, 10 pts, 4 rebs
  • DELST:C Ray Williams, 14 pts, 4 rebs

2nd Half
[INDENT]Lead went up to 25. C Quentin Beck continues to score for CSC, but we're hitting enough outside shots to counter their attempted rallies. Up 68-49, 10:52. CSC got close to within 12, but with barely 2 mins left
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Final Score: Coppin St - 69, Delaware St - 86

Box Scores
[INDENT]Williams 17, 6, 0
Lee 16, 3, 2
Carroll 15, 6, 2
Carlisle 15, 3, 0
Barrett 10, 8, 2
Carr 8, 11, 1
Marquis 3, 8, 9
Slater 2, 1, 0
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 49-42%
REB: +12
TO: -4
Pts in paint: +8
2nd chance: +13
Fast break: -2
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Notes

• 17 off rebounds and 21 2nd chance pts were almost impossible numbers for us last season. This year though, we may now have a reliable 3-man rotation on the post (Williams/Barrett/Carr)

MEAC Conference Standings

1. Delaware St 1-0 (W1)
2. Norfolk St 1-0 (W1)
3. Hampton 1-0 (W1)
4. Morgan St 1-0 (W1)
5. Howard 0-0 (--)
6. South Carolina St 0-0 (--)
7. Bethune Cookman 0-0 (--)
8. North Carolina A&T 0-1 (L1)
9. Coppin St 0-1 (L1)
10. MD Eastern Shore 0-1 (L1)
11. Florida A&M 0-1 (L1)

[randy]

Dec 30, 1963: Delaware St (8-2, 1-0) @ MD Eastern Shore (6-4, 0-1)

Injuries

1. SG Gareth Clark, broken ankle (26% - 25 days)
2. PG Shannon Starkey, sprained finger (83% - 5 days)

1st Half
[INDENT]We are relentlessly attacking the basket, and as a result we're shooting 60% FG. Up 18-7, 11:58. MDES' offense is not doing bad, shooting at 58% FG; it's just that our offensive execution is several notches better. Up 37-23, 3:32. MDES coming back though, with back-to-back 3s
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Halftime, Up 39-31

• Key stat: Pts in paint - DELST 28, MDES 4
• Top performer(s)
  
  • DELST:SF Greg Lee, 12 pts, 3 rebs
• We'll use m2m defense exclusively, to contain MDES' outside shooting

2nd Half
[INDENT]MDES continues to throw the ball away, and we scored several transition baskets along the way. Up 54-39, 11:17. We committed a number of turn overs in the last few minutes, which makes this game still far from over. Up 63-48, 6:49.
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Final Score: Delaware St - 76, MD Eastern Shore - 59

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lee 18, 4, 3 (*)
Williams 17, 9, 2
Carlisle 11, 4, 1
Carroll 10, 1, 4
Barrett 9, 8, 0
Marquis 7, 1, 6
Carr 4, 3, 0
Slater 0, 0, 0
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 57-46%
REB: +12
TO: -5
Pts in paint: +30
2nd chance: +2
Fast break: +2
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Notes

• SF Greg Lee is having a breakout season. By coming off the bench, Lee allows us to have a consistent offensive threat the entire game

MEAC Conference Standings

1. Delaware St 2-0 (W2)
2. Howard 1-0 (W1)
3. South Carolina St 1-0 (W1)
4. Bethune Cookman 1-0 (W1)
5. Morgan St 1-0 (W1)
6. Hampton 1-1 (L1)
7. Florida A&M 1-1 (W1)
8. Norfolk St 1-1 (L1)
9. North Carolina A&T 0-2 (L2)
10. Coppin St 0-2 (L2)
11. MD Eastern Shore 0-2 (L2)

[randy]

Jan 1, 1964: Morgan St (3-7, 1-0) @ Delaware St (9-2, 2-0)

