NEW YORK – The Drew University men's basketball team raced out to a quick lead and never looked back, earning a 69-42 victory at John Jay College in a non-conference affair Tuesday evening.
 
The Rangers (4-1), who won their third game in a row, never trailed and led 42-13 at halftime. Drew shot 50.0% from the field, including 53.5% (8-for-15) from beyond the arc, in its big first half.
 
Sophomore guard Papie Roberts posted 14 points and eight assists for the Rangers while senior forward Michael Kane also scored 14 points. Junior guard James Anderson contributed 13 points while senior forward Howard McBurnie, Jr. grabbed 14 rebounds.
 
Jamir Stewart paced the Bloodhounds (0-6) with 11 points.
 
Kane knocked down a triple on Drew's first possession before Anderson and Turco would also score from long range as part of a 13-4 run to open the game. The lead hit double digits on a McBurnie lay-up before Kane drilled another trey to make it an 18-4 game with 11:54 on the clock.
 
Freshman forward Kevin Cronin joined in on the outside barrage when he connected from downtown to make it 26-8. Turco nailed the team's final 3 of the half to push Drew's lead to 38-10, and Kane banked in a jumper with 38 seconds left to give the Rangers their 29-point advantage at the break.
 
Drew continued to stay hot at the start of the second half, when Turco's final 3 pushed his team's lead over 30 with 17:18 left. The Rangers saw their lead swell to as much as 37 (64-27) on a Cronin lay-in with 8:39 remaining.
 
Sixteen different players entered the game for the Rangers, with nine finding the scoring column.
 
Drew returns home on Sunday, when they host Lycoming College at 2 p.m. in another non-conference tilt.