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74
Winner Holy Family HFam 5-5,2-0 CACC
62
Wilmington (DE) Wilm 0-8,0-2 CACC
Winner
Holy Family HFam
5-5,2-0 CACC
74
Final
62
Wilmington (DE) Wilm
0-8,0-2 CACC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Holy Family HFam 37 37 74
Wilmington (DE) Wilm 19 43 62

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Tigers Overpower Wildcats in Division Showdown



Newark, Del. – Senior Branden Aughburns (Queens, N.Y./The Canterbury School (Hampton Univ.)) and junior Brendan Hoban (Watertown, Mass./Millbrook) each scored 20 points as the Holy Family University men's basketball team picked up a 74-62 victory on the road versus Wilmington University in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference action on Saturday afternoon at the WU Athletics Complex.
 
Score: Holy Family 74, Wilmington 62
Records: Holy Family (5-5, 2-0 CACC) | Wilmington (0-8, 0-2 CACC)
Location: Newark, Del. (WU Athletics Complex)
 
Game Recap
 
* Holy Family scored the first seven points of the game and pretty much set the tone for the rest of the first half.  The Tigers dominated the first 20 minutes shooting 13-of-24 from the field, including 6-of-13 from deep range. The defense in turn held the Wilmington offense to just six field goals (6-32) the entire opening half and limited the Wildcats to just two three-pointers on 14 attempts.
 
* Leading 9-5 early on the first half the Tigers went on a 20-4 run to take a commanding 29-9 lead after Hoban knocked down a three-pointer at the 4:56 mark.  The Tigers would go on to lead at the half, 37-19.
 
* In the second half the Tigers maintained their double-digit lead deep into the half.  It wasn't until the 3:51 mark that the Wildcats would cut the deficit to single digits.  A three-pointer by Danny Walsh made the score 60-51.  After a Holy Family turnover, the Wildcats capitalized with a basket to trim the lead to seven points. However, on the following Tigers possession, junior Devon Moore (Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic (Merrimack College0) hit a three-pointer to increase the lead back up to double-digits.
 
* With less than three minutes to play the Wildcats cut the lead down to single digits once more after a pair of free throws by Jermaine Head.  On the ensuing possession Hoban matched the two free throws before sophomore Eric Esposito (Langhorne, Pa./Conwell Egan) put the game away with a three-pointer after a Wildcat turnover.
 
News and Notes
 
* As aforementioned, Hoban and Aughburns each finished with 20 points.  It marked a season-high for Hoban as he shot 5-of-8 from the field, including 4-of-6 from deep range.  He also grabbed seven rebounds and dished out four assists.  Aughburns' 20 points marked is third 20-plus point performance in his last four games.  He also totaled a team-high 10 rebounds to record his fourth double-double of the season.
 
* Moore also totaled double-digits as he finished with 12 points (3-4 FG | 3-3 3FG) and four rebounds.  Senior Vincenzo Dalessandro (Levittown, Pa./Conwell Egan (Pace Univ.)) recorded 11 points and had seven rebounds.
 
* As a team, the Tigers shot 53.2-percent from the field.  It's the third time this season the Tigers shot over 50-percent; all resulting in victories.  The team also shot a season-high 47.6-percent from deep range.
 
* For the Wildcats, Head scored a game-high 21 points, while Jordan Harding contributed 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
 
Next Up
With final exams approaching, the Tigers will be idle until Sunday, Dec. 15 as the team travels to face the University of New Haven in a non-conference contest.  Game time is set for 3 p.m.
 
 
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