FDU took a 36-32 lead into halftime thanks in large part to Brian Dillon’s 13 points and 11 from reigning Freedom Conference Player of the Week, Pierre Schmitt. Mullin helped keep the Rangers close with eight points and junior forward David Cramer had six points and five rebounds as the main inside presence. Drew took a 28-26 lead with just under six minutes remaining in the half as Cramer assisted on Steve Natoli’s lay-up, but FDU finished the half on a 10-4 run.
FDU started the second half on a 9-2 run to build a ten point advantage at 45-35. The lead got to as large as twelve before the Rangers began their usual second half run. After the score hit 53-41 Devils, the Rangers scored 15 of the next 20 points to claw within two points with 5:11 left. Four points from C-Lo, a hoop from Cramer, five points from Mullin and a three and a free throw from last game’s hero, Damon DiLorenzo, accounted for the Ranger scoring while two steals and three forced turnovers proves the defense’s involvement.
Unfortunately for Drew, the Devils picked a good time to get hot as they missed just a pair of free throws over the remaining five minutes of the game. Mullin led all scorers with 18. Cramer finished with a solid across-the-boxscore game with eight points, seven rebounds and five assists. Dillon, Frank Emslie, Pierre Schmitt and Brian Rimol all reached double figures for the Devils. The Ranger bench outscored FDU’s 18-3 in the game.
The Rangers return to action on Saturday when they travel to Lycoming.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
DREWMB vs FDU-Florham
11/29/06 7:00 pm at Madison, NJ/Ferguson Rec Center
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VISITORS: DREWMB 2-2, 0-1 Freedom
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
15 Bob Carella......... f 2-4 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 4 4 0 1 0 0 23
35 David Cramer........ f 4-8 0-1 0-1 4 3 7 2 8 5 1 1 0 29
03 Ryan Eisner......... g 0-4 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 12
10 Chris Lopez......... g 6-17 1-4 1-3 3 5 8 3 14 0 4 0 1 38
13 Gerard Mullin....... g 7-15 3-9 1-2 0 1 1 2 18 0 1 1 2 32
04 Bill Marano......... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
05 Steve Natoli........ 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 10
12 Damon DiLorenzo..... 3-7 2-5 1-2 2 2 4 0 9 1 0 0 2 23
25 Nelson Albino....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
33 Scott Miller........ 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 18
42 Dave Pepperman...... 1-5 0-0 1-1 0 2 2 3 3 0 3 0 2 8
TEAM................ 2 2
Totals.............. 26-64 6-22 4-9 13 18 31 16 62 8 11 2 9 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-30 43.3% 2nd Half: 13-34 38.2% Game: 40.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd Half: 2-12 16.7% Game: 27.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 2-5 40.0% Game: 44.4% 2
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HOME TEAM: FDU-Florham 5-0, 1-0 Freedom
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
01 Pierre Schmitt...... f 5-10 0-0 5-5 1 4 5 0 15 2 2 0 1 33
55 Brian Rimol......... c 5-6 0-0 2-2 3 5 8 3 12 2 3 3 1 32
20 Brian Dillon........ g 6-9 3-4 1-3 1 7 8 0 16 2 2 0 2 36
23 Ryan McPherson...... g 3-4 2-2 0-0 0 2 2 2 8 0 5 0 0 23
24 Frank Emslie........ g 2-10 2-7 9-10 1 4 5 1 15 6 2 0 1 36
02 Cody Chalmers....... 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 10
03 Andrew Biancosino... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14
04 Milton LaCroix...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6
22 Nick Shaw........... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 10
Team................ 4 4
Totals.............. 22-44 8-15 17-20 6 28 34 12 69 13 17 4 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-25 52.0% 2nd Half: 9-19 47.4% Game: 50.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd Half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 53.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd Half: 12-14 85.7% Game: 85.0% 1
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Officials:
Technical fouls: DREWMB-None. FDU-Florham-None.
Attendance: 627
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
DREWMB........................ 32 30 - 62
FDU-Florham................... 36 33 - 69
Newspaper Box Score DREWMB vs FDU-Florham 11/29/06 7:00 pm at Madison, NJ/Ferguson Rec Center At Madison, NJ/Ferguson Rec Center FDU-FLORHAM 69, DREWMB 62 DREWMB (2-2, 0-1 Freedom) Gerard Mullin 7-15 1-2 18; Chris Lopez 6-17 1-3 14; Damon DiLorenzo 3-7 1-2 9; David Cramer 4-8 0-1 8; Bob Carella 2-4 0-0 4; Dave Pepperman 1-5 1-1 3; Bill Marano 1-1 0-0 2; Scott Miller 1-2 0-0 2; Steve Natoli 1-1 0-0 2; Ryan Eisner 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 26-64 4-9 62. FDU-FLORHAM (5-0, 1-0 Freedom) Brian Dillon 6-9 1-3 16; Frank Emslie 2-10 9-10 15; Pierre Schmitt 5-10 5-5 15; Brian Rimol 5-6 2-2 12; Ryan McPherson 3-4 0-0 8; Cody Chalmers 1-1 0-0 3; Milton LaCroix 0-1 0-0 0; Nick Shaw 0-1 0-0 0; Andrew Biancosino 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-44 17-20 69. DREWMB........................ 32 30 - 62 FDU-Florham................... 36 33 - 69 3-point goals-DREWMB 6-22 (Gerard Mullin 3-9; Damon DiLorenzo 2-5; Chris Lopez 1-4; Ryan Eisner 0-1; Bob Carella 0-2; David Cramer 0-1), FDU-Florham 8-15 (Brian Dillon 3-4; Frank Emslie 2-7; Ryan McPherson 2-2; Cody Chalmers 1-1; Nick Shaw 0-1). Fouled out--DREWMB-None, FDU-Florham-None. Rebounds-DREWMB 31 (Chris Lopez 8), FDU-Florham 34 (Brian Rimol 8; Brian Dillon 8). Assists-DREWMB 8 (David Cramer 5), FDU-Florham 13 (Frank Emslie 6). Total fouls-DREWMB 16, FDU-Florham 12. A-627