TOWSON, Md. (AP) - Jerome Hairston scored 20 points and Jerrelle Benimon had 19 points and 10 rebounds as Towson edged Drexel 72-71 Saturday for its 16th victory, its most since the 1995-96 season.
The Tigers (16-13, 11-5 Colonial Athletic Association), who were 1-31 last season, won for the sixth time in seven games.
A three-point play with 1:20 remaining by Benimon, who recorded his 19th double-double this season, gave Towson a 71-68 lead. Derrick Thomas' layup for the Dragons (11-17, 7-9) with 1:01 left cut it to 71-70.
Hairston stole the ball from Damion Lee with 11 seconds left and was fouled but made just 1 of 2. Kazembe Abif was fouled after getting an offensive rebound on Drexel's next possession and could have tied the game but was also able to make only 1 of 2.
Frantz Massenat scored 24 points to pace the Dragons. Thomas added 13 and Lee 12.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Drexel (11-17) | 33 | 38 | 71 |
| Towson (16-13) « | 41 | 31 | 72 |
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| Drexel Dragons | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. McCoy, F | 36 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| D. Ruffin, F | 22 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| D. Lee, G | 36 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| F. Massenat, G | 36 | 7-15 | 10-12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| D. Thomas, G | 28 | 5-13 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Abif | 13 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| A. Younger | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| G. Pantovic | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T. Allen | 7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 26-54 | 17-21 | 29 | 10 | 24 | 71 | |
| 48.1% | 81% | ||||||
| Towson Tigers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Damas, F | 32 | 2-8 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| J. Benimon, F | 31 | 7-13 | 3-7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| B. Dixon, C | 32 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| M. Burwell, G | 32 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| J. Hairston, G | 31 | 7-13 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Parker-Rivera | 18 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| R. Guthrie | 14 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| K. Walden | 10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 23-50 | 19-30 | 33 | 7 | 16 | 72 | |
| 46% | 63.3% | ||||||
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