The Dragons didn’t score for more than seven minutes at the start. And while they trailed by 11 at the half, they shot 68.2 percent after the break — yes, we’re still talking about Drexel here — to take a two-point lead with 2:05 to go. But Cornell’s Chris Wroblewski answered with a 3, and from there the Big Red (5-2) held on to win, 61-54, in the finale of the Legends Classic yesterday at the DAC.

The Dragons turned it over 18 times, including 12 in the first half. Coach Bruiser Flint was quoted in the Daily News as saying his team was a little out of control at the start, when it might have tried a little too hard to use its athleticism to generate points:

“At the start of the game, my guys were going crazy, trying to go to the basket, trying to do things they can’t do. We wanted to make [Cornell] play defense, because we didn’t feel they could guard us. But you’ve got to be a little patient to do that.”

Jamie Harris again led Drexel with 15 points, and he also had four assists and three rebounds. Gerald Colds finished with 14 points, while sophomore Samme Givens had 10 points and seven rebounds.

Drexel (3-4) heads out to the Main Line on Wednesday to play Villanova.

Link: Drexel can’t catch Cornell after slow start [Daily News]