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November 23, 1998 Delaware 78, Rider 68 Junior forward Mike Pegues scored a game-high 27 points and pulled nine rebounds and junior guard Kestutis Marciulionis provided the spark off the bench with 18 points as the University of Delaware men's basketball team recorded the biggest comeback victory in school history, rallying for a 78-68 non-conference win over Rider Monday night at the Bob Carpenter Center. The Blue Hens (3-0), off to their best start since 1994-95, rallied from a 30-6 first half deficit to post their 12th straight home victory. Rider, an 1998 NIT participant, fell to 1-1 despite 17 points from junior forward Ken Lacey. Rider, which also got 11 points from Greg Burston, used a 20-0 run early in the contest on the way to a 30-6 lead with 10:08 in the opening half. Rider eventually cooled down but still took a 41-34 lead into intermission. Pegues and Marciulionis combined for 31 of Delaware's points in the half. Rider went back up by 13 points in the second half but the Blue Hens chipped away and finally took the lead at 61-59 on a John Gordon (10 points) jumper with 6:09 left to play that was part of a 13-0 run. The Hens, who hit all six free throws in the final two minutes, led by at least five points the rest of the way. Sophomore Madou Diouf added 10 points off the bench for the Blue Hens. |
