NCAAB Game Recap - Delaware State at St. Francis (NY)
Sun Dec 22, 2019 2:00 PM EST

SouthCar
70
UVA
59
F
Ball
64
Wash
85
F
StPet
69
LIU
58
F
Manh
51
Hof
63
F
Colum
71
Colg
89
F
ASU
69
APSU
80
F
SacHr
89
HolyC
68
F
IPFW
59
IaSt
89
F
StFPA
78
W&M
72
F
Lafy
44
Rut
63
F
UNH
62
UConn
88
F
(N/A)
46
NJIT
74
F
DelSt
62
StFNY
81
F
Marsh
80
NrthIA
88
F
Woff
83
KennSt
70
F
FIU
83
Stetsn
67
F
MD-ES
52
ODU
76
F
ChiSt
64
IndSt
85
F
Harv
60
How
55
F
Corn
76
Hartfo
80
F
HCU
88
NM
107
F
UAB
77
Duques
68
F
Hou
81
Portl
56
F
NMSt
58
MissSt
52
F
David
59
LoyIL
56
F
Radf
73
Rich
58
F
CS-Ful
46
LoyMa
53
F
UNCC
56
ECU
60
F
Yale
54
Clem
45
F
UMKC
78
SDak
75
F
PVAM
55
Seton
75
F
Xav
67
TCU
59
F
(N/A)
50
UCSB
68
F
UCRiv
80
SJSU
65
F
GaTec
74
Bois
60
F
(N/A)
50
CSNor
85
F
Citad
63
NCSU
83
F
FAU
65
Mercer
50
F
MsVl
66
CBU
103
F
UTEP
63
HI
67
F

St. Francis (NY) 81, Delaware State 62

Dec 22, 2019, 2:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Delaware State

36

26

62

St. Francis (NY)

32

49

81

Celen leads St. Francis (BKN) past Delaware State 81-62
Sun Dec 22, 2019 5:39 PM

NEW YORK (AP) Deniz Celen scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as St. Francis (Brooklyn) got past Delaware State 81-62 on Sunday.

Celen sank 11 of 17 shots from the floor in notching his second double-double of the season for the Terriers (6-6). Rob Higgins came off the bench to score 17 with three steals as St. Francis earned its fifth straight victory at home. Unique McLean added 16 points and six rebounds, while Chauncey Hawkins had 14 points and four assists.

St. Francis trailed by four points at halftime before outscoring the Hornets (1-12) 49-26 in the second half. Delaware State's 26 second-half points marked a season low for the team.

John Crosby hit five 3-pointers and scored 23 with seven rebounds for the Hornets, whose losing streak stretched to five games. Ameer Bennett added 14 points and six boards.

St. Francis forced 20 turnovers while committing only 10. The Terriers sank 18 of 23 free throws, while Delaware State made 8 of 13.

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Leaders

Delaware State PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Crosby 23 0 2 7 1 0
A. Bennett 14 0 0 6 0 0
St. Francis (NY) PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
D. Celen 27 0 1 11 1 1
R. Higgins 17 0 2 3 3 0

Team Comparison

DelSt StFNY
Points For 62 81
Field Goals 23/60-38% 29/64-45%
Three Pointers 8/20-40% 5/24-21%
Free Throws 8/13-62% 18/23-78%
Offensive Rebounds 11 8
Defensive Rebounds 27 28
Rebounds 42 38
Blocks 1 1
Steals 4 8
Turnovers 20 10
Personal Fouls 21 15
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - StFNY Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sun Dec 22 DelSt 62 @ StFNY 81 J. Crosby 23 D. Celen 27

Game Information

Stadium: Peter Aquilone Court, Brooklyn Heights, New York
Attendance: 513
Game Time: