Terriers Win 85-79 OT Thriller at Delaware

Sunday, November 19

Newark, DE

2 pm

Boston University

2-1

Delaware

2-2

OT 1

Boston University

Delaware

Photo by: Steve Babineau

November 19, 2017 | Women's Basketball

Box Score Box Score

NEWARK, Del. – Led by a 25-point effort from Katie Nelson, the Boston University women's basketball team topped Delaware, 85-79, in a tightly-contested overtime thriller Sunday afternoon at the Bob Carpenter Center.

Trailing by one with three minutes remaining in overtime, Payton Hauck muscled in a runner in the lane before Sophie Beaudry connected from the free throw line to give BU a 79-77 lead with 2:14 left. Delaware made it a one-possession game at 81-79 until Nelson delivered the dagger from beyond-the-arc with 34 seconds left as BU held on for the overtime victory.

How it Happened

Corrine Williams had the hot hand to open the game, scoring 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting as the Terriers took control of the scoreboard, 18-9, at the end of the first.
The Blue Hens tied it up at 35-all with just over three minutes left in the second and would take their first lead of the game, 30-28, with 1:46 left before the break.
Delaware would close out the quarter with an 11-3 run to lead 36-31 at the half.
BU shifted the momentum back on its side as Payton Hauck and Williams connected on back-to-back makes from beyond-the-arc to make it a one-possession game at 46-44 midway through the third.
Nelson came up with a steal and fast break layup to put BU back on top, 48-46, with 2:27 left in the frame, though Delaware would edge the Terriers, 54-53, as the quarter came to a close.
Nia Irving and Williams put in back-to-back layups to give BU its largest lead of the fourth, 63-59, with 5:56 left, though the Blue Hens responded with two straight baskets to take 64-63 lead at the halfway point in the fourth.
Nelson tied the game up at the free throw line, 72-72, with 25 seconds left, while Sophie Beaudry blocked Delaware's final shot in regulation with three seconds left to send the game into overtime.
Nelson hit all three of her shots in the extra frame, guiding BU to its first win against the Blue Hens after an 11-year series hiatus.

Game Notes

BU picked up its first win at Delaware since 1992 and won its first game in overtime since 2012.
The Terriers are 2-1 for the first time since the 2012-13 season.
BU went 20-of-25 from the free throw line for the second straight game.
The game featured 16 lead changes and eight ties.
Nelson went 10-of-16 shooting for the game and added in seven assists and four steals.
Williams followed with 15 points, while Beaudry added 13 on 9-for-10 shooting from the free throw line.
Hauck notched double-digit scoring for the third straight game, finishing with 12 points.

Up Next

The Terriers will return to Case Gym to kick off a doubleheader with the men's team on Sunday, Nov. 26.
The women's squad will open the afternoon with a 1 p.m. tilt against Boston College before the men's team takes the floor at 4 p.m. versus Wheaton College.