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Men's Basketball

Clutch Shooting Leads Rangers Past Nittany Lions

Box Score ALLENTOWN, Pa. (December 30, 2012) – The Drew men's basketball team (5-6) hit all seven free throws in the closing minutes to hang on to a 81-74 win over Penn State Abington (2-9) this afternoon in the consolation game of the Red Robin Invitational hosted by DeSales University.

Junior Luke Glass (Rumson, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven) led the way for the Rangers with a team-high 20 points, including a 6-6 effort from the free throw line. Sophomore Zach Nolan (Long Valley, N.J./West Morris Central) posted a career-high 18 points and was also a perfect from the charity stripe going 7-for-7.

For Penn State Abington, sophomore Mike Marvin recorded a double-double with a game-high 28 points and 12 rebounds. Mike Colacci had 12 points while Darien Mitchell and Max Alton each had 10 points to pace the Lions.

The tightly contested game saw nine lead changes and 10 ties. The final tie came with 1:42 remaining in the game on a jumper by Mitchell. The Rangers scored the next seven points, including a jumper by freshman Mike Klinger (Franklin Park, N.J./Rutgers Prep) with 1:26 left. The first-year guard was one of four players for the Rangers in double figures, chipping in 16 points. Klinger was named to the All-Tournament Team after totaling 39 points, five assists and five rebounds in two games.

Glass hit all six of his free throws in the final 53 seconds that helped fend off any chance of a Nittany Lion comeback. For the game, the Rangers went 16-of-17 from the free throw line.

Junior John Ford (Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North) was the other Ranger in double figures as he chipped in 11 points and grabbed four rebounds. Senior Lucas Levenson (Margate City, N.J./Atlantic City) led the Rangers in rebounding for the second-straight night with six boards.

The Rangers will continue Landmark Conference play after the New Year when they travel to Susquehanna on January 5th.
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