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Tribe Falls at Drexel

Philadelphia - The William and Mary men’s basketball team turned an impressive second half, but it was not enough as the College fell at Drexel, 64-57, on Feb. 21. W&M shot 51.7 percent in the second 20 minutes, but could not overcome the first-half shooting of Drexel. The Tribe fell to 15-13 overall and 8-9 in the CAA, while Drexel bumped its season mark to 21-7 on the year and 11-5 in league play.

Senior guard Adam Payton led all scorers with 20 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the floor. He also had a career-high tying four steals. Sophomore forward Alex Smith finished with nine points off the bench to go along with a team-high six rebounds. Junior guard Nathan Mann had eight points and team-highs in rebounds (6) and assists (3). Freshman Danny Sumner added a career-high three assists as well with five points off the bench.

After the Tribe opened the scoring on a jumper from Payton, Drexel took the lead with a pair of deep 3-pointers from Scott Rodgers and Bashir Mason. The teams traded 3-pointers midway through the opening 20 minutes. The trifecta on the Tribe end from Mann cut the Drexel deficit to 16-11 with 8:27 remaining.

The Dragons took advantage over the remainder of the first half, scoring 24 of the final 30 points of the opening stanza. A dunk from Chaz Crawford, steal and lay up from Rogers and a pair of free throws from Mejia started the run, pushing the Drexel lead over double digits.

After junior Laimis Kisielius drilled a jumper in the lane, Drexel scored nine straight points to build its lead. Smith ended the half on a high note for the Tribe pulling down an offensive board and hammering a dunk before the final horn.

The Tribe did not give up as Payton led a furious second-half comeback. Midway through the second half, W&M went on a 15-4 run to draw to within 14 points with 6:08 remaining. Sumner and junior Kyle Carrabine nailed back-to-back treys during the run. After Payton knocked down a jumper, Kisielius connected on a 3-pointer from the right wing to make it 57-43.

Tramayne Hawthorne answered with a three for the Dragons, before an Elegar dunk pushed the Drexel led back to 62-43 with 5:01 remaining. The College continued to battle, scoring 14 of the final 16 points of the contest.

Sumner started things off for the Tribe with an offensive putback, before feeding sophomore Peter Stein for a jumper. A Mann dish ahead to Stein on the break resulted in a lay up to make it 62-49 with 2:51 remaining. Payton tallied a conventional 3-point play following a steal on the defensive end. Another Payton steal and fast-break bucket cut the Drexel lead to 64-54. Carrabine provided the final margin with a trey from the right wing.

In the second half, W&M shot 51.7 percent (15-of-29) from the field, including five 3-point field goals. For the game, the College shot 42.9 percent (23-of-54) from the floor. The Tribe finished with 15 assists and seven steals.

The College returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 24, when it hosts Old Dominion at Kaplan Arena for Senior Day. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. W&M will recognize its pair of senior captains Adam Payton and Adam Trumbower prior to the contest. The affair can be heard live over the Tribe Radio Network with Jay Colley, Bill McDonald and Charlie Woollum on the call. W&M basketball can also be heard live over the Internet at TribeAthletics.com.

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