Injuries

1. SG Gareth Clark, broken ankle (33% - 23days)
2. PG Shannon Starkey, sprained finger (90% - 3 days)

1st Half
[INDENT]Up 15-11, 11:58. Slowly built a lead with our outside shooting, and MORG's turn overs. Up 25-13, 5:22.
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Halftime, Up 38-21

• Key stat: Turnover - MORG 11, DELST3 4
• Top performer(s)
  
  • DELST:SF Caleb Carlisle, 8 pts, 3 asts
• MORG had zero 2nd chance and zero fast break pts

2nd Half
[INDENT]Both teams scoring at will at the start of the 2nd half, but that didn't do anything for MORG to cut their deficit. Up 58-35, 11:58. 5 players now in double figures. Up 66-43, 7:46. Bench will see some action today.
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Final Score: Morgan St - 58, Delaware St - 82

Box Scores
[INDENT]Carlisle 13, 4, 3
Carroll 13, 2, 0
Williams 11, 7, 1
Lee 11, 2, 3
Barrett 10, 6, 0, 3 stls, 3 blks (*)
Carr 8, 4, 2
Florence 8, 0, 0
Wright 4, 1, 0
Slater 2, 3, 0
Marquis 2, 0, 11
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 52-42%
REB: +2
TO: -8
Pts in paint: +24
2nd chance: +4
Fast break: +3
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Notes

• Another balanced-scoring game, highlighted by several driving plays by our perimeter players, and consistent scoring from the low post also. We dished out 20 assists

MEAC Conference Standings

1. Delaware St 3-0 (W3)
2. Howard 2-0 (W2)
3. Bethune Cookman 2-0 (W2)
4. Norfolk St 1-1 (L1)
5. South Carolina St 1-1 (L1)
6. Hampton 1-1 (L1)
7. Morgan St 1-1 (L1)
8. Florida A&M 1-2 (L1)
9. Coppin St 0-2 (L2)
10. MD Eastern Shore 0-2 (L2)
11. North Carolina A&T 0-2 (L2)

[randy]

Jan 6, 1964: Delaware St (10-2, 3-0) @ North Carolina A&T (4-8, 0-3)

Injuries

1. SG Gareth Clark, broken ankle (47% - 18 days)
2. PF Scotty Wright, bruised thigh (67% - 16 days)

1st Half
[INDENT]Game is close, low scoring, despite NCAT's 15% FG. Up 10-7, 10:59. NCAT began to click on their offense in the latter part of the half, while we were inconsistent at best
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Halftime, Up 30-22

• Key stat: Pts in the paint - DELST 12, NCAT 2
• Top performer(s)
  
  • DELST:SF Greg Lee, 10 pts
• Increase pace to 6

2nd Half
[INDENT]Our turn overs beginning to pile up, and our lead was cut to 4. SF Greg Lee scored 4 unanswered to gave us some breathing space. Up 40-32, 11:01. NCAT consistently knocking on our doors, and game still definitely undecided. Up 52-46, 3:54. NCAT cut their deficit further to just 3 pts. Timeout

Up 53-50, 1:43

DELST: PF Jim Barrett missed on a short jumper. Barrett struggling today on his shots, 1-7 FG
NCAT: I signaled we'll go m2m defense. They miss a contested shot. Timeout

Up 53-50, 0:56

DELST: SF Greg Lee missed his shot. Suddenly, we're taking outside shots instead of taking it strong to the hoop. Timeout NCAT

Up 53-50, 0:46

NCAT: Their PF hits a 3! Timeout

Tied at 53, 0:26

Last shot

DELST: We passed the ball around. PF Jim Barrett receives the ball on the low post. Less than 8 secs left. Barrett does not want to shoot. Barrett passed to SF Greg Lee. Lee spots the open PG Shannon Starkey. Starkey gets the pass. Starkey lets one go. Starkey hits the big shot, right before the buzzer!
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Final Score: Delaware St - 55, North Carolina A&T - 53

