HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. –
Riley Collins scored 18 of his game-high 22 points in the second half to lead Drew University to a 75-62 comeback win over the Centenary University men's basketball team on Sunday afternoon.
Sophomore
Chris LaBelle led the Cyclones with 13 points in a game that was originally supposed to be played at Drew but was moved to Centenary.
Drew jumped out to an early 7-0 lead in the contest but the Cyclones responded with a 14-2 run and took the 14-9 lead with 12:13 to go in the stanza. Senior
Tom Weiler notched half of the Cyclones' points during that key scoring run.
A pair of baskets from freshman
Billy Veras pushed the home team's advantage to 18-14 with 9:48 showing on the clock. A traditional three-point play from LaBelle extended the Centenary lead to 21-16 at the 8:14 mark.
Drew scored the next five points in the contest and tied the game at 21-21 with 7:11 left in the half.
A 9-0 run by the Cyclones gave Centenary a 30-21 lead with 4:59 to go in the period. It was the Cyclones' largest lead of the game. Sophomore
Michael Young accounted for seven of the nine points for Centenary in that stretch.
Drew closed the first half on a 9-2 run and cut the Cyclones' lead to 32-30 at the half.
The two teams went back-and-forth to start the second half as sophomore
Larry Joseph made one-of-two from the foul line at 16:39 as Centenary held a 37-35 advantage.
A three-pointer from LaBelle at 14:23 tied the game at 42-42.
Drew responded with an 8-0 run and took a 53-42 lead with 11:49 left in the game. The two teams continued to battle down the stretch as Drew maintained its advantage for a 75-62 win.
Drew shot 44.6 percent from the field in the contest and made 11-of-14 chances from the foul line. Centenary posted a 36.7 field goal percentage for the game and connected on 13-of-17 shots from the charity stripe. The Rangers held a 44-33 advantage in the rebounding battle.
LaBelle was one of three Cyclones to finish in double figures. The guard had 13 points, five rebounds and two assists. Veras added 12 points and six rebounds while Joseph had 10 points and six rebounds.
Collins finished with 22 points, four rebounds and three assists for Drew.
The Cyclones are back in action on Wednesday, Nov. 28 when they host Wesley at 6 p.m.
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