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Men Keep Rolling in 112-94 Win at Cazenovia

Justin Daoud #2 fights his way up for a layup.
Chip Green, JB3 Sports

CAZENOVIA, N.Y. (November 19, 2019) – The SUNY Delhi men's basketball team's third game in four days featured another high-scoring effort in a 112-94 victory at Cazenovia Tuesday night. Just two days after dropping the same number of points in an overtime win at Penn College Tech, the Broncos went over the century mark for the first time this season in regulation to jump to 3-1 on the year.

Delhi struck first in the first half and never looked back, shooting 48.7 percent (19-of-39) and making 7-of-15 threes for a 50-43 lead at halftime. While Cazenovia looked to close in on the Broncos after being down as much as 15 points in the opening period, head coach Zack Thomsen's team only got hotter with a 62-point second half, leading by as much as 25 points with just minutes to play. Though both squads enjoyed a good night in shooting, the Broncos held the edge by finishing at 51.2 percent (42-for-82) and 13-for-29 on 3-pointers, while the Wildcats shot 50.0 percent (31-for-62) and 9-of-27, respectively. The two teams also had the touch at the free throw line, with Delhi faring 15-for-18 and Caz 23-for-27.

If there was a deciding factor for the Broncos Tuesday, it was their might on the boards, outrebounding the Wildcats, 45-30, including 21 offensive boards to Caz's nine that led to a commanding 31-9 Broncos edge in second-chance points. Delhi also forced Cazenovia into 17 turnovers for a 22-12 lead in points off turnovers. The green and gold finished with a 48-40 lead in points in the paint, as well as 63-45 in bench points on a night where ten Broncos produced points.

Senior Justin Daoud put in a season-best 31 points, making 5-of-8 threes and grabbing seven rebounds. Darius Hines ranked second on the team with 23 points, going 9-for-12 from the field and hitting on 3-of-5 triples with four boards. Mavenson Therneus put up 14 points, while Glenn Butler tallied ten points and Jordan Fragale posting eight points with five assists. Jared Beach collected eight points and led the Broncos with eight rebounds. William Knight also connected for eight points, making a pair of 3-pointers.

Coach Thomsen's team concludes their season-opening five-game road trip on Friday at Alfred University at 7:00 p.m., then take to their home court the following afternoon to take on Centenary Saturday at 4:00 p.m.