Allen, Anderson help Delaware beat Delaware St. 68-59 in OT

Dec 18, 2017, 03:34 am

DOVER, Del. -- Freshman Ryan Allen scored five of his 15 points in overtime and Kevin Anderson had his first career double-double to help Delaware beat Delaware State 68-59 on Sunday night.

Allen, who hit a career-high tying four 3-pointers, has scored in double figures in each of his last six games and Anderson, a freshman guard, had 12 points and a career-best 12 rebounds. Ryan Daly added 13 points and a career-high eight assists, Darian Bryant scored 12 points and Eric Carter had 11 for Delaware (4-6).

Allen's fourth 3 capped a 7-0 run to open the overtime and, after Joseph Lewis hit 1 of 2 free throws for Delaware State (2-9), Carter made back-to-back layups to make it 66-56 with a minute to go. The Hornets committed two turnovers, didn't make a field goal and missed 2 of 6 free throws after regulation.

Jonathan Walker led Delaware State with 16 points.