The Long Island Nets kicked off the new year back at home against the Delaware 87ers. Despite a strong showing by a few players, L.I. fell short, 106-109.
L.I. trailed throughout most of the first half. Despite scoring the first four points of the game, things would soon get ugly for the Nets. They never led again in the first, and Delaware closed the first period on a 7-0 run and held a 31-18 advantage at the end of the first period.
The second quarter followed much of the same story, as L.I. fell into an even deeper hole, going down by as much as 17.