Drexel falls on UNC Wilmington in Double OT, as the mismatch continues to serve as “difficult lessons” – Philadelphia Inquirer

Recently, it was a bit of a Seesaw campaign for Drexel’s men’s basketball team.

On Saturday, the dragons were losing a double-time 81-79 from North Carolina-Wilmington at the Daskalakis Athletic Center.

This loss was only the latest in a series of disappointing damage, which seems to follow every victory with a good sense of dress (13-12, 5-7 coastal athletic association).

First, the victory of 16 points on the road against the bracket of Brooke in mid -January was followed by a loss of overtime work from Tawson at home.

Then the victory of the blow against rival Delaware was followed by a double-time loss in Montmouth and later a single point loss to Tawson, where the dragons were what was originally decided as a winner in Zummer’s game called Back Back after Official review. Now, after an impressive 20-point win over a good team of William and Mary on Wednesday, the dragons have self-destructed by 4.7 seconds to allow UNCW (20-5, 10-2) to escape with a win.

After another unattainable loss, the word coach Zack Spiker continued to return, it was “disappointing”.

“We continue to look at the other end of them [results]Spiker said. “However, I am proud of our boys. They competed, this is us. I’m just tired of being on the other side.

“We will learn, we will be fine, we will move forward. There were many times when we could fold our tent today, [but] I don’t think we did it. But this is disappointing. Very, very disappointing. “

Pretty match

This match was the latest edition of a high-grade crime that has fallen into the star protection of Drexel. UNC Wilmington has the best CAA crime, which is average just over 80 points per match led by the average student Donovan Newby. However, by regulating, Seahawks had only 61 points, and Newby was detained only up to five points.

However, Drexal’s crime was equally stagnant as the main goal scorers Kobe Maggie (16 points) and I eat Butler (17) fought. Jason Dus Drake finished with a team of 21 points in shooting 8 for 16. Shane Bleki added 13 points and five rebounds, while being a defensive threat, producing three thefts and a block.

UNCW’s size and physical in paint turned out to be a real problem for the dragons throughout the game, such as Seahawks (16 points) (16 points) and Harlan Obioha (14), which threatened Drexel’s Bigs’s Bigs throughout the game.

For the greater part of the game, UNCW was in place of the driver, leading with nine points with 7 minutes, 36 seconds left in the game. However, the dragons fought to the very end, sending the overtime game behind Shane Blake’s shot.

In overtime, the dragons seemed to have lost the game as they were left behind by five points with 30 seconds, but Drake had other plans, hitting a trimmer of the clutch before the UNCW defense defense.

“Learning hard lessons”

In double overtime, the dragons again had their backs to the wall, this time they passed by six with 35 seconds. Two Magee triplers later, the dragons had tied the game with 4.7 seconds. All the signs directed to the triple overtime, but a catastrophic defensive possession allowed the greedy Williams to go coastal to almost no pressure lying in the basket earning the game while the zumer sounds.

The final possession was both the end of the head and the angry. When the shot came in, the dreselle fans and the players looked stunned, while a spinner almost scored his bottle of water into the floor.

However, a defensive mismatch, Spiker sees Drexel as a dressing room full of “winners” with some fixing problems to be smoothed.

“Everything is corrective, everything is repaired,” he said. “We have a great dressing room; We have high -character people. We learn heavy lessons. Everyone is, including me. “

Forward

Dragons are looking to bounce on two games through Virginia, starting from Hampton (12-13, 4-8) on Thursday (19:00, Flosports) and then a rematch against William and Mary (14-11, 8-4) On Saturday (14:00, Flosports).

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