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lee 16, 3, 1 (*)
Williams 14, 7, 0
Carroll 8, 1, 1
Starkey 7, 1, 5 (game winning shot)
Barrett 5, 14, 2
Carlisle 3, 4, 3
Marquis 2, 1, 2
Carr 0, 1, 0
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 42-40%
REB: Even
TO: -2
Pts in paint: +16
2nd chance: +1
Fast break: +2
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Notes

• NCAT fought us on even terms; we scored more pts inside, while they converted their outside shots to get themselves back in the game. We just had the last possession of the game, which our lone Norton candidate converting the last shot

MEAC Conference Standings

1. Delaware St 4-0 (W4)
2. Bethune Cookman 4-0 (W4)
3. Norfolk St 3-1 (W2)
4. Howard 2-1 (L2)
5. South Carolina St 2-2 (W1)
6. Florida A&M 2-2 (W1)
7. Morgan St 1-2 (L2)
8. Coppin St 1-3 (L1)
9. MD Eastern Shore 1-3 (W1)
10. Hampton 1-3 (L3)
11. North Carolina A&T 0-4 (L4)

[randy]

Jan 8, 1964: Delaware St (11-2, 4-0) @ Norfolk St (8-5, 3-1)

Injuries

1. SG Gareth Clark, broken ankle (53% - 16 days)
2. PF Scotty Wright, bruised thigh (67% - 14 days)

1st Half
[INDENT]Tied at 13, 10:41. NORST got into penalty and we took advantage by going to the FT line more often, and getting some inside pts
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Halftime, Up 40-30

• Key stats
  
  • FT: DELST 12-16, NORST 3-3
• Top performer(s)
  
  • DELST:PG Shannon Starkey, 12 pts, 4-5 FG

2nd Half
[INDENT]3 straight triples by NORST, and our lead suddenly dropped to just 2 pts. We shifted to m2m defense. We recovered for a while, but NORST resumed their hot shooting. Their 5th 3pt shot of the 2nd half tied the game. Tied at 50, 13:27. NORST got the lead on a fast break. We played catch up, as NORST can't seem to miss. We finally pulled even; after a series of stops, we've got ourselves a small run. Up 68-61, 5:19. NORST made 3 costly turn overs which we converted to easy transition pts, to seal the game
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Final Score: Delaware St - 84, Norfolk St - 75


Box Scores
[INDENT]Carroll 18, 7, 2 (*)
Lee 16, 2, 2
Williams 15, 2, 3
Starkey 14, 7, 6, 3 stls
Barrett 8, 3, 4
Carlisle 8, 2, 4
Marquis 3, 3, 0
Carr 2, 5, 0
Slater 0, 0, 0
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 55-45%
REB: +5
TO: -2
Pts in paint: +32
2nd chance: +1
Fast break: +11
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Notes

• Our maturity as a team has improved significantly, as we don't get rattled anymore when our opponents make a run. We continued to play our game even when NORST made a big comeback in the 2nd half.

MEAC Conference Standings

1. Delaware St 5-0 (W5)
2. Bethune Cookman 4-0 (W4)
3. Howard 3-1 (W1)
4. Norfolk St 3-2 (L1)
5. South Carolina St 2-2 (W1)
6. Florida A&M 2-2 (W1)
7. Hampton 2-3 (W1)
8. Morgan St 1-3 (L3)
9. MD Eastern Shore 1-3 (W1)
10. Coppin St 1-4 (L2)
11. North Carolina A&T 0-4 (L4)

[randy]

Jan 10, 1964: Hampton (6-8, 2-3) @ Delaware St (12-2, 5-0)

Injuries

1. SG Gareth Clark, broken ankle (58% - 14 days)
2. PF Scotty Wright, bruised thigh (67% - 12 days)
3. PF Russell Carr, strained hamstring (75% - 6 days)
4. C Ray Williams, sprained toe (75% - 8 days)

