For two teams that played a lot of freshmen, that game was pretty much straight out of the City Series textbook. You can be sure that both sides will benefit from having played a game like that down the road.
Mike Kern and Kevin Tatum recap the game. And here's postgame audio from Drexel and Penn.
Brian Grandieri led all scorers with 23 of the quietest points you'll ever see in a noisy Palestra. He shot 8-of-14 from the field, a somewhat surprising 0-of-1 from three-point range, and only 7-of-12 from the free throw line -- which he admitted wasn't good enough.
For Drexel, Tramayne Hawthorne (6-of-12 fg, 4-of-10 3pt) and Gerald Colds (6-of-11 fg, 6-of-9 3pt) tied for top scorer with 18 points. But look at the breakdown by halves:
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First half
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Second half
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Overtime
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Hawthorne
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6-9 fg/4-7 3pt
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0-3 fg/0-3 3pt
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0-0 fg/0-0 3pt
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Colds
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2-4 fg/2-4 3pt
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2-5 fg/2-3 3pt
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2-2 fg/2-2 3pt
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