Delaware State Hornets (10-13, 3-4 MEAC) at Coppin State Eagles (2-19, 1-6 MEAC)
Delaware
Coppin State hosts Delaware State following Tavarez's 21-point showing
The Hornets are 3-4 against MEAC opponents. Delaware State ranks seventh in the MEAC shooting 29.5% from 3-point range.
Coppin State’s average of 4.7 made 3-pointers per game is 3.8 fewer made shots on average than the 8.5 per game Delaware State gives up. Delaware State averages 4.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.9 fewer made shots on average than the 7.2 per game Coppin State allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Justin Winston is scoring 13.5 points per game with 5.2 rebounds and 0.6 assists for the Eagles. Ryan Archey is averaging 13.6 points over the last 10 games for Coppin State.
Tavarez is averaging 11.3 points, 3.3 assists and 1.9 steals for the Hornets. Jevin Muniz is averaging 15.7 points over the last 10 games for Delaware State.
LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 1-9, averaging 58.7 points, 32.3 rebounds, 9.0 assists, 6.8 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 37.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.5 points per game.
Hornets: 4-6, averaging 65.1 points, 33.2 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 6.1 steals and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 40.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.7 points.
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Police in Wilmington, Delaware, shot and killed a 19-year-old man Wednesday night.
The incident happened in a residential area near 24th and Jessup streets just after 11 p.m., Wilmington police said in a news release. The person who was shot has not been publicly identified.
Officers were monitoring a large crowd gathered outside when they saw a man exit a home with a handgun and point it toward the crowd, police say.
When officers approached the man, he ran away and a foot pursuit began, police say.
At some point in the chase, an officer fired their weapon and hit the 19-year-old. The man was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.
Police say they recovered a loaded gun from the man and that the officer was not injured.
Video filmed at the scene shows a crowd of residents gathered outside after the shooting.
Police are asking anyone with more information to come forward. The shooting is under investigation by the Delaware Department of Justice and Wilmington police.
Delaware Supreme Court Justice Karen L. Valihura announced Wednesday that she will lead a new corporate law institute at the Wilmington University Farnan School of Law.
She will step down from the bench of Delaware’s highest court in late July, after choosing not to seek reappointment at the end of her 12-year term. She revealed her plans for the next phase of her legal career in a special session of the court in Wilmington.
As well as joining the Wilmington University law school faculty, Valihura will be the founding director of the school’s new Corporate Law, Governance and Practice Institute. …
Wilmington Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy Tuesday night in Wilmington’s Hilltop neighborhood.
According to police, the shooting occurred at approximately 8:33 p.m. in the 1600 block of West 5th Street.
On their arrival at the scene, police say they located the 16-year-old with at least one gunshot wound and transported him to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
This incident remains under investigation.
Police did not share whether there have been any arrests in connection with the shooting or a possible motive.
Wilmington Police encourage anyone with information about this incident, contact Detective Justin Wilkers at (302) 576-3634. Information can also be sent to Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, or Delawarecrimestoppers.com.
The Wilmington Police Department (WPD) Victim Service Unit and Youth Response Unit are available to provide information and support to victims, children, and families affected by this incident.
The Victim Service Unit can be reached at (302) 576-3622, and the Youth Response Unit can be reached at (302) 576-3183.
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