Box Score MADISON, N.J. (November 15, 2014) – In an ending fitting for the excitement of the season opening Rose City Classic tip-off tournament, the Drew University men's basketball team fell to St. Joseph's (L.I.) College, 81-79, in overtime of the main event on Saturday evening in Baldwin Gymnasium.
 
Junior center Kevin-Michael Miller notched a double-double of 10 points and 15 rebounds to lead five Rangers in double figures for scoring. Junior guard Mike Klinger had a team-high 17, while juniors Jason Huelbig and Kevin Herring II each tossed in 16 in the season opener. Junior guard Ozan Yucetepe finished with 11.
 
The first half saw the Rangers fall behind early. With five minutes remaining they were down five. Huelbig provided the majority of the energy early, swatting away two would-be shots and logging five points.
 
One of Huelbig's blocks came on an electrifying chase down where he sprinted, lept, and pinned the ball against the glass.
 
Herring and Klinger struggled to get going, shooting a combined 3-of-14 from the field. Miller was a constant force on the glass, snagging nine rebounds. Miller also contributed a team-high 6 points in the opening half.
 
At the half the score read 35-28 in favor of St. Joseph's despite a relatively even contest. The teams were within one of each other in personal fouls, turnovers, and steals. Drew, however sunk only two of nine three point attempts.
 
Huelbig's ferocity blended seamlessly into the second half of play. Drew's first basket came as the offense swung around the perimeter, finding Huelbig in the corner. He pump-faked and drove along the baseline, eventually slamming it home.
 
Drew's next basket would come out of the opposite corner, this time Klinger drained a three, his first of the contest.
 
At 13 minutes, Herring managed to sink his first three of the game. With the two guards firing, and Miller fast approaching double-double numbers, the Rangers were back in the game. The guards continued to work and elevated Drew to a 10-0 run halfway through the second half.
 
Huelbig and Miller got in low as the Rangers changed their approach and started feeding it into the paint. The pair sank a combined 10 field goals for 17 attempts by this point.
 
At 4:30 Drew had tied the score at 64-64.
 
The score remained tight all the way down to the final minute of play. Drew had managed a 70-68 lead when they lost the ball in their zone. St. Joseph's took off on a fast break but not before Herring chased the guard down and swatted the would-be equalizing layup away.
 
Out of the timeout, and after Huelbig made one of two free throws, St. Joseph's had the ball down 73-71. They powered into the zone and sank a layup.
 
Drew had five seconds to answer and almost did as Klinger attempted a floater as he leapt over a diving defender. The try rimmed out and the teams went to overtime tied 73-73.
 
Herring and Klinger accounted for all of the Ranger scoring during the overtime period. They did enough to get them to 79-79 at the thirty second mark.
 
With a 1.5 second shot clock/game clock differential, the Rangers looked to score. They turned it over and St. Joseph's exploded into a fast break. Their guard layed one in and was promptly sent flying, earning the and-one foul. Unable to convert the and-one, The Rangers found themselves with two seconds to make a basket.
 
The inbound went to Klinger inside who ran the baseline and missed the tear drop lay in. St. Joseph's won in overtime 81-79.