Box Score

Newark, DE - Mike Ames scored a game-high 26 points to help Delaware snap a two-game losing streak with a 74-71 win over UNCG from the Bob Carpenter Center.

Mike Slattery chipped in a double-double with 11 points and 15 assists, while David Lunn also finished with 11 points for Delaware (3-3) in the victory.

James Maye paced the Spartans (3-6) with 19 points. Jay Joseph turned in a 13-point, five-rebound performance before fouling out and Ronnie Burrell came off the bench to add 11 points in defeat.

Lunn's 11 points was a career high, while Calvin Smith contributed a team-high eight rebounds. Delaware was playing without senior guard Ryan Iversen, the team's leading rebounder and second leading scorer who missed the game due to back spasms.

The Spartans used an up-tempo game to jump out to a 17-9 lead seven minutes into the first half, but Delaware chipped away at the lead and took a 30-26 advantage into halftime as Slattery converted a layup with one minute remaining in the stanza and Dave Hindenlang scored inside
with five seconds left for the lead.

Delaware never trailed in the second half, going up by as much as 11 points at 41-30 with 15:49 left when Lunn connected on a three-pointer to complete a 11-4 run. The Spartans never got closer than five points until the final four minutes, closing the gap to one point at 66-65 when
Maye hit a jumper at the 2:59 mark. The Hens got the lead back up to five points, but UNCG came back again and pulled to within 71-69 on two free throws by Ronnie Taylor with 26 seconds left.

Slattery converted two free throws with 20 seconds remaining to give the Hens a 73-69 lead, but Taylor converted a layup with five seconds left to pull back to within two at 73-71. Ames hit one of two free throws to ice the win but the Hens couldn't breath easy until Taylor's potential game-tying 30-footer at the buzzer rolled in and out to end the game.

Delaware was able to force UNC Greensboro into 16 costly turnovers, while turning the ball over just seven times itself. The Blue Hens were effective on the fast break as well, scoring 12 points to the Spartans' two.

The Spartans lost the game despite holding Delaware to 42.4 shooting percent from the field and shooting 48.3 percent themselves. They also won the rebounding battle against the Blue Hens, 40-36.

The Spartans will visit Norfolk State on Saturday at 4 pm.