Month: December 2016

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Sevens Big Second Half Leads Them To A 111-95 Win Over Nets

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The Delaware 87ers won in thrilling fashion for their last game of 2016 on Friday night at the Bob Carpenter Center. The Sevens beat the Long Island Nets 111-95 which was an exciting game for the home crowd in Newark, Delaware. It all started in the first quarter where for the majority of the quarter the two teams were trading buckets every other possession.  Then around the 8:28 mark in first quarter the Nets went on a 6-2 run to put them ahead 12-8. Long Island would maintain the lead for the rest of the 1st quarter with the Sevens … Continue reading Sevens Big Second Half Leads Them To A 111-95 Win Over Nets

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Sevens Acquire Lewis Jackson From Erie BayHawks

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The Delaware 87ers made an another trade this season which there has been a few this  year, this time the trade partner was the Erie Bayhawks. The 87ers announced Friday that they have traded for Erie BayHawks guard Lewis Jackson in exchange for a 5th round pick in the 2017 NBA D-League draft. Jackson is a 5 foot 10 inches, 165 pound guard who averaged 6 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, and 1 steal in 20 minutes of play with the BayHawks this season. In 2013-2014 season with Erie the veteran guard led the D-League in assist per game with 8.9. … Continue reading Sevens Acquire Lewis Jackson From Erie BayHawks

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Sevens Hang On To Beat Bulls 121-117

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The Delaware 87ers went into Chicago Saturday night and beat the Windy City Bulls 121-117. The Sevens have now won three games in a row and back to back victories on the road. This is the same team that could not buy a win on the road earlier in the season but now has won their last 5 out 6 games on the road. It all started in the first quarter where both teams came to play and were trading baskets and the lead. There were five lead changes in the first four minutes of this game.  Then around the 8:00 … Continue reading Sevens Hang On To Beat Bulls 121-117

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Sevens Take The Charge Down 114-107

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The Delaware 87ers have been on a nice ride lately, winning three out their four last games and they added to it Friday with a 114-107 win over the Canton Charge. Also, the Sevens have now won back to back games. It all started in the first when the Sevens went on a early 9-2 run in the first quarter. Shawn Long and James Webb III were big for the Sevens in that run with Long scoring 4 points and Webb hitting a nice three. The Charge would tie the game up in the first around the 4:21 mark at … Continue reading Sevens Take The Charge Down 114-107

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Sevens Acquire Devondrick Walker from Knicks

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The Delaware 87ers announced Wednesday, they have traded Von Wafer to the Westchester Knicks for Devondrick Walker. Walker is a 6 foot 5 guard who was averaging 10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, one steal and shot 15 of 16 from the free throw line this season in 21 minutes of play with the Knicks. The 6 foot 5 guard played college basketball at  Texas A&M University-Commerce and earned a  Lone Star Conference All-Second Team selection in his senior year. He averaged 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and one steal in 28 minutes per game in his last year at Texas … Continue reading Sevens Acquire Devondrick Walker from Knicks

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Sevens Return Home With a 104-95 Win Over The Blue

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After going 2-1 on their recent road trip, the Sevens returned home to the Bob Carpenter Center and continued their winning ways. The Delaware 87ers beat the Oklahoma City Blue 104-95 on a chilly Tuesday night. It might of been cold outside but Sevens were hot on their home court playing one of their best quarters of the season when they went up on the Blue 30-16. The lead was thanks to a 14-0 run by the 87ers near the end of the first quarter. The 16 points scored by the Blue is the second least points the Sevens have … Continue reading Sevens Return Home With a 104-95 Win Over The Blue

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Sevens Roar Past Grand Rapids In 107-96 Win

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The Delaware 87ers battled the Grand Rapids Drive Saturday night and came out victorious in a 107-96 road win. This Delaware’s 2nd consecutive road win and third overall road win of the season. It all started in the first quarter when the Drive came out fast and went on a early 10-4 run with 8:17 left in the quarter. The Drive’s Stanley Johnson had 6 points, 1 offensive rebound, and one block during the 10-4 run.  While the Sevens were always in close reach of the lead, Grand Rapids never lost the lead in the 1st quarter. The Drive ended … Continue reading Sevens Roar Past Grand Rapids In 107-96 Win

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Sevens Halt Knicks Win Streak, Win 106-105

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The Delaware 87ers on Thursday night stalled the Westchester Knicks from getting their club record seventh straight win, with a 106-105 win. It all started in the first quarter where the Knicks came out swinging early with  6 consecutive made shots to start the quarter which give them a 14-6 lead. Then the Sevens regrouped and they made a 12-1 run to give them a 18-15 lead with 5:28 left in the first quarter. Sevens Anthony ” Cat” Barber and Dionte Christmas each had big three pointers in that 12-1 run. The two teams battled the rest of the quarter … Continue reading Sevens Halt Knicks Win Streak, Win 106-105

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Sevens Get First Road Win Of The Season, Defeat Grand Rapids 118-100

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The Delaware 87ers took down the Grand Rapids Drive 118-100 in a game where Delaware was in full control for most of the game. This is the first road win for the Sevens after four unsuccessful tries earlier in the season. This was a different Sevens team in this game from the one we seen on the road this season because they did get into a small deficit in the first quarter but they were able climb back and take control of the game for pretty much rest of the afternoon. Usually, this team on the road has not shown … Continue reading Sevens Get First Road Win Of The Season, Defeat Grand Rapids 118-100