Eric erupts for 33 as Delaware holds off St. Francis (PA)
NEWARK, Del. -- Eric Carter scored a career-high 33 points with 12 rebounds and Delaware held off St. Francis (Pa) 88-83 on Sunday.
Carter finished shooting 12 of 14 and made 8 of 10 foul shots. He hit a pair of free throws with 2:06 remaining for an 83-78 lead.
Keith Braxton buried a 3-pointer with 87 seconds left before Ithiel Horton's jump shot with 54 seconds to go put Delaware up 85-81. Braxton followed with two more free throws but the Red Flash wouldn't score again.
Delaware (8-3) shot 34 of 59 (58 percent) to overcome the Red Flash's 14-of-32 3-point shooting (43.8). Horton scored 15 points for the Blue Hens, Kevin Anderson, 14 and Darian Bryant, 12.
Jamaal King led St. Francis (3-6) with 26 points and eight assists, Braxton scored 19 and Isaiah Blackmon scored 15. The Red Flash remained winless on the road losing its sixth straight.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Justin Porterfield
- Andy Nagy
- Suyash Mehta
2023-24 Northeast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Central Connecticut | 13-3 | - | 20-11 |
Merrimack | 13-3 | - | 21-12 |
Sacred Heart | 10-6 | 3 | 16-16 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | 9-7 | 4 | 15-17 |
Le Moyne | 9-7 | 4 | 15-17 |
Wagner | 7-9 | 6 | 17-16 |
Long Island University | 6-10 | 7 | 7-22 |
St. Francis (PA) | 3-13 | 10 | 8-22 |
Stonehill | 2-14 | 11 | 4-27 |
2023-24 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Charleston | 15-3 | - | 27-8 |
Drexel | 13-5 | 2 | 20-12 |
UNC Wilmington | 12-6 | 3 | 21-10 |
Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
Towson | 11-7 | 4 | 20-14 |
Delaware | 10-8 | 5 | 19-14 |
Stony Brook | 10-8 | 5 | 20-15 |
Monmouth | 10-8 | 5 | 18-15 |
Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 14-18 |
Northeastern | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 13-19 |
North Carolina A&T | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
William & Mary | 4-14 | 11 | 10-23 |
Hampton | 3-15 | 12 | 9-24 |