NEWARK, Del. (AP) - Devon Saddler scored 24 points and Jarvis Threatt posted his second straight double-double to help Delaware rally then hold off Old Dominion 75-73 Monday night in Colonial Athletic Association play.
Saddler, who has scored in double figures in 30 straight games dating back to last season, was 7-of-14 shooting.
Threatt, who had 20 points and 10 rebounds Saturday, tallied 10 points and a career-high 13 boards for the Blue Hens (13-12, 8-4), who trailed the last place Monarchs by as many as 10 in the second half before rallying to tie the game at 63 with 5:05 showing.
Old Dominion's DeShawn Painter broke the tie with a 3-pointer but the Monarchs (3-22, 1-12) missed their next five shots as Delaware pulled ahead for the win.
Painter paced Old Dominion with 22 points and 12 rebounds - seven offensive - but the Monarchs made just 10 of 15 free throws.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Old Dominion (3-22) | 33 | 40 | 73 |
| Delaware (13-12) « | 34 | 41 | 75 |
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| Old Dominion Monarchs | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Painter, F | 33 | 10-23 | 0-4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| R. Ross, F | 33 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| D. Hill, G | 35 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| A. Bacote, G | 34 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| K. Palmore, G | 27 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Batten | 25 | 4-12 | 5-5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| N. Wright | 12 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| A. Larsen | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28-70 | 10-15 | 38 | 11 | 17 | 73 | |
| 40% | 66.7% | ||||||
| Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Brinkley, F | 31 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| J. Hagins, F | 25 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| J. Threatt, G | 39 | 3-13 | 3-4 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| D. Saddler, G | 37 | 7-14 | 9-11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| K. Anderson, G | 28 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| L. Savage | 17 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| C. Baptiste | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| M. King-Davis | 10 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 28-59 | 13-19 | 41 | 14 | 15 | 75 | |
| 47.5% | 68.4% | ||||||
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