MADISON, N.J. – Senior forward
Howard McBurnie, Jr. scored his 1,000th career point and the Drew University men's basketball team raced to a 95-66 Landmark Conference victory over Goucher College on Senior Day in Baldwin Gym Saturday afternoon.
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McBurnie reached his milestone in emphatic fashion, slamming home an alley-oop from
Andrew Turco early in the second half. He is the 21st player to score 1,000 points at Drew and the first since Nate Aldrich '19 in 2019.
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Drew's six seniors –
Mathew Capozzoli,
Kyle Cassidy,
Luis De Leon Brumer,
Mario Haklaj,
Michael Kane, and McBurnie – played their final home game and were honored in a brief ceremony before the game.
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With 22 points and 15 rebounds, McBurnie posted his third straight double-double and his 11th of the season. He shot 9-for-14, including 3-for-3 from beyond the arc, and handed out five assists.
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Each of Drew's other seniors also posted memorable performances. Kane scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds while Capozzoli and Cassidy netted a career-high eight points apiece. Haklaj netted seven points while De Leon Brumer scored a career-best six points, including a rim-rattling slam of his own.
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Turco added 13 points, four rebounds, and four assists for Drew while sophomore guard
Papie Roberts registered 10 points and four assists.
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The Rangers posted their highest scoring output of the season and their fourth 90-point game of the year while connecting on 13 3-pointers – their most since draining 18 in a win over York (N.Y.) on Dec. 17.
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Darrell Green led Goucher (2-20, 0-12 LC) with 15 points and six rebounds.
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Drew was on fire in the early going, outscoring the Gophers 20-2 over the opening seven minutes of the game. Eight different Rangers scored during the run.
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Goucher pulled to within 11 with 4:12 on the clock before Drew heated up again over the remainder of the period, outscoring the Gophers 22-4. McBurnie ended the half with a deep 3-pointer from the right wing at the buzzer at the Rangers led 53-24 at the half.
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McBurnie scored 14 points in the opening stanza, pushing his career total to 999. Then with 17:44 remaining, he flashed down the right baseline and hauled in a perfect lob from Turco, slamming home his milestone dunk. Head Coach
Michael McSloy quickly called timeout before McBurnie was mobbed by his teammates on the court.
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Howard McBurnie Jr. (#10) celebrates after scoring his 1,000th career point on an alley-oop dunk.
 The fireworks continued for Drew as McBurnie drained another triple less than a minute later before De Leon Brumer followed up with a highlight-reel jam of his own. The Rangers broke a full-court press and Haklaj found himself in the center of a 3-on-1 break. He delivered a bounce pass to De Leon Brumer on the left, and he threw it down with authority over a defender for his first career dunk.
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Goucher was unable to get closer than 24 the rest of the way. Sixteen different Rangers ended up seeing playing time, with 12 finding the scoring column.
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Drew plays its final two games on the road, starting with a 7 p.m. tip at Elizabethtown College on Wednesday in another Landmark Conference affair.
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