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| UNC Wilmington next for men's basketball |
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12:05 p.m., Feb. 6, 2003-- The University of Delaware men’s basketball team will travel to the University of North Carolina Wilmington for an important Colonial Athletic Association contest at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 8.
UNC Wilmington stands atop the conference with a record of 8-2. The Seahawks are 14-5 overall.
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| Mike Ames (10) had a team-high 16 points for the Blue Hens. |
UD fell to 11-9, 6-5 in conference, after a 71-63 loss to George Mason University on Wednesday night, Feb. 5, at the Bob Carpenter Sports/Convocation Center.
Jessie Young had 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds to pace GMU (12-8, 7-4 in CAA).
The Patriots held Delaware to just 33 percent shooting from the field (21 of 62) and posted a 43-30 advantage on the boards. GMU held a 41-20 rebounding advantage in its 77-67 win over the Blue Hens Jan. 2 in Fairfax, Va.
UD, which was coming off its hottest shooting game of the year when it hit 16 three-pointers in a 91-57 win over the College of William & Mary on Feb. 1, cooled down considerably. The Hens missed on their first nine shots from the field.
UD lost for the fourth time in its last six games despite 16 points from Mike Ames, 15 points and seven assists from Mike Slattery and 14 more off the bench from Ryan Iversen.
After the trip to UNC Wilmington, UD will return home for a CAA match against James Madison University on Thursday, Feb. 13. Tip-off will be at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets cost $5 to $12 and are available at the UD box offices at the Bob Carpenter Center and the Trabant University Center, and through Ticketmaster at 984-2000, or online at [www.ticketmaster.com].
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