Drexel Defeats William & Mary, 64-58

Saturday, January 10

Philadelphia, Pa.

2 p.m.

Drexel University

8-10,2-3CAA

William & Mary

11-6,2-3CAA

William & Mary

Drexel

1/10/2026 5:11:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – The Drexel men's basketball team wrapped up its three-game homestand with a strong, 64-58 win over the William & Mary Tribe. Kevon Vanderhorst and Shane Blakeney each had 13 points.

BY THE NUMBERS
Vanderhorst shot 50% from the field, sharing the ball with two assists, pulled in a rebound and stole the ball once.

Blakeney grabbed six rebounds, five assists and a block to seal the win.

Victor Panov dominated the boards, rebounding the ball ten times, including six on defense.

The Dragons outrebounded the Tribe, 37-28 and shut down William & Mary's offense, holding them to 36.7% shooting.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The game was initially a back-and-forth game. Blakeney, Dillon Tingler and Josh Reed put the Dragons up six early before William & Mary responded. The Tribe took a 17-16 lead with 8:32 in the first before Eli Beard responded with a three to put Drexel back in front. The game remained tight, with the Tribe tying the score at 21 each at 7:06. A Vanderhorst jump shot started a 14-3 run for the Dragons, capped off by back-to-back Tingler layups.

Tough bucket from Dillon Tingler! ??#FearTheDragon?? | ?? @FloCollegeHoops pic.twitter.com/AERuGuC3Nu
— Drexel Men's Basketball (@DrexelMBB) January 10, 2026

Drexel led 37-28 at the half. The Dragons shot 58.3% from the field in the first half while holding the Tribe to 40%. Drexel also out-rebounded William & Mary 18-12 and had more assists, leading 11-6.

The second half started slowly for both teams, with the first basket coming nearly five minutes in. William & Mary started the half strong, with a 11-5 run cutting the lead to four with 13:40 remaining. A 6-0 run from Drexel extended the lead to 11 with 11:27 left. The Tribe went on a 6-0 run before points from Vanderhorst, Blakeney and Garfield Turner made it 53-47 with 5:10 to go.

William & Mary cut the lead to one with 1:22 left before a three from Victor Panov, and a dunk from Vanderhorst gave Drexel a six-point lead with 31 seconds left.

VICTOR PANOV GIVES THE DRAGONS A 4 POINT LEAD ??#FearTheDragon?? | ?? @FloCollegeHoops pic.twitter.com/YourLLbcbd
— Drexel Men's Basketball (@DrexelMBB) January 10, 2026

The Tribe attempted to come back, but a block by Blakeney and free throws from Reed sealed the win for Drexel.

UP NEXT
The Dragons will travel to West Long Beach, N.J., on Thursday to take on the Monmouth Hawks. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. Coverage can be found on FloCollege Sports.