MADISON, N.J. – Junior guard Andre De Los Reyes scored a career-high 34 points and the Drew University men's basketball team held off a late Wilkes University rally to earn a 98-87 Landmark Conference victory Wednesday evening in Baldwin Gym.
 
The Rangers (11-3, 5-2 LC) led by as much as 16 with seven minutes left before the Colonels pulled to within five with 1:21 left. But Drew came up with a stop on Wilkes' final four possessions while shooting 6-for-8 at the foul line the rest of the way.
 
It was the second 30-point game of the season for De Los Reyes, who shot 5-for-10 from 3-point range. He posted the highest scoring output by a Ranger since Riley Collins C'20 also scored 34 points in a victory over Catholic University on Feb. 16, 2019.
 
Senior guard Eli Yusavage added 20 points while shooting 4-for-7 from beyond the arc.  Sophomore forward Ben Manns added 12 points while senior guard Devon Musial contributed 11 points. Senior forward David Musial pitched in with eight rebounds and four steals.
 
Eli Becker scored 25 points to lead Wilkes (8-6, 3-4 LC) while Lucas Lesko contributed 20 points.
 
The Rangers took control early on, outscoring the Colonels 25-11 to start the game. The Colonels answered with an 8-1 run to cut the deficit to seven midway through the half, but Drew pushed its lead back to 15 twice, the second occurring on a 3-pointer from De Los Reyes with 2:41 remaining. De Los Reyes connected from long range again with 23 seconds left before a basket from Lesko cut the deficit to 52-42 at the break.
 
De Los Reyes scored 21 of his points in the opening half, when he shot 4-for-5 from 3-point territory.
 
Wilkes cut the lead to four on two occasions early in the second half, but that's as close as it would get. The Rangers put together a key 16-5 run over a three-minute stretch to give Drew its aforementioned 16-point lead (84-68). De Los Reyes scored six points over the run while Devon Musial scored the last five points of the stretch, capped by a 3-pointer.
 
After Wilkes cut the gap to five, Yusavage hit a pair of big free throws with 1:01 left before De Los Reyes and David Musial each split a trip to the line to make it a nine-point game with 25 seconds to go. Yusavage set the final score with two more foul shots with 15 ticks showing.
 
The Rangers return to Baldwin Gym on Saturday, when they take on Susquehanna University in a Landmark Conference tilt starting at 2 p.m.