1st Half
[INDENT]Only 10 players are suited up today, including 2 walk ons. We're being out rebounded, as expected due to our thin front court. But we run on every opportunity to take advantage of our small lineup. Up 20-15, 11:29. We don't normally shoot a lot of 3s, but we were able to convert 5 in the 1st half
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Halftime, Up 45-36

• Key stats
  
  • Rebounds: HAMP 19, DELST 13
  • Pts in the paint: HAMP 14, DELST 22
• Top performer(s)
  
  • DELST:SF Greg Lee, 10 pts
• Adjstments
  
  • Use 2-3 zone exclusively, to minimize our disadvantage in height

2nd Half
[INDENT]We have tightened up our half court defense, as HAMP only converted 1 FG so far (on a fast break). Up 62-42, 12:30. HAMP never got closer than 16 pts. We converted 4 more triples to bring our final total to 9
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Final Score: Hampton - 63, Delaware St - 82


Box Scores
[INDENT]Carroll 20, 4, 4, 2 stls (*)
Starkey 12, 7, 2, 2 stls, 3 blks
Carlisle 12, 6, 1
Lee 12, 4, 0
Barrett 10, 6, 0
Marquis 10, 3, 4, 2 stls
Slater 6, 6, 2
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 46-40%
REB: -3
TO: -9
Pts in paint: +16
2nd chance: -3
Fast break: -3
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Notes

• I am very pleased with the effort of the whole team today, as everyone stepped up despite several of our key players are out injured. Even Fr C Joey Slater had a good performance, on his 1st start of the season
• There were instances in the game where I had a 2 PG lineup. PG Shannon Starkey played well as 2 on those situations

MEAC Conference Standings

1. Delaware St 6-0 (W6)
2. Bethune Cookman 4-0 (W4)
3. Norfolk St 4-2 (W1)
4. Howard 3-1 (W1)
5. Florida A&M 3-2 (W2)
6. South Carolina St 2-3 (L1)
7. Hampton 2-4 (L1)
8. Morgan St 1-4 (L4)
9. Coppin St 1-4 (L2)
10. MD Eastern Shore 1-4 (L1)
11. North Carolina A&T 1-4 (W1)

[randy]

Jan 17, 1964: Howard (7-8, 4-2) @ Delaware St (13-2, 6-0)

Injuries

1. SG Gareth Clark, broken ankle (79% - 7 days)
2. PF Scotty Wright, bruised thigh (84% - 5 days)
3. C Ray Williams, sprained toe (95% - 1 day)

1st Half
[INDENT]Started 1-10 FG, as HOW's 2-3 zone forcing us to shoot more from the outside. Down 8-12, 11:01. We got the lead for the 1st time, after we hit a 3. Teams exchanging leads, until we went on a 16-3 run (including 2 more 3s) to get a 12 pt lead. HOW then scored the last 6 pts of the half (4 on FTs)
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Halftime, Up 35-29

• Key stats
  
  • Pts in the paint: HOW 4, DELST 16
  • Turn overs: HOW 10, DELST 7
• Top performer(s)
  
  • DELST:SF Caleb Carlisle, 9 pts, 2 stls
• Adjstments
  
  • Double of HOW's SG Greg West, who is 2-3 3PT

2nd Half
[INDENT]Up 49-42, 11:41. We slowly built a 10 pt lead, but HOW quickly brought it down to 3. HOW had a chance to cut our lead down to 1 (or tie it), but they missed on that opportunity. That was the last window for HOW to salvage this game, as PG Shannon Starkey and SG Gary Carroll combined to score 9 pts in an 13-2 run that put us ahead by 14 with less than 3 mins remaining.
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Final Score: Howard - 62, Delaware St - 72


