Men's Basketball Wins Against Maine, 66-64 - Drexel University Athletics

Saturday, November 14

Orono, Maine

1 p.m.

Drexel University

2-2,0-0CAA

Maine

1-4,0-0America East

Team	1	2	F
Drexel	33	33	66
Maine	30	34	64

11/14/2026 3:47:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

ORONO, Me. – The Drexel men's basketball team beat the Maine Black Bears on Saturday, 66-64, in Maine. Panagiotis Pagonis led the team with 14 points. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Worker's Local 98 is once again the presenting sponsor of Drexel Men's Basketball.

BY THE NUMBERS
Pagonis shot 4/6 from the field and was a perfect 6/6 from the free throw line. He also led the team with seven rebounds.

Amaree Abram scored 13 points while handing out four assists and pulling in four rebounds.

As a team, the Dragons shot 51% from the field and were 10/12 from the free throw line

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Black Bears struck first, opening the game with a three before back to back baskets from LaDricus Pittman and Latief Lorenzano-White put the Dragons ahead 4-3 with 18:34 to go. Maine jumped back in front with a layup before baskets from Pagonis and David Simonovic gave Drexel a three point lead at the 15:49 mark. The Black Bears went on a 7-0 run to take a 15-10 lead with 13:10 to go but an 11-0 run from the Dragons put them back in front.

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— Drexel Men's Basketball (@DrexelMBB) November 14, 2026

A Maine three cut the lead down to three but free throws from Clem Edomwonyin made the score 23-18 with 8:14 to play. The Black Bears went on a 4-0 run before a basket and free throws from Pagonis extended the lead to 27-22 at the 5:10 mark. A three from Lorenzano-White made it a six point game at 2:35. A 6-0 Maine run tied things up before an Abram three gave the Dragons a 33-30 lead going into halftime.

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— Drexel Men's Basketball (@DrexelMBB) November 14, 2026

The Dragons won the turnover battle 7-10 in the first half while also pulling in more rebounds, with 15 to the Black Bears 11.

Pagonis's layup opened the second half just 12 seconds in. Simonovic followed this up with back-to-back baskets, a layup and a three, to increase Drexel's lead to nine at the 18:36 mark.

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— Drexel Men's Basketball (@DrexelMBB) November 14, 2026

Maine responded with a 7-2 run that was broken up by a Lorenzano-White layup at 16:08 to make it a 44-38 game. The teams went back and forth, until a layup from Adrian Petkovic set off a 7-3 Dragon run. At the 8:00 mark a Black Bear three cut Drexel's lead to 55-52 but baskets from Abram, Pagonis and Simonovic put together a 7-0 run to give the Dragons a 10 point lead with 4:32 to go. A 9-0 Maine run made it a one point game with 24 seconds to play but free throws from Pittman and Pagonis sealed the win for the Dragons.

UP NEXT
The Dragons will return home to host Saint Joseph's on Friday, November 20. The game tips off at 7 p.m. Tickets are available here, and the game will air on NBC Sports Philadelphia.