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Pagonis Leads Balanced Drexel Past Maine, 66-64
By Piper Rampage
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ORONO, Maine — Drexel edged Maine 66-64 at Skip Chappelle Court at Memorial Gymnasium, using a balanced scoring effort to secure a two-point road victory.
Five Dragons finished in double figures. Panagiotis Pagonis led Drexel with 14 points and seven rebounds. Amaree Abram scored 13, Latief Lorenzano-White added 11, and David Simonovic and Clem Edomwonyin each contributed 10.
Hudson Franz led Maine with 16 points, including four three-pointers. Ace Flagg added 12 points and five rebounds for the Black Bears.
The teams were separated by three points at halftime, with Drexel holding a 33-30 advantage.
Maine scored 34 points in the second half, seven more than its first-half total of 30. Drexel matched its opening-half production with another 33 points after halftime, finishing with 66.
The final margin reflected a closely contested matchup throughout the two halves. Drexel’s five double-figure scorers provided contributions across the lineup, with Pagonis leading the Dragons in points and adding seven rebounds. Abram followed with 13, while Lorenzano-White reached 11.
Simonovic and Edomwonyin each added 10 points, giving Drexel five players at that mark or higher.
Franz was Maine’s top scorer, making four three-pointers on the way to 16 points. Flagg supplied 12 points and five rebounds.
Drexel’s three-point halftime lead remained the difference in the final score. Maine outscored the Dragons 34-33 in the second half, but Drexel’s 33-30 first-half advantage was enough to carry the visitors to the 66-64 result.
The Dragons finished with the two-point win at Skip Chappelle Court, while Maine came up just short at home.
Piper Rampage
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