Box Score
Philadelphia, Pa. – Drexel freshman Chris Fouch scored 28 points as the Dragons routed Towson, 97-55, in the Daskalakis Athletic Center. The Dragons recorded their second highest scoring total ever under Bruiser Flint as they cruised to their biggest victory of the season and improved to 8-4 in CAA play and 13-11 overall. The Tigers fell to 5-17 and 2-10 in league play.
Fouch was 7-for-9 from the floor and connected on 6-of-7 three-point attempts. Fouch was one of eight players to score at least eight points as the Dragons scored 63 bench points in the win. Freshman Derrick Thomas chipped in with 12 points, five rebounds and five assists.
Drexel led by just one in the early going but went on a 13-1 to take control of the game. Gerald Colds and Fouch made three-pointers on back-to-back possessions. After a Robert Nwankwo free throw, Leon Spencer scored on a short jumper and Fouch hit another trey to give the Dragons a 13-point lead. They went to intermission ahead 47-30 and opened the second half with a 19-2 run.
The Dragons made a season-best 12 three pointers in 24 attempts. Colds, Thomas and Shannon Givens all made a pair of three-pointers. Samme Givens led the Dragons with 10 rebounds. It was the sixth time in the last eight games that Givens had at least 10 boards. The Dragons outrebounded the Tigers, 45-32, and had 19 offensive boards.
Shannon Givens, who played 26 minutes as Jamie Harris was saddled with early foul trouble, scored eight points and had three assists. Kevin Phillip was solid off the bench, recording career-highs with nine points and nine rebounds. Samme Givens, Yannick Formbor Colds and Spencer also scored eight points.
Towson was led by Isaiah Philmore who scored 12 points. He was the only Tiger in double figures and also led the team with six points. Calvin Lee and Jarrel Smith each added eight points.
Drexel is back in action on Saturday at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. The Dragons host first-place George Mason at 4 p.m.