With 5:58 left in regulation, GW’s Damian Hollis connected on a jumper to tie the game at 55.
After that, it was all UD as the Flyers closed on a 15-5 run to knock off the Colonials in the first round of the A-10 tournament.
Strong performances down the stretch were turned in by senior big man Kurt Huelsman (6 points, 3 rebounds) and Marcus Johnson (16 points, 4 rebounds 3 assists).
Though as a whole, the Flyers victory was rather unimpressive getting outrebounded by 3 and allowing GW to shoot 44% from the floor.
Conversely, UD improved their team foul shooting converting 26-34 (76%) and limiting their turnovers to just 11.
UD will now face Xavier in the second round of the Atlantic 10 tournament on Friday at 6:35pm ET in Atlantic City.
Should the Flyers want to have a chance against regular-season co-champion Xavier (23-7, 14-2), they will need to play better than they did tonight. Xavier is a very disciplined team with a very strong backcourt featuring Terrell Holloway, Jordan Crawford and Dante’ Jackson.
It will be up to London Warren, Rob Lowery, Marcus Johnson and other UD guards to match Xavier’s intensity from the onset for the Flyers to pull the upset.
