Men's Basketball Drops Exhibition Game to Lafayette

Thursday, October 22

Easton, Pa.

7 p.m.

Drexel University

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Lafayette (Exhibition)

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Team	1	2	F
Drexel	19	39	58
Lafayette	40	43	83

10/22/2026 10:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

EASTON, Pa. – The Drexel men's basketball team fell to the Lafayette Leopards on Thursday, 83-58, in Easton. Josh Reed led the team with 12 points. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Worker's Local 98 is once again the presenting sponsor of Drexel Men's Basketball.

BY THE NUMBERS
Reed pulled in seven rebounds, handed out three assists and stole the ball.
Latief Lorenzano-White scored 11 points on 57.1% shooting from the field.
On the night, the Dragons outrebounded the Leopards in the offensive end, 18-11.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The game started slowly for both teams. Lafayette struck first at 17:21, followed by a layup from Reed to tie things up. The two teams went back and forth, with neither team giving up a basket for long stretches in the opening frame. A pair of Leopard free throws at 15:58 gave them an 8-4 lead. This started a 6-0 run for Lafayette that was broken up by a BJ Brown Jr. free throw at 13:51. A pair of free throws from Clem Edomwonyin made it a 14-7 Lafayette lead with just over 12 minutes to play. A 7-0 run from Lafayette was broken up by a Reed jump shot at 10:25. The teams continued to battle defensively, with the next basket for either team coming at 7:42 off another jump shot from Reed to make it a 21-12 game. The Leopards responded with a 10-0 run but a Lorenzano-White layup cut the lead to 16 with 4:31 to play. The half ended with a 9-5 Lafayette run, leading Drexel 40-19 at the half.

The Leopards scored first in the second half, with the first basket coming 16 seconds into the period. The Dragons responded with a three from Adrian Petkovic at 18:28 to cut the lead down to 21. The teams traded threes, with Petkovic and Dillon Tingler each sinking shots from beyond the arc. Back-to-back Lafayette layups made it a 52-27 game with 15 minutes to play. Drexel responded with a three from Edomwonyin at 14:45 to cut the lead to 22. Back-to-back threes from the Leopards brought their lead up to 28. Baskets from David Simonovic and Amaree Abram cut into the lead with 12:20 to go. Late baskets from Reed, Lorenzano-White and Brown chipped away at the lead but ultimately Lafayette won 83-58.

UP NEXT
The Dragons conclude exhibition play on Monday when they host Penn State. The game is set to tip off at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased here.