Delhi, NY – Men's Basketball hosted Eastern Nazarene to start off the new year in Floyd L. Maines Arena, defeating the Lions 70-57 in an intense contest. This win marks the program's first win over Eastern Nazarene, with this being the Lions first year in the North Atlantic Conference.
THE BASICS
Score: SUNY Delhi Broncos 70 | Eastern Nazarene College (ENC) 57
Records SUNY Delhi (7-5) | ENC (4-11)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
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Delhi started off with some new faces to start the game, inserting Warren Davis, Javontay Pipkin and Noah Colin into the starting lineup.
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Senior Marven Louissaint (Brooklyn, NY) started the game out hot scoring 9 of Delhi's first 13 points, while Isiah Barnes (Elmont, NY) lead the team with nine boards and Pipkin recorded a game high in assists in his first start with six.
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After the break, the Broncos extended their lead to as much as 15, scoring 40 points in the second half.
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The bench unit provided a spark for the Broncos, outscoring Eastern Nazarene bench 26-17.
UP NEXT FOR THE BRONCOS
The Green and Gold will remain at home throughout the weekend for back-to-back contests, the first being against last year's NAC Championship opponent, Maine Farmington, on Friday, January 12th.
