PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - William & Mary men's basketball rallied from a double-digit to close within a point with 1:22 remaining. Unfortunately, Drexel answered with five straight points to pull out a 64-58 win at the Daskalakis Athletic Center on Saturday. 

The Tribe (11-6, 2-3 CAA) recorded 15 steals on the afternoon, marking the eighth most in school history and the most against a Division I opponent since 1998. It was not enough to overcome Drexel's 51.1% shooting, including 8-of-18 (44.4%) from 3. 

Senior Kyle Pulliam and junior Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi led the team with 10 points apiece. Pulliam was 4-of-7 from the field and 2-of-4 from 3, while Vahlberg Fasasi led W&M with six rebounds to go with two steals. Senior Chase Lowe, who had eight points, and graduate student Jo'el Emanuel led the Tribe with three steals apiece. 

Drexel (8-10, 2-3 CAA) broke open a back-and-forth opening half by hitting 10 of its final 12 shots from the floor. With the game tied at 21, the Dragons used a 14-3 run to take a double-digit lead. Dillon Tingler capped the run with back-to-back lay-ups to give the home team a 35-24 lead with just over a minute left in the half. 

The Dragons led 37-28 at the break thanks to shooting 58.3% (14-of-24) in the first half. 

W&M forced Drexel into 19 turnovers, including 11 in the second half. A Tribe steal led to a Vahlberg Fasasi lay-up in transition just over six minutes into the second frame to cut the deficit to 42-38. 

Drexel answered with seven in a row to extend the lead back to 11 and forced a Tribe timeout with 11:25 remaining. Victor Panov hit a corner 3-pointer and a Kevon Vanderhorst driving lay-up ended the run and gave the home team a 49-38 lead. 

Vahlberg Fasasi answered with six quick points, including a 4-point play, to narrow the gap to five, 49-44. 

W&M twice closed within two, before a cutting lay-up from sophomore Ryan Jackson, Jr. off a Pulliam pass with 1:22 remaining slice the margin to just one, 57-56. 

Panov answered to put the game out of reach on the ensuing Dragons' possession. The 6-7 forward connected on a corner 3-pointer with 55 seconds remaining to push the margin back to four, and Josh Reed hit two free throws with 7.1 seconds left to end it. 

W&M turned those 19 Drexel turnovers into 18 points, but shot just 36.7% for the game. The Tribe was also just 5-of-23 (21.7%) from 3-point range. 

Vanderhorst and Shane Blakeney led Drexel with 13 points apiece. Blakeney added six rebounds and five assists, while hitting 3-of-6 from 3-point range. Reed added 11 points off bench, while Panov was 2-of-3 from 3-point range and pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds. 

Up Next
The Tribe returns home with just one game next week. W&M welcomes North Carolina A&T to Kaplan Arena on Thursday, Jan. 15. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast regionally on MASN with Andrew Phillips and Brandon Britt '14 on the call. W&M fans can listen into the radio broadcast on the Tribe Sports Network with Jack Angelucci and Bobby Dwyer on the call. The broadcast will be available on The Tide 92.3 FM in Williamsburg, the flagship station of the Tribe Sports Network.