The Chicago State men's basketball team had their three-game win streak halted with a 66-60 setback at Delaware State Tuesday night at Bayhealth Court at Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware. The Hornets built an early 12-point lead as Chicago State suffered from a cold-shooting stretch, hitting just two of their first 11 shots, but came back to tie at the 2:26 mark before taking a three-point lead into the locker room at halftime. The Cougars maintained the lead for much of the second half but a 9-0 Delaware State run turned a Cougars lead into a deficit and ultimately a six-point loss.
Jahsean Corbett led all scorers with 18 points and recorded a game-high 10 rebounds for his second consecutive and team-leading 10th double-double of the season. Wesley Cardett was the only other Cougars player in doubles figures with 11 points.
The Cougars will be back on the court, at home, Saturday, February 11 at 2 p.m. against the Saint Xavier Cougars at the JCC where Chicago State is a perfect 5-0 this season. Saint Xavier is 20-5 this season and will play at Cardinal Stritch Wednesday before facing CSU Saturday.
1st Half - Chicago State 33, Delaware State 30
Delaware State opened the scoring with a jumper and 2-0 lead before
Bryce Johnson answered on the next possession and connected from long range and CSU led 3-2 at the 18:59 mark
The Cougars struggled through cold shooting to start the game, hitting just two of their first 11 shots including 1-5 from beyond the three-point arc and uncharacteristically were out rebounded 10-5 through the first nine minutes
The Hornets jumped out to a 12-point lead, 17-5, during CSU's shooting struggles when
Jahsean Corbett converted a pair of free throws, pulled down a rebound leading to an
Elijah Weaver three and pulled up and knocked down a jumper for a quick 7-0 run to cut the lead to 19-14 at the 8:43 mark
Trailing by eight, 28-20,
Brent Davis and
Kedrick Green hit back-to-back three pointers and Corbett converted a layup to knot the score at 28-28, with 2:26 remaining in the first half
Brent Davis then hit another three and the Cougars had their first lead since the first minute of the game
Following a Delaware State bucket,
Kedrick Green closed out the scoring with a pair of made free throws and CSU led 33-30 at the half
2nd Half - Delaware State 36, Chicago State 27
Jahsean Corbett opened the scoring in the second half with a jumper and CSU led 35-30 at the 19:36 mark
The teams exchanged baskets and the lead remained around five points through the first five minutes of the second half when the Hornets hit a three and pulled to within two, 41-39 at the 14:51 mark
Chicago State went up seven, 47-40, on a
Bryce Johnson three with 11:39 remaining in regulation
The Hornets put together a quick 7-2 run to get back within two, 49-47, at the 9:34 mark
Wesley Cardet then hit a three to extend the CSU lead to five, 52-47, at the 9:18 mark
The Hornets then went on a 9-0 run to turn a five-point deficit into a four-point lead, 56-52
Delaware State would then outscore Chicago State 10-8 the rest of the way for the six-point win
Delaware State 66, Chicago State 60
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