PHILADELPHIA (AP) Jahlil White scored 19 points and Demetrius Lilley sealed the victory with a layup with 22 seconds remaining as La Salle Explorers knocked off Drexel Dragons 71-68 on Saturday.
White also had six rebounds and three blocks for the Explorers (4-0). Lilley added 18 points while going 7 of 13 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) while they also had 11 rebounds. Corey McKeithan went 7 of 18 from the field (3 for 6 from 3-point range) to finish with 17 points.
Jason Drake finished with 18 points for the Dragons (2-2). Victor Panov added 15 points for Drexel. Cole Hargrove finished with 10 points, 15 rebounds, four assists and three blocks.
Lilley scored eight points in the second half for La Salle, including their game-winning shot in the final minute.
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1st Half
LAS
Explorers
43
DREX
Dragons
31
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Demetrius Lilley vs. Cole Hargrove (Explorers gains possession)
19:45
+2
Demetrius Lilley makes two point hook shot (Daeshon Shepherd assists)
2-0
19:21
+2
Cole Hargrove makes two point layup (Victor Panov assists)
2-2
19:04
+3
Demetrius Lilley makes three point jump shot (Corey McKeithan assists)
5-2
18:46
Yame Butler misses three point jump shot
18:44
Explorers defensive rebound
18:32
Kobe MaGee blocks Andres Marrero's three point jump shot
18:30
Cole Hargrove defensive rebound
18:23
Jason Drake misses two point jump shot
18:21
Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound
18:09
Jahlil White misses two point layup
18:07
Explorers offensive rebound
18:04
+2
Corey McKeithan makes two point jump shot (Demetrius Lilley assists)
7-2
17:50
+2
Yame Butler makes two point layup
7-4
17:36
Jahlil White turnover (bad pass) (Kobe MaGee steals)
17:31
Kobe MaGee misses three point jump shot
17:29
Explorers defensive rebound
17:19
+3
Demetrius Lilley makes three point jump shot (Andres Marrero assists)
10-4
17:05
+2
Victor Panov makes two point layup (Cole Hargrove assists)
10-6
16:50
Daeshon Shepherd offensive foul
16:50
Daeshon Shepherd turnover (offensive foul)
16:31
Victor Panov turnover (bad pass) (Jahlil White steals)
16:09
+2
Jahlil White makes two point layup (Corey McKeithan assists)
12-6
16:08
Kobe MaGee personal foul (Jahlil White draws the foul)
16:08
+1
Jahlil White makes regular free throw 1 of 1
13-6
15:48
+2
Victor Panov makes two point hook shot
13-8
15:33
Jahlil White turnover (lost ball)
15:33
TV timeout
15:22
Dragons turnover (10-second violation)
15:11
+3
Corey McKeithan makes three point jump shot (Daeshon Shepherd assists)
16-8
14:49
Yame Butler misses two point jump shot
14:47
Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound
14:34
Andres Marrero misses three point jump shot
14:32
Jason Drake defensive rebound
14:26
Jahlil White blocks Jason Drake's two point layup
14:24
Corey McKeithan defensive rebound
14:16
Victor Panov shooting foul (Demetrius Lilley draws the foul)
14:16
+1
Demetrius Lilley makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-8
14:16
+1
Demetrius Lilley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-8
13:52
Demetrius Lilley personal foul (Josh Reed draws the foul)
13:52
Josh Reed misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:52
Josh Reed misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:52
Jahlil White defensive rebound
13:45
Corey McKeithan misses two point jump shot
13:43
Dragons defensive rebound
13:21
Shane Blakeney misses two point jump shot
13:19
Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
12:53
Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
12:51
Shane Blakeney defensive rebound
12:45
Shane Blakeney misses three point jump shot
12:43
Jahlil White defensive rebound
12:36
Villiam Garcia Adsten personal foul
12:34
+3
Jahlil White makes three point jump shot (Corey McKeithan assists)
21-8
12:11
Kobe MaGee misses three point jump shot
12:09
Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound
12:03
Villiam Garcia Adsten blocks Deuce Jones's two point jump shot
12:01
Deuce Jones offensive rebound
11:52
Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
11:50
Villiam Garcia Adsten defensive rebound
11:43
Demetrius Lilley blocks Josh Reed's two point layup
11:41
Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound
11:38
+2
Daeshon Shepherd makes two point dunk (Corey McKeithan assists)
23-8
11:28
TV timeout
11:08
Josh Reed misses two point jump shot
11:06
Corey McKeithan defensive rebound
10:55
Josh Reed personal foul
10:49
Deuce Jones misses two point jump shot
10:47
Cole Hargrove defensive rebound
10:36
Mac Etienne shooting foul (Kobe MaGee draws the foul)
10:36
+1
Kobe MaGee makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-9
