FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – Fifth-year guard James Anderson scored a career-high 22 points on a tremendous shooting performance, but Farmingdale State University rallied for a 74-72 victory over the Rangers in non-conference men's basketball action Wednesday evening.
 
The host Rams erased a 12-point second-half deficit, capped by a pair of go-ahead foul shots from Jevon Santos with one second left.
 
Anderson knocked down a career-high seven 3-pointers – a mark that tied for seventh in team history – on 10 attempts from beyond the arc.
 
Senior guard Pat Higgins added 12 points and five assists for the Rangers (1-2) while senior guard Josh Kline contributed nine points, six rebounds, and four assists.

Michael Notias scored 17 points to lead Farmingdale (1-0), a team that finished 27-3 and reached the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament last season.
 
It was a nip-and-tuck affair early in the game, but Anderson and Higgins connected on consecutive 3-pointers to end the half and assume a 40-33 lead at the intermission. However, the Rams responded with the first eight points of the second half to reclaim the lead.
 
Anderson caught fire for the Rangers midway through period, scoring all but two points during a 14-2 Drew run. He opened the surge with back-to-back 3s, and after his steal set up a dunk from senior forward Peso Crump, he capped the run with two more triples that put the Blue and Green up 59-48 with 11:45 to go.
 
Anderson's seventh and final trey gave Drew its largest lead of the night at 62-50 with 10:28 showing. But that's when Farmingdale State embarked on its rally, eventually tying the game at 70 on a layup from Hamdel Mohammed with 1:57 left.
 
A second-chance basket from Kline put Drew on top 72-70 with 1:28 remaining before a driving lay-up from Santos made it 72-72 with 1:13 showing. The two sides traded defensive stops before the Rams grabbed a defensive rebound with 20 seconds remaining, and Santos was fouled driving the lane before hitting his game-winning free throws.
 
The Rangers play their home opener on Saturday, when they take on York (N.Y.) College in a non-conference outing starting at 4 p.m.