FDU took a 19-16 lead into the break as neither team shot the ball well. The Rangers hit on just 6-28 shots while FDU hit on 6-19. The Devils built a 16-9 lead on a Frank Emslie three pointer with nine minutes to play before Dave Pepperman hit back-to-back lay-ups to draw Drew within five points. Four minutes later a lay-up by Chris Lopez cut the lead to 17-13 with the next field goal. Brian Rimol responded with a lay-up at 4:06. Again, a four minute lapse occurred in scoring as Dave Pepperman’s bucket as time expired made the 19-16 halftime score.
FDU began the second half with a 10-0 run thanks to threes from Emslie, Ryan McPherson and three free throws. The Rangers kept it close, drawing to within four on Bill Marano’s trey at the 7:47 mark for a 39-35 tally. Threes from Emslie, Brian Dillan and a lay-up by McPherson ended the Rangers’ threat and put FDU up by 11 with three minutes remaining.
Emslie led all scorers with 16 while Chris Lopez was the only Rangers in double figures with 10 points. Pierre Scmitt had 14 rebounds for FDU.
The game was Senior Night as the Rangers honored Bob Carella, Kevin Codey, Bill Marano, assistant coach Pat Hickey (an early graduate) and junior Damon DiLorenzo who will be graduating early.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
FDU-Florham vs Drew Rangers
02/13/07 8:20 at Drew University
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VISITORS: FDU-Florham 17-7, 9-4
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...... * 0-8 0-2 3-4 6 8 14 4 3 0 1 0 1 29
20 Brian Dillon........ * 2-4 2-4 3-4 0 6 6 2 9 3 3 0 3 36
23 Ryan McPherson...... * 2-5 1-3 3-5 0 5 5 4 8 1 3 1 0 23
24 Frank Emslie........ * 5-10 4-9 2-4 0 2 2 3 16 5 3 0 0 38
55 Brian Rimol......... * 3-4 0-0 1-2 1 8 9 3 7 1 5 1 0 33
02 Cody Chalmers....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
03 Andrew Biancosino... 0-2 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 18
04 Milton LaCroix...... 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3
15 Brandon Matano...... 2-5 2-4 1-3 0 1 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 16
Team................ 1 1
Totals.............. 14-38 9-22 16-26 7 33 40 16 53 11 18 2 4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 6-19 31.6% 2nd Half: 8-19 42.1% Game: 36.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd Half: 6-12 50.0% Game: 40.9% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 12-20 60.0% Game: 61.5% 6,3
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HOME TEAM: Drew Rangers 10-13, 4-9
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 0-6 0-3 0-0 2 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 24
34 Kevin Codey......... f 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
35 David Cramer........ f 1-9 0-0 3-3 1 4 5 3 5 1 1 2 2 31
04 Bill Marano......... g 3-7 3-5 0-0 1 1 2 1 9 0 2 0 0 24
12 Damon DiLorenzo..... g 1-8 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 3 25
03 Ryan Eisner......... 1-6 0-1 0-1 0 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 20
10 Chris Lopez......... 4-16 0-4 2-2 0 8 8 2 10 0 2 0 2 27
13 Gerard Mullin....... 1-3 1-3 0-1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 9
25 Nelson Albino....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
33 Scott Miller........ 0-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 21
42 Dave Pepperman...... 3-5 0-0 1-2 2 1 3 3 7 0 0 1 1 11
TEAM................
Totals.............. 14-62 5-18 6-9 11 19 30 21 39 5 7 5 9 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 6-28 21.4% 2nd Half: 8-34 23.5% Game: 22.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 27.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd Half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 66.7% 4,2
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Officials:
Technical fouls: FDU-Florham-None. Drew Rangers-None.
Attendance: 375
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
FDU-Florham................... 19 34 - 53
Drew Rangers.................. 16 23 - 39
Senior Night, 70s Night!