Box Scores
[INDENT]Carroll 16, 2, 1
Lee 15, 1, 1
Starkey 14, 3, 4
Carlisle 11, 3, 2, 2 stls
Barrett 8, 13, 2, 3 stls, 3 blks (*)
Slater 6, 6, 0
Carr 2, 3, 0
Marquis 0, 3, 4
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 44-40%
REB: +5
TO: -5
Pts in paint: +22
2nd chance: +5
Fast break: +12
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Notes

• Despite a sub par 2-12 FG performance, player of the game PF Jim Barrett showed today why defense and rebounding are as important as pts scored

MEAC Conference Standings

1. Delaware St 7-0 (W7)
2. Bethune Cookman 5-1 (W1)
3. Florida A&M 5-2 (W4)
4. Norfolk St 5-3 (L1)
5. Howard 4-3 (L1)
6. Hampton 3-4 (W1)
7. MD Eastern Shore 3-5 (L1)
8. North Carolina A&T 2-5 (L1)
9. Coppin St 2-5 (W1)
10. South Carolina St 2-5 (L3)
11. Morgan St 1-6 (L6)

[randy]

Jan 22, 1964: Delaware St (14-2, 7-0) @ Bethune-Cookman (8-8, 5-2)

Injuries

1. SG Gareth Clark, broken ankle (93% - 2 days)

1st Half
[INDENT]We will double on BETH's SG Waitari Newman, who is averaging almost 21 ppg. We started slow with 4 turn overs in the 1st 5 mins, but got back on track with our fast break game. All of BETH pts, except for 1 FG, have come from the FT line. Up 21-16, 11:10. We slowly increased our lead with FTs also, more pts in transition, and we even connected on 4 3pt shots.
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Halftime, Up 49-30

• Key stats
  
  • Fast break pts: DELST 12, BETH 2
  • 3PT shooting: DELST 4-6, BETH 0-6
• Top performer(s)
  
  • DELST:PF Jim Barrett, 11 pts, 6 rebs
• Adjstments
  
  • None; continue double team on BETH's SG Waitari Newman, who was shutdown to 0-4 FG, 4 pts

2nd Half
[INDENT]Even as we tapered off on our shooting, we still managed to increased our lead with some very good m2m defense, allowing only 3 FGM by BETH in more than 9 mins of play already in the 2nd half. Up 61-37, 10:49. BETH had a furious rally to cut down our lead to 15 ... and then to 10 ... and then to 8. Teams traded 2 FGs each. Up 70-62, 2:33. After we miss, BETH gets another basket. Timeout

Up 70-64, 1:25

We're still in control of this game, so no need to panic. I'll put in a small, 2 PG lineup

DELST: PG Shannon Starkey missed a 3
BETH: We'll go m2m defense. Shooting foul. 2 FTs. Split. Timeout

Up 70-65, 0:51

We'll try to slow down

DELST: They foul right away, but it's only their 5th team foul. They foul 2 more times. 1-and-1 for PG Russell Marquis. Gets the 1st. Also the 2nd. Up 72-65, 0:43. 3 possessions game; we should be ok now

They hit a 3. We converted 2 more FTs. And they get another 3! Wow, BETH is certainly not quitting. They foul again on our next offensive possession

Up 74-71, 0:09

DELST: PG Shannon Starkey to shoot 1-and-1. If he gets the 1st, game should be over. Gets the 1st; and the 2nd. BETH connected on their 3rd consecutive 3pt shot, but time has run out. Perhaps if there was a minute left, we might have lost
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Final Score: Delaware St - 76, Bethune-Cookman - 74


Box Scores
[INDENT]Carlisle 15, 2, 3, 2 stls
Barrett 13, 11, 3, 2 stls (*)
Williams 12, 9, 0
Starkey 11, 3, 4
Lee 7, 1, 0
Marquis 7, 0, 1
Carroll 6, 1, 2
Carr 5, 4, 0
Slater 0, 1, 0
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 40-45%
REB: +1
TO: -8
Pts in paint: +16
2nd chance: +6
Fast break: +14
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Notes