10:36
+1
Kobe MaGee makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-10
10:06
Cole Hargrove blocks Mac Etienne's two point hook shot
10:04
Josh Reed defensive rebound
9:48
Kobe MaGee misses two point layup
9:46
Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
9:31
+3
Corey McKeithan makes three point jump shot
26-10
9:07
+2
Cole Hargrove makes two point dunk (Kobe MaGee assists)
26-12
8:47
Corey McKeithan misses two point layup
8:45
Yame Butler defensive rebound
8:27
Mac Etienne shooting foul (Josh Reed draws the foul)
8:27
Josh Reed misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:27
+1
Josh Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-13
8:15
Daeshon Shepherd misses three point jump shot
8:13
Cole Hargrove defensive rebound
7:56
Yame Butler misses three point jump shot
7:54
Cole Hargrove offensive rebound
7:49
Jason Drake turnover (bad pass) (Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi steals)
7:36
+2
Corey McKeithan makes two point jump shot
28-13
7:19
Kobe MaGee misses two point layup
7:19
Dragons offensive rebound
7:19
Daeshon Shepherd personal foul
7:19
TV timeout
7:13
+3
Kobe MaGee makes three point jump shot (Yame Butler assists)
28-16
6:54
Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses three point jump shot
6:52
Yame Butler defensive rebound
6:43
+2
Cole Hargrove makes two point layup (Yame Butler assists)
28-18
6:25
+3
Andres Marrero makes three point jump shot (Deuce Jones assists)
31-18
6:06
Yame Butler turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Zan steals)
5:57
Yame Butler blocks Ryan Zan's two point layup
5:55
Yame Butler defensive rebound
5:38
Ryan Zan blocks Cole Hargrove's two point layup
5:36
Cole Hargrove offensive rebound
5:34
Cole Hargrove misses two point layup
5:32
Ryan Zan defensive rebound
5:17
Jahlil White turnover (traveling)
5:02
+2
Yame Butler makes two point jump shot (Jason Drake assists)
31-20
4:52
Demetrius Lilley misses three point jump shot
4:50
Cole Hargrove defensive rebound
4:42
+3
Jason Drake makes three point jump shot
31-23
4:25
Demetrius Lilley misses two point layup
4:23
Cole Hargrove defensive rebound
4:07
Yame Butler misses two point layup
4:07
Explorers defensive rebound
4:07
Cole Hargrove personal foul
3:59
Demetrius Lilley misses two point hook shot
3:57
Villiam Garcia Adsten defensive rebound
3:50
+2
Kobe MaGee makes two point layup
31-25
3:35
Andres Marrero misses three point jump shot
3:33
Demetrius Lilley offensive rebound
3:30
Villiam Garcia Adsten personal foul
3:30
TV timeout
3:24
+2
Jahlil White makes two point jump shot
33-25
3:00
Shane Blakeney misses two point jump shot
2:58
Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound
2:47
+2
Jahlil White makes two point layup
35-25
2:24
Villiam Garcia Adsten misses two point jump shot
2:22
Ralph Akuta offensive rebound
2:18
+2
Ralph Akuta makes two point layup
35-27
2:10
Jahlil White offensive foul
2:10
Jahlil White turnover (offensive foul)
1:47
+2
Victor Panov makes two point jump shot (Kobe MaGee assists)
35-29
1:29
+2
Corey McKeithan makes two point jump shot
37-29
1:14
+2
Yame Butler makes two point layup
37-31
1:04
+2
Jahlil White makes two point layup
39-31
1:04
Victor Panov shooting foul (Jahlil White draws the foul)
1:04
+1
Jahlil White makes regular free throw 1 of 1
40-31
0:39
Villiam Garcia Adsten turnover (traveling)
0:39
Explorers 30 second timeout
0:17
+3
Corey McKeithan makes three point jump shot
43-31
0:05
Kobe MaGee misses two point jump shot
0:03
Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
LAS
Explorers
28
DREX
Dragons
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:39
+3
Jason Drake makes three point jump shot
43-34
19:13
+3
Andres Marrero makes three point jump shot (Daeshon Shepherd assists)
46-34
18:55
+2
Victor Panov makes two point layup (Cole Hargrove assists)
46-36
18:33
Corey McKeithan misses two point layup
18:31
Demetrius Lilley offensive rebound
18:29
Demetrius Lilley misses two point layup
18:27
Cole Hargrove defensive rebound
18:23
+2
Jason Drake makes two point layup
46-38
18:07
Andres Marrero turnover (bad pass)
17:42
Cole Hargrove misses three point jump shot
17:40
Jahlil White defensive rebound
17:30
Daeshon Shepherd misses three point jump shot
17:28
Victor Panov defensive rebound
17:15
+2
Jason Drake makes two point jump shot
46-40
17:15
Corey McKeithan shooting foul (Jason Drake draws the foul)
17:15
+1
Jason Drake makes regular free throw 1 of 1
46-41
16:50
Cole Hargrove blocks Corey McKeithan's two point jump shot
16:48
Cole Hargrove defensive rebound
16:37
+3
Victor Panov makes three point jump shot (Kobe MaGee assists)
46-44
16:11
Yame Butler shooting foul (Daeshon Shepherd draws the foul)
