James Madison beats cold-shooting Drexel 54-35
PHILADELPHIA -- Yohanny Dalembert scored 15 points to lead James Madison to a 54-35 victory over cold-shooting Drexel on Thursday night.
Dalembert had three steals and two blocks and finished on 6-of-7 shooting. Ron Curry had 12 points and three assists, and Winston Grays chipped in 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds for James Madison (10-8, 3-2 Colonial Athletic Association).
Drexel (3-13, 1-4) shot just 12 of 50 for 24 percent from the floor, and 4 of 19 for 21 percent from long range.
The Dragons opened on a 9-0 surge with 15:03 to play in the first half, but then went cold, shooting 0 of 19 from the floor, 3 of 6 from the line and trailed 17-12 at the break.
The Dukes opened the second with a Grays' 3-pointer and seven straight points by Dalembert, and the Dukes led by double digits the rest of the way.
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2021-22 Colonial Athletic Association Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UNC Wilmington | 15-3 | - | 27-9 |
Towson | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
Hofstra | 13-5 | 2 | 21-11 |
Delaware | 10-8 | 5 | 22-13 |
Drexel | 10-8 | 5 | 15-14 |
Charleston | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
Elon | 7-11 | 8 | 10-22 |
James Madison | 6-12 | 9 | 15-14 |
William & Mary | 4-14 | 11 | 5-27 |
Northeastern | 2-16 | 13 | 9-22 |