Lane & Timko combine for 34 points in Blue Hens 87-64 victory over Monmouth

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The University of Delaware men’s basketball team moved their record to 8-7 on the season with an 84-64 victory over the Monmouth Hawks

on Saturday.

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Senior guards Niels Lane and  Erik Timko led the team in scoring in the win with 17 points.

 Two other Hens players scored in double digits: Senior forward John Camden (15), and freshman forward Macon Emory (11).

Delaware had the advantage in multiple categories in the game, which included points in the paint (32-16), fast-break points (12-2), points off of turnovers (20-5), turnovers (10-11), blocks (3-2), steals (8-3), assists (18-6), and rebounds (40-32).

UD also had the advantage in shooting, with the team boasting 51.7

(30-58) and Monmouth 32.7 (17-52). Delaware also outshot the Hawks at the three-point line, with the team shooting 52.2(12-23), and Monmouth 28.6 (6-21).

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Game Recap:

The Blue Hens lead by 24 points at the end of the first half.

Delaware came out flying as soon as the ball was tipped off by running off to a 15-7 edge with 17:10 remaining in the first half.  Erik Timko and Macon Emory each sunk two shots from the three-point line during the run.

Fast forward to the 12:31 minute mark, where Timko would stay hot from the three-point line when he sunk one to give the Hens a 29-17 advantage.

UD’s offense would continue to roll for the rest of the first half, as the team outscored Monmouth 22-10 to take a 51-27 lead at halftime.

UD takes home an 84-64 victory!

Fast forward to the 12:03 minute mark in the second half, where John Camden drained a three-pointer to push the Hens advantage to 62-40.

Ten minutes and 84 seconds later, the Blue Hens continued to stay hot from the three-point line, as Erik Timko drained one to give his team an 82-59 edge with 1:19 left in the game.

UD would add two more points to their score to seal an 84-63 victory over the Hawks.

Team Stats
FG	17-52	30-58
Field Goal %	32.7	51.7
3PT	6-21	12-23
Three Point %	28.6	52.2
FT	24-29	12-18
Free Throw %	82.8	66.7
Rebounds	32	40
Offensive Rebounds	9	9
Defensive Rebounds	23	31
Assists	6	18
Steals	3	8
Blocks	2	3
Total Turnovers	11	10
Points Off Turnovers	5	20
Fast Break Points	2	12
Points in Paint	16	32
Fouls	19	19
Technical Fouls	0	0
Flagrant Fouls	0	0
Largest Lead	0	26