Men's Basketball News

Delaware Valley 73, Drew University 57

MADISON (NJ) - The Delaware Valley College men's basketball team shot a season-best 56.1 percent from the field as the Aggies posted a 73-57 road triumph over Drew University in a Freedom Conference game.

Delaware Valley snapped an eight-game losing streak with the win and improved to 4-17 overall and 3-8 in the conference. The Rangers fell to 5-14, 2-8.

The Aggies hit 32 of their 57 shots in the contest, including an 8-for-13 (61.5%) showing from beyond the arc. They were ever better in the first half by connecting on 17 of 29 attempts from the field (58.6%).

Delaware Valley trailed 5-4 in the opening minutes before outscoring Drew 24-4 to take a 19-point lead with 4:40 remaining before intermission. Freshmen Isaiah Pinckney and Mike Thornton scored seven points apiece to lead the spurt.

The Aggies took a 38-20 halftime lead and built the advantage to as many as 25, 41-26, in the second stanza. Thornton led all scorers with 24 points while also adding eight rebounds and three blocks. He hit 10 of 15 shots from the field including a trio of 3-pointers.

Sophomore Sean Smith was a perfect 5-for-5 from the field (3-for-3 from beyond the arc) and finished with 13 points. Freshman Mike Zupa added 11 points while fellow rookie Javon Alston notched 10 points on 5-for-7 shooting off the bench. Pinckney finished with eight points in the victory.

Brad Greeman led the Rangers with 23 points.