Asamoah & Anderson combine for 25 points in Blue Hens 66-43 win over Elon

Photo: Mark Campbell

The University of Delaware men’s basketball team earned their sixth win of the season on Saturday with a 66-43 win over the Elon University Phoenix.

Big win for the #BlueHens!@33bbyy paced us with 14 points. @KevA1_ with 11 points. @dpaint4234 neared a double-double with 9&10

Let’s run it back tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/HWqKL3U3CK

— Delaware Men’s Basketball (@DelawareMBB) January 30, 2021

The leading scorer in the win for the Blue Hens was sophomore guard Ebby Asamoah who had 14 points.

Senior guard Kevin Anderson also scored in double digits in the game as he had 11 points.

Redshirt senior forward Dylan Painter was the leading man on the boards for the Hens as he had ten rebounds.

Delaware had the advantage in multiple categories in this game, which included points in the paint (32-22), bench points (18-11), rebounds (46-26), assists (16-7), and blocks (5-0).

Blue Hens also had the advantage of shooting as well, with the team shooting 50.0 %( 25-50) and with Elon shooting 30.5 %( 18-59). Delaware also bested the Phoenix at the three-point line as the team shot 42.9 %(9-21) and Elon shot 16.7 % (3-18).

Let’s get into the game: click below for the full recap.