Llewellyn Has Career-High 28 Points, Men’s Basketball Falls to Drexel

Wednesday, December 4

Philadelphia, Pa.

7:30 PM

Princeton University

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Drexel

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Princeton

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Llewellyn Has Career-High 28 Points, Men’s Basketball Falls to Drexel

December 04, 2019 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – Sophomore Jaelin Llewellyn poured in 18 points in the second half as part of his career-high 28 points Wednesday night, but the Princeton University men's basketball team's comeback attempt came up just short inside the Daskalakis Center as it fell 82-76 to Drexel University.

Llewellyn set a new career-high for the second time this season with 28 points to lead the team while also making a career-high four three-pointers. He was one of four Tigers to score in double figures; senior Richmond Aririguzoh, junior Ryan Schwieger and freshman Tosan Evbuomwan each finished with 10 points. Freshman Ryan Langborg also added nine points, and made 3-of-5 attempts from beyond the arc.

Aririguzoh also led the team in rebounds as he pulled down seven and Evbuomwan tied for the game-high with a career-high three steals.

Aririguzoh dropped in a hook shot for the first basket of the game with 19:31 on the clock, setting the tone for his impressive first half. Langborg drained his first three-pointer of the contest with 18:41 left to play to give Princeton a 5-2 advantage, but Drexel would take a 13-9 lead with 15:28 left in the half.

19:31 1st | Princeton 2, Drexel 0@TheRichEffect starts things with the hook shot, we've seen that before!#MakeShots ???? pic.twitter.com/FAqsN10CQu
— Princeton Basketball (@PrincetonMBB) December 5, 2019

While the half proved to be a back-and-forth battle, Princeton would not lead until there was 1:15 on the clock following a Llewellyn layup when it took a 39-28 advantage. The Tigers' lead was brief as Drexel scored once more prior to halftime and took a 40-39 lead into the intermission.

Aririguzoh came out of halftime and cut the lead to two on a layup with 19:23 left to play, but Drexel got hot, expanding it to 11 points and 55-44 game with 14:24 on the clock.

The Dragons continued to build their lead, extending to 15 with 5:24 remaining in the half. Llewellyn would sink a pair of free throws with 3:33 remaining then make a three-pointer with 3:08 on the clock, cutting the lead to single digits and making it 73-64 game.

9:03 2nd | Drexel 61, Princeton 55@13jaelin increases his point total to 15 and helps us narrow the deficit as we pass the midway point of the second half.#MakeShots ???? pic.twitter.com/DDmfNgVA8y
— Princeton Basketball (@PrincetonMBB) December 5, 2019

Sophomore Max Johns drained a three-pointer with 1:27 left to play then made a layup with 1:11 on the clock to make it a 79-72 contest then Llewellyn would make four-straight free throws with 39 seconds on the clock to cut the lead to three points at 79-76.

Despite the overall effectiveness of Princeton's press, Drexel managed to hold on for the 82-76 victory.

Up Next
The Tigers will host Monmouth University (4-5) inside Jadwin Gymnasium on Tuesday, November 10 at 8 p.m.