NEWARK, Del. –– The Navy (3-5) men’s basketball team answered every charge Delaware (7-3) made at it to come away with an 80-65 victory Wednesday night at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Del.
“It was a great team win,” said Navy head coach Ed DeChellis. “It was fun watching our team play. I am really, really proud of our kids. We needed a win and we came in here and got one.”
Navy quickly jumped out to a 7-2 lead at the very start of the game. Delaware would take leads of 14-13 and 22-21, but the Mids scored the next five points to regain the lead at 26-22.