Drexel University Athletics
Friday, November 12
Loyola, Md.
8:00
Drexel University
75
at
72
Loyola (Md.)
Fouch led the Dragons with 23 points
Dragons open season with a 75-72 win at Loyola
11/12/2010 10:13:09 PM | Men's Basketball
Box Score
Baltimore, Md. – Chris Fouch scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half as Drexel opened the 2010-11 season with a narrow 75-72 win at Loyola on Friday night. Fouch was 11-for-12 from the line in the second half as the Dragons held off the Greyhounds in the final minute. The win gave Drexel Head Coach Bruiser Flint his 150th victory at the school.
Loyola had a chance to tie the game, but Brian Rudolph heaved a desperation shot after a missed free throw as time expired. The Greyhounds trailed by ten with 1:10 to play but made two three-pointers in the closing minutes. Fouch drained nine of his 10 free throws in the final minute and Frantz Massenat made one of two from the line.
After trailing by nine at the break, the Greyhounds got right back into the game in the first minute of the second half. Loyola's Shane Walker made the first of two free throws and the Greyhounds grabbed the miss of the second and immediately Jamal Barney sank a three-pointer to cut the lead to 39-35. Drexel withstood the run and increased the lead later in the half. Loyola trimmed the lead once again to four points when J'hared Hall scored a bucket that counted, but was called for a charge as well. That ignited a 10-0 Drexel run as the Dragons took a 66-53 lead with just over four minutes remaining.
The Dragons raced out to an early 8-0 lead to start the game and increased the lead to 15 points in the first half. Loyola chipped away at the lead by closing the half with a 12-5 run and cut the Dragons' lead to 39-31. Samme Givens led a balanced scoring attack with 10 points and seven rebounds. Five Drexel players had at least five points in the half as the team shot 54 percent in the half.
Fouch finished with a game-high 23 points and had eight rebounds. Givens had a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Freshman Dartaye Ruffin had nine points in his collegiate debut. Massenat, who started at the point in his first college game, finished with eight points, as did sophomore Derrick Thomas. The Dragons struggled from the line, making 24 of their 40 attempts from the stripe. Their defense played well and allowed the Greyhounds to make just 34 percent of their shots from the floor.
Jamal Barney led Loyola with 21 points, but made just eight of 25 from the line.
Drexel returns home and is off until next weekend. The Dragons play Penn in the Palestra at 7 p.m. on Saturday night.
Baltimore, Md. – Chris Fouch scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half as Drexel opened the 2010-11 season with a narrow 75-72 win at Loyola on Friday night. Fouch was 11-for-12 from the line in the second half as the Dragons held off the Greyhounds in the final minute. The win gave Drexel Head Coach Bruiser Flint his 150th victory at the school.
Loyola had a chance to tie the game, but Brian Rudolph heaved a desperation shot after a missed free throw as time expired. The Greyhounds trailed by ten with 1:10 to play but made two three-pointers in the closing minutes. Fouch drained nine of his 10 free throws in the final minute and Frantz Massenat made one of two from the line.
After trailing by nine at the break, the Greyhounds got right back into the game in the first minute of the second half. Loyola's Shane Walker made the first of two free throws and the Greyhounds grabbed the miss of the second and immediately Jamal Barney sank a three-pointer to cut the lead to 39-35. Drexel withstood the run and increased the lead later in the half. Loyola trimmed the lead once again to four points when J'hared Hall scored a bucket that counted, but was called for a charge as well. That ignited a 10-0 Drexel run as the Dragons took a 66-53 lead with just over four minutes remaining.
The Dragons raced out to an early 8-0 lead to start the game and increased the lead to 15 points in the first half. Loyola chipped away at the lead by closing the half with a 12-5 run and cut the Dragons' lead to 39-31. Samme Givens led a balanced scoring attack with 10 points and seven rebounds. Five Drexel players had at least five points in the half as the team shot 54 percent in the half.
Fouch finished with a game-high 23 points and had eight rebounds. Givens had a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Freshman Dartaye Ruffin had nine points in his collegiate debut. Massenat, who started at the point in his first college game, finished with eight points, as did sophomore Derrick Thomas. The Dragons struggled from the line, making 24 of their 40 attempts from the stripe. Their defense played well and allowed the Greyhounds to make just 34 percent of their shots from the floor.
Jamal Barney led Loyola with 21 points, but made just eight of 25 from the line.
Drexel returns home and is off until next weekend. The Dragons play Penn in the Palestra at 7 p.m. on Saturday night.
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