Scores

Final

Delaware St 68

(8-10, 3-1 MEAC)

Bethune-Cook. 52

(7-14, 2-4 MEAC)

4:00 PM ET, January 26, 2013

Moore Gym, Daytona Beach, FL

1 2 T
DSU 33 3568
COOK 17 3552

Top Performers

Delaware State: M. Oliver 24 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

Bethune-Cookman: P. Scotland 13 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl

Delaware St. 68, Bethune-Cookman 52

Associated Press

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Marques Oliver scored a career-high 24 points on 9-for-10 shooting to help Delaware State down Bethune-Cookman 68-52 in a Mid-Eastern Conference game Saturday.

Miles Bowman scored 11 points and Albert Thomas added a career-high 10 assists for Delaware State (8-10, 3-1).

Ahead 9-7 at the 9:01 mark, Delaware State closed out the period with a 24-10 run to take a 33-17 lead into halftime. Oliver scored 16 points in the period.

Bethune-Cookman (7-14, 2-4) got as close as 37-27 on Paul Scotland's 3-pointer with 16:56 left in the second half, but Delaware State answered using a 21-11 run to take a 58-38 lead, capped by Tyshawn Bell's layup with 6:27 remaining.

The Hornets shot 57.8 percent (26 of 45) for the game while holding the Wildcats to 27.1 percent (13 of 48).

Scotland and Adrien Coleman led the Wildcats with 13 points apiece.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
DSU
COOK
Points 68 52
FG Made-Attempted 26-45 (.578) 13-48 (.271)
3P Made-Attempted 4-12 (.333) 5-18 (.278)
FT Made-Attempted 12-15 (.800) 21-31 (.677)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 22 (0/0) 17 (0/0)
Largest Lead 23 2

Game Leaders

 
DSU
COOK
PointsM. Oliver 24A. Coleman 13
ReboundsM. Oliver 6M. Mack 5
AssistsA. Thomas 10R. Johnson 3
StealsM. Oliver 2R. Johnson 2
BlocksK. Gray 2A. Smith 1
Team Stats: Delaware State | Bethune-Cookman

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 26, 2013 DSU 68, @COOK 52Recap

Next 5 Games

DSU
COOK
01/28 @FAMU 7:30pm
02/02 NCCU 4:00pm
02/04 NCAT 7:30pm
02/09 @NORF 6:00pm
02/11 @HAMP 8:00pm
 01/28 UMES 7:30pm
02/02 FAMU 4:00pm
02/09 @NCAT 4:00pm
02/11 @NCCU 7:30pm
02/18 HOW 7:30pm
Complete Schedule: Delaware State | Bethune-Cookman

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
North Carolina Central15-122-9
Norfolk State16-021-11
Savannah State11-519-14
North Carolina A&T8-819-16
Morgan State10-617-15
Hampton11-514-17
Delaware State8-815-18
Bethune-Cookman7-914-20
Florida A&M5-118-23
Coppin State5-118-24
Howard4-127-24
South Carolina State2-146-24
Maryland-Eastern Shore2-142-26
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