Columbia University
Delaware
Lions Take On Undefeated Delaware Monday Night
12/1/2019 12:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Columbia looks to make it three wins in a row when it faces the 8-0 Blue Hens.
OPENING TIP-OFF
• Columbia improved to 2-0 with a 68-64 victory over Lehigh Saturday. The Lions trailed by nine in the first half, but used strong 3-point shooting and a 30-point effort from Mike Smith to pick up their second straight win.
• The Lions have three games on the road in a span of a week before breaking for final exams.
• Smith has scored 20 or more points in four consecutive games and in six of eight contests this season. He is the first Columbia player to accomplish that feat since Noruwa Agho did so in the final four contests of the 2010-11 season.
NEWS/NOTES
DELAWARE'S STATUS
The Blue Hens have tied the program's best start in school history by improving to 8-0 with a 75-56 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore Friday night. Nate Darling paces the squad, averaging 23.4 points on 49.1 percent shooting from 3-point range. Justyn Mutts is one of four Delaware players posting double-figures in points at 14.1 per contest to go with a team-high 9.0 rebounds per game.
INSIDE THE SERIES
Columbia is 2-6 all-time in the series with Delaware that dates back to the 1981-82 season. The Blue Hens have won six of the last seven meetings, including an 87-86 double-overtime affair in Levien Gymnasium exactly one year ago Monday.
COLUMBIA VS. THE CAA
The Lions are 7-21 all-time against teams currently in the Colonial Athletic Conference. Columbia has faced Hofstra 11 times, the most of any CAA squad.
IF I COULD BE LIKE MIKE
Senior Mike Smith is doing it all for Columbia this season. He is ranked among the top-50 nationally in points per game (21.4 - 26th), 3-point field goal percentage (46.5 percent - 36th) and minutes per game (36:28 - 26th). Smith is also 13th in the NCAA in total points with 171.
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