Delhi, NY - Men's Basketball battled SUNY Delhi point for point through the opening 20 minutes of play before a decisive second-half surge swung the momentum, as the Terriers fell 56-64 to the Broncos in a tightly contested North Atlantic Conference match-up on Saturday, January 10th.
How it Happened:
- The Terriers would jump out to a 6-0 lead in the opening minutes of the first half thanks to strong finishes in the paint from TJ Blackmon and Isiah Corson.
- Delhi would find a response minutes later, but made free throws from Corson and Payton Mitchell would keep the lead in the Terriers hands.
- Buckets from Isaiah Godley and Jayden Desimone midway through the 1st half would extend the Terriers lead to six points.
- But a small scoring run from the Broncos shortly after would knot the game at 18-18 with less than 8 minutes remaining in the half.
- Thomas would reclaim the lead late in the half with a bucket in the paint from Corson and two made free-throws from Godley, but the Broncos would continue to chip away at their deficit minutes later.
- The Terriers offense slowed in the final minutes of the first half, but a layup in the closing seconds from Ibrahim Doumboya sent them into halftime with a narrow 29–27 lead.
- Both teams would trade points to open the 2nd half of play, but a small scoring run from the Broncos would put the Terriers behind.
- Yasmo Mohamud and Godley would keep the offense going minutes later with made free-throws, but the Broncos offense would continue to find ways to extend their lead.
- The Terriers would look to generate some momentum midway through the 2nd half, with Mitchell finishing on back-to-back layups to cut the Terriers deficit to just two points.
- Godley and Blackmon would take over the offense minutes later, each contributing to help the Terriers claim a 51-49 lead late in the 2nd half.
- But solid play on both sides of the ball from the Broncos minutes later would put the Terriers down 53-57 with just under 2 minutes remaining.
- Despite the Terriers late comeback efforts in the final minute of play, the Broncos would ultimately hold on to hand the Terriers a 56-64 North Atlantic Conference loss on the road.
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What's Next:
- Men's Basketball will look to bounce back on Sunday, January 11th, traveling to Cobleskill, New York to take on the SUNY Cobleskill Fighting Tigers in a North Atlantic Conference match-up. Tip off is scheduled for 1:00 PM.
