Men's Basketball Drops Preseason Opener to St. John's

Wednesday, October 14

Queens, N.Y.

6 p.m.

Drexel University

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St. John's (Exhibition)

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Team	1	2	F
Drexel	28	24	52
St. John's (NY)	40	41	81

Men's Basketball Drops Preseason Opener to St. John's

10/14/2026 8:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

QUEENS – The Drexel men's basketball team dropped an exhibition matchup to the Saint John's Red Storm on Wednesday evening, 81-52, in Queens. Amaree Abram and Panagiotis Pagonis led the team with eight points each.

BY THE NUMBERS
Abram finished the night with six rebounds and a steal.
Pagonis pulled in four rebounds while shooting six of seven from the foul line.
Dillon Tingler scored seven while grabbing six rebounds, stole the ball twice and blocked a shot.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Dragons struck first, building a 5-0 lead early on off a three from Adrian Petkovic and a layup from Tingler, with both players picking up an assist for the other's basket. A pair of Red Storm baskets tied things at five with 18:26 to go. A Pagonis basket put the Dragons back in front at 18:15. St. John's retook the lead at 17:16. A second-chance jump shot from Tingler cut the lead back down to one. A steal from Rickey Paulding III led to a dunk in the 15^th minute to tie things up at 11. The two teams battled defensively until St. John's retook the lead off a three with 12:21 remaining in the half to kick off an 11-0 Red Storm run. Three Tingler free throws at 6:40 cut the lead down to eight. St. John's responded with a 13-0 run broken up by a BJ Brown Jr. layup at 3:07. Baskets from Reed and LaDricus Pittman made it a 35-21 game with just under two minutes to play. The teams continued to battle on the defensive end as the half ended 40-28.

Drexel shot 8-9 from the free throw line in the opening frame.

The second half started slowly for both teams offensively, with a combined nine points scored in the first four minutes. A Pittman three made it a 46-34 game with 15:34 remaining. Saint John's went on a 17-5 run that was broken up by a layup from Latief Lorenzano-White at the 7:56 mark. A pair of Red Storm free throws made it a 65-41 lead with 7:30 remaining before a pair of free throws from Pagonis cut the lead to 22 with 6:19 on the clock. The teams went back and forth defensively, with neither team scoring a basket until the Red Storm scored at the 5:06 mark. The Dragons responded with a layup from Abram at 4:53 which made it a 69-47 game. Both teams continued to go back and forth, with free throws coming from Abram and Brown but ultimately the game ended 81-52.

UP NEXT
The Dragons return to the court on Thursday, October 22, when they visit the Lafayette Leopards. The game is set to tip-off at 7 p.m.