While the title of this post may make a good movie plot line, it is in fact a tribute to an impressive performance by Drexel today on the road at Cleveland State. Now 23-5, Drexel improved its case for a potential at-large bid to the NCAA tournament with a 69-49 romp. Freshman guard Damion Lee led the way with 18 points, close to six above his average, on 5-6 shooting as Drexel shot 49% from the floor while defensively allowing the Vikings to soot a pathetic 27%. Senior forward Samme Givens was also a difference maker for the road team, grabbing 14 boards and blocking two shots. He only scored 8 points, however, and has been in single digits in five of the last six games. Givens is the team's third leading scorer at 11.6. Leading scorer Franz Massenat, at 13.7 per, scored 10 points today but had scored 22-20-16-25 over his previous four and is someone to look for if the Dragons do indeed make the tournament. Right now they are tied with George Mason atop the CAA at 14-2 but have a slight disadvantage come CAA tourney time as the other three favorites for the tournament played in Richmond are Virginia-based schools (GM, VCU and ODU).
As for Cleveland State, the Horizon will be a one-bid league and they are in the hunt for a high seed. The regular season is hugely important as games in that tourney are played at the higher seed's arena. They have had some March success recently, although they will obviously punt that category if they are matched up with rival Butler.
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