Philadelphia - A dagger 3-pointer from the right corner by Drexel's Chris Fouch with 11.9 seconds remaining sent the William and Mary men's basketball team to a heartbreaking, 54-52, loss on Saturday night. The Green and Gold shot 55.6 percent from the floor in the second half in an attempt to overcome a one-point halftime deficit, but Fouch scored 14 of his game-high 16 points in the second 20 minutes, including the clincher., to lead the Dragons The Tribe falls to 7-19 overall and 3-12 in CAA play, while Drexel improves to 17-8 on the year and 9-6 in league action.

Senior forward Marcus Kitts led the Tribe with 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the floor and a perfect 3-of-3 from the free throw line to go along with three blocked shots. He moved into sole possession of fourth place on the Tribe's career blocked shots list, bringing his total to 96. Junior forward Quinn McDowell finished with nine points and a team-best three assists, while fellow classmate Kendrix Brown had a nice all-around game off the bench, scoring five points to go along with a team-high seven rebounds and three assists compared to zero turnovers.

The Green and Gold quickly erased a 24-23 halftime deficit with back-to-back 3-pointers on the opening two possessions of the second half. McDowell knocked down a triple from the left corner, before finding freshman Julian Boatner, who finished with seven points, for a three from the right corner. The consecutive 3-pointers gave the College a 29-24 lead just over a minute into the second half and forced a Drexel timeout.

The Dragons pulled back even at 31, before taking a three-point advantage, 38-35, on a long 3-pointer from Derrick Thomas at the 11:31 mark. The lead remained three following a pair of Fouch free throws with 8:03 remaining, before the College scored four straight points to regain the lead. Brown knocked down a jumper from the right side, before McDowell found freshman Tim Rusthoven for a wide open lay-up to put W&M on top 43-42 with 6:35 left.

The W&M lead was still one, 45-44, when Brown found Kitts for a fastbreak dunk. On the play, the Tribe senior out-ran the Drexel bigmen down the floor and finished with getting fouled. He completed the conventional three-point play to give the Tribe a 48-44 lead with 4:10 remaining.

Fouch answered with a 3-pointer to cut the Tribe lead back to one, and the team's traded buckets until the final 1:20 of the contest. Following a 30-second Tribe timeout, W&M had possession, but freshman guard Brandon Britt, who saw his 10-game double-digit scoring streak snapped as he finished with eight, was whistled for an offensive foul with 1:16 remaining. On the ensuing Drexel possession, Frantz Massenat hit a pair of free throws to give the Dragons at 51-50 lead with 56.1 second remaining.

With 44.7 seconds left, Boatner drew a foul and went to the charity stripe where he connected on 1-of-2 to tie the game at 51. The Dragons worked the clock, before Fouch drilled the game-winner from the left corner with a Tribe player draped all over him. The triple gave the Dragons a 54-51 lead with 11.9 second remaining.

On the ensuing Tribe possession, Britt was fouled and he made 1-of-2 from the free throw line. Drexel's Dartaye Ruffin, who finished with 16 points and six rebounds, pulled down the rebound and was fouled. He missed both free throws with 4.4 seconds remaining, and junior forward JohnMark Ludwick came up with the rebound. He sent a long pass up court to McDowell, but the Tribe's leading scorer could not get off a shot before the final horn.

The Tribe finished the game shooting 41.3 percent (19-of-46) from the field, including 7-of-19 from 3-point range. The Dragons shot 42.6 percent (20-of-47) from the field and was 5-of-10 from 3-point range. Drexel held a 33-26 advantage on the glass.

Boatner knocked down a 3-pointer on the Tribe's opening possession, and the Green and Gold scored eight of the game's first 10 points. Sophomore Kyle Gaillard canned a triple from the right wing less than three and a half minutes into the game to give the College an 8-2 lead.

The Tribe lead was again six, 14-8, following a Matt Rum 3-pointer from the left wing, before Drexel went on a run to take its first lead of the game. Following a Massenat 3-pointer, Ruffin scored six straight points to put the Dragons on top. Gerald Colds scored on a driving lay-up to give DU a 19-14 lead with 5:33 remaining.

W&M battled back and pulled even at 21 on a 3-pointer from the left wing by Brown with 2:33 remaining. The game was tied at 23, before Colds hit 1-of-2 from the free throw line with 3.8 seconds remaining to send the Dragons to the half with a 24-23 lead.

The Green and Gold will continue its two-game road trip when it travels to Hofstra on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. in Hempstead, N.Y. Fans can catch the action over the Tribe Radio Network with Jay Colley on the call. The Tide 92.3 FM in Williamsburg is the flagship station of the Tribe Radio Network and the broadcast will be available at TribeAthletics.com. The live video feed can be purchased at GoHofstra.com.