Game 7: UNC-Wilmington vs. Delaware - Halftime Update
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UNC-Wilmington definitely asserted themselves in the final seven minutes of the half, taking a six point lead and increasing it to a 42-30 advantage at halftime. As is has been all season, balance has been the key factor to the Seahawks offense. Daniel Fountain is leading the way with 11 points, Kuljanin has chipped in 8 points and Hendley has 6. I’ve been very impressed with how well the Wilmington players cut and move without the ball. They have also done a nice job of delivering the ball when it needs to be, Kuljanin in particular passes well out of the post. Of course when you shoot 67% from both the field and beyond the arc, that makes life easier.
Courtney cooled off for Delaware, only hitting a three-pointer since we last checked in due to UNCW focusing in on him defensively. With that said though, he still had a great first half, netting 16 points to lead all scorers. Turnovers were an issue for the Fighting Blue Hens though. Big man Jim Ledsome twice let easy baskets get away from him due to his inability to catch passes that came his way. Head coach Monte Ross has to be scratching his head out how his team can shoot nearly 50% from the floor and still be down by 12 at the half. The Hens are going to have to do a better job of finding the Wilmington shooters in the second half.
We just got to watch the halftime show with both schools’ dance teams performing their routines. Little known fact, Delaware has a nationally ranked dance squad for those of you who were interested to know. I have been disappointed with the UNCW Seahawk though, I would like a little more dancing out of him. He tends to keep his webbed feet planted while just flapping a lot; lets see some enthusiasm, your team is winning!
We’ve got six minutes to go until the second half gets underway, and we’re about to enter hour eight of the day with the blog. I hope you’ve been having fun following along while I’ve been writing. I also hope you’ve all had a good first weekend of championship week so far! I’ll be back later with the usual second half update.
UNC-Wilmington definitely asserted themselves in the final seven minutes of the half, taking a six point lead and increasing it to a 42-30 advantage at halftime. As is has been all season, balance has been the key factor to the Seahawks offense. Daniel Fountain is leading the way with 11 points, Kuljanin has chipped in 8 points and Hendley has 6. I’ve been very impressed with how well the Wilmington players cut and move without the ball. They have also done a nice job of delivering the ball when it needs to be, Kuljanin in particular passes well out of the post. Of course when you shoot 67% from both the field and beyond the arc, that makes life easier.
Courtney cooled off for Delaware, only hitting a three-pointer since we last checked in due to UNCW focusing in on him defensively. With that said though, he still had a great first half, netting 16 points to lead all scorers. Turnovers were an issue for the Fighting Blue Hens though. Big man Jim Ledsome twice let easy baskets get away from him due to his inability to catch passes that came his way. Head coach Monte Ross has to be scratching his head out how his team can shoot nearly 50% from the floor and still be down by 12 at the half. The Hens are going to have to do a better job of finding the Wilmington shooters in the second half.
We just got to watch the halftime show with both schools’ dance teams performing their routines. Little known fact, Delaware has a nationally ranked dance squad for those of you who were interested to know. I have been disappointed with the UNCW Seahawk though, I would like a little more dancing out of him. He tends to keep his webbed feet planted while just flapping a lot; lets see some enthusiasm, your team is winning!
We’ve got six minutes to go until the second half gets underway, and we’re about to enter hour eight of the day with the blog. I hope you’ve been having fun following along while I’ve been writing. I also hope you’ve all had a good first weekend of championship week so far! I’ll be back later with the usual second half update.
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