• We were leading by 24 midway in the 2nd half; goes to show that it's not over until it's over. We went on a terrible shooting slump the last 10 mins of the game.
• We have won 2 road games with a margin of 2 pts each (the other was against North Carolina A&T)

MEAC Conference Standings

1. Delaware St 8-0 (W8)
2. Florida A&M 6-3 (L1)
3. Norfolk St 6-3 (W1)
4. Bethune Cookman 5-3 (L2)
5. Howard 5-4 (L1)
6. Hampton 4-5 (W1)
7. Coppin St 3-5 (W2)
8. South Carolina St 3-5 (W1)
9. MD Eastern Shore 3-6 (L2)
10. North Carolina A&T 2-6 (L2)
11. Morgan St 2-7 (W1)

[JMD]

Wow, coach. Your team has got the power.

[randy]

SG Gareth Clark is back after missing 13 games. Question on everybody's mind now is, how will he fit in to the rotation. Clark is 1st team All-Conference last season.

Jan 24, 1964: Florida A&M (10-8, 6-3) @ Delaware St (14-2, 7-0)

1st Half
[INDENT]SG Gareth Clark converted on hist 1st attempt. He didn't take a shot afterwards, but dished out 2 assists. After making their 1st 2 field goals (both 3s), FLAM has not scored since. Up 18-6, 12:50. FLAM got back as we had trouble scoring inside due to their 2-3 zone defense. PG Shannon Starkey eventually converted a couple of 3pt shots, which forced FLAM to stretch out their defense
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Halftime, Up 36-25

• Key stats
  
  • Turn overs: FLAM 12, DELST 5
• Top performer(s)
  
  • DELST:PG Shannon Starkey, 11 pts, 3 asts
  • FLAM:PG Curtis Powers, 14 pts, 4-5 3PT
• Adjustments
  
  • We'll go m2m defense exclusively. We'll assign/switch a taller defender (an SF) to guard Powers
  • We'll switch to balanced offense focus to counter FLAM's 2-3 zone

2nd Half
[INDENT]We have not allowed FLAM's PG Curtis Powers (4 FTs in the 2nd half) to get another FG, but his quickness made us gave a lot of fouls, and we're already in the penalty. But we have extended our lead courtesy of pts of turn overs. Up 47-31, 12:55. 21 turn overs now for FLAM. Up 59-44, 4:02. We'll slow down the game
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Final Score: Florida A&M - 49, Delaware St - 67


Box Scores
[INDENT]Starkey 19, 4, 5, 4-9 3PT (*)
Barrett 13, 9, 3, 2 stls, 2 blks
Lee 11, 2, 2
Williams 8, 3, 1, 4 stls
Carlisle 7, 4, 3
Carroll 3, 2, 1
Carr 2, 4, 1, 2 stls
Clark 2, 1, 4
Marquis 2, 0, 1
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 44-36%
REB: -1
TO: -14
Pts in paint: +12
2nd chance: +7
Fast break: +13
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Notes

• PG Shannon Starkey was the perfect zone-buster for us today, as he repeatedly punish FLAM's 2-3 defense with his outside shooting.
• We were not able to completely stop FLAM's Curtis Powers (26 pts, 6-10 3PT) but he did not get enough support from his team mates
• SG Gareth Clark clearly has not yet adjusted after a long layoff, shooting 1-8 FG

MEAC Conference Standings

1. Delaware St 9-0 (W9)
2. Howard 6-4 (W1)
3. Florida A&M 6-4 (L2)
4. Norfolk St 6-4 (L1)
5. Bethune Cookman 5-4 (L3)
6. Hampton 4-5 (W1)
7. Coppin St 3-5 (W2)
8. MD Eastern Shore 3-6 (L2)
9. North Carolina A&T 3-6 (W1)
10. South Carolina St 3-6 (L1)
11. Morgan St 3-7 (W2)