Matt Woolverton

Box Score

Delaware DELAWARE 3-4

Boston University BU 4-2

Delaware DELAWARE

3-4

Final

Dec. 02, 2018

Boston University BU

4-2

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Delaware DELAWARE	15	9	15	22	61
Boston University BU	20	17	10	25	72

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | December 2, 2018

Terriers Storm Past Delaware, 72-61

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BOSTON – Taking Case Gym for its non-conference home finale, the Boston University women's basketball team used a balanced effort to cruise past Delaware, 72-61, Sunday afternoon at Case Gym.

With the win, BU closed out its non-conference home slate with a perfect 4-0 record, marking its first unblemished home non-conference games record since the 2011-12 season.

How It Happened

BU and Delaware exchanged back-to-back baskets to open the game before Payton Hauck sliced through the lane to put the Terriers in front, 10-9.
From there, Lauren Spearman and Katie Nelson lit it up from 3-point range, as each went 2-for-2 from deep to give BU an 18-13 edge.
Nia Irving ran the floor in transition, converting on a layup to cap a 13-3 run to push the lead to 20-15 at the end of the first.
The Terriers fired on all cylinders to start the second frame, opening with an 8-2 streak to take a 30-17 advantage.
Nelson hit on her third 3-pointer of the half before Chiarra Tibbitt converted on back-to-back shots from the block to put the scoreboard in BU's favor, 37-24, at the half.
Neither team could find a rhythm in the third, as each squad shot less than 27.0 percent from the floor.
Delaware outscored BU 15-10 in the frame, through the Terriers held the overall lead at 47-39 heading into the fourth.
BU swung the momentum as it opened the fourth quarter with back-to-back layups by Irving and Hauck, while Niayah Thompson converted on and and-1 to make it a 54-41 game.
From there, the Terriers pushed out a 9-3 en route to sealing the game from the free throw line for their third straight win.

Game Notes

BU won its first home game against the Blue Hens since 2005.
Nelson continued her tear on Delaware, notching a game-high 19 points to go with seven rebounds.
The sophomore put up 25 points in last season's 85-79 win in Newark.
Hauck recorded her first career double-double with 11 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.
Irving and Spearman also recorded double figures, as Irving tallied 15 points and Spearman recorded 13.
Spearman and Thompson also led the team with four assists apiece.
The Terriers won their second consecutive game against Delaware for the first time since 1992, and posted its largest margin of victory over the Blue Hens since 1997.

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