Newark, Del. (Dec. 7, 2022) --- Jameer Nelson, Jr. scored a game-high 27 points, 20 in the second half, and backcourt mate L.J. Owens added 21 to lead Delaware to a 77-69 victory over visiting Delaware State in the Route 1 Rivalry (presented by Delaware 529 Education Savings Plan) at the Carpenter Center this evening. The Hens won the meeting between the state's two NCAA Division I men's basketball programs for the third time in a row to improve to 5-4 this season. The Hornets dropped their seventh straight game to fall to 1-8 on the year.

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