7.5, Delaware leads 56-51 Marc Egerson hits both free throws, and Drexel misses a three. An intentional foul from Drexel’s Gerald Colds will end this game.

18.4, Delaware leads 54-51 Amazingly, Delaware does not get the wake-up call. The Blue Hens squander their possession, but Drexel’s shot is blocked on the other end. With the shot clock off, Drexel has no choice but to foul.

1:29, Delaware leads 54-51 A pair of threes by Gerald Colds combined with Delaware turnovers is just what Drexel needed. They’ve cut the lead to three with 1:29 remaining. But they have no timeouts and two players with four fouls. The margin for error is razor-thin right now. Sign unveiled by the Drexel students: “Do you know what the best thing about Delaware is? Neither do we.“

3:54, Delaware leads 51-41 Drexel isn’t falling any further behind, but they’re also not catching up. The Dragons have gone 9 of 20 from the free-throw line with 16 turnovers, little things that will cost them the game. The winner gets No. 2-seed UNC Wilmington.

7:39, Delaware leads 47-38 Delaware is by no means blowing Drexel out, but the Blue Hens have scored 12 points off the Dragons turnovers, enough to very slowly swing this game their way. If Drexel doesn’t make a couple big plays, Delaware will be able to run out the clock to end this one.

11:32, Delaware leads 43-33 Alphonso Dawson sits with three fouls, leaving Delaware without its leading scorer. But the Blue Hens take advantage of a pair of turnovers and create their biggest lead of the night. Drexel coach Bruiser Flint has spent most of the media timeout arguing with the officials, who have thus far been patient with him.

15:40, Delaware leads 37-30 Drexel hits a three, but Delaware has the answer from Alphonso Dawson. Then Dawson missed a 3-pointer that would’ve given his team a 10-point lead, and slid into the bench. Coach Monte Ross picked him up and gave him an shove towards the defensive end of the court. Ross could trick-or-treat as Tiki and Ronde Barber’s third brother.

18:06, Delaware leads 35-30 What a difference the possession arrow makes. Delaware had the ball, made a shot and then got a quick defensive stop. Now they’re the ones who will be defending a lead as the second half opens. Drexel called timeout to stop the momentum.

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