Scranton opened up a decisive 31-13 lead by halftime as the Rangers could not get their shots to fall. Cannon was the main culprit for the Royals, hitting four threes and grabbing four rebounds. David Cramer gave the Rangers an early lead with the team’s first five points of the game, but Drew shot just 25% from the field in the first half.
The second period was better for the Rangers, but they were unable to mount the second half comeback that has been a staple of their play so far this season. Drew began the second half on with a 5-2 run that looked to be the beginning of a surge, but Cannon’s fifth triple of the game at the 14 minute mark bumped the lead to 18. The advantage remained between 16 and 23 from the rest of the game as Drew could get its shots to fall.
Cannon led the scoring with 18 on 6-8 from behind the arc and added eight rebounds. Tom Bicknell had 10 points and four boards. Damon DiLorenzo had another solid all-around game with five rebounds, two assists and three steals to go with four points.
Newspaper Box Score ROYALS vs Drew Rangers 01/13/07 3:00 pm at Drew University At Drew University ROYALS 55, DREW RANGERS 34 ROYALS (12-3, 3-1) Cannon, Darren 6-8 0-0 18; Bicknell, Tom 4-6 2-3 10; FitzPatrick, Ryan 4-9 0-0 9; Biagioli, Paul 4-7 0-0 8; Arnold, Randy 2-3 3-4 7; Hawk, Paul 1-6 0-0 3; Fuller, Brendan 0-1 0-0 0; Powell, James 0-1 0-0 0; Londo, Eli 0-1 0-0 0; O'Connell, Dan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-43 5-7 55. DREW RANGERS (5-8, 1-3) David Cramer 4-7 1-2 9; Chris Lopez 2-12 2-3 7; Bob Carella 2-4 0-0 4; Damon DiLorenzo 1-7 2-5 4; Gerard Mullin 1-6 0-0 3; Nelson Albino 1-1 1-2 3; Scott Miller 1-2 0-3 2; Bobby Clackner 1-1 0-0 2; Ryan Eisner 0-1 0-0 0; Jared Coleman 0-1 0-0 0; Dave Pepperman 0-2 0-0 0; Kevin Codey 0-1 0-0 0; Bill Marano 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 13-46 6-15 34. ROYALS........................ 31 24 - 55 Drew Rangers.................. 13 21 - 34 3-point goals-ROYALS 8-16 (Cannon, Darren 6-8; FitzPatrick, Ryan 1-3; Hawk, Paul 1-4; Biagioli, Paul 0-1), Drew Rangers 2-16 (Chris Lopez 1-7; Gerard Mullin 1-5; Damon DiLorenzo 0-1; Kevin Codey 0-1; Bill Marano 0-1; Bob Carella 0-1). Fouled out--ROYALS-None, Drew Rangers-None. Rebounds-ROYALS 34 (Cannon, Darren 8), Drew Rangers 28 (David Cramer 7). Assists-ROYALS 12 (FitzPatrick, Ryan 4), Drew Rangers 6 (Damon DiLorenzo 2). Total fouls-ROYALS 15, Drew Rangers 12. A-220