MADISON, N.J. – Sophomore Princeton Layton posted 25 points and eight rebounds and junior Hayden Pardoe, a Central Mountain graduate, added 18 points and seven boards as the Lycoming College men’s basketball team put a scare into 20th-ranked Drew University, which survived, 75-72, on its home floor in Landmark Conference action at Baldwin Gym on Saturday.

The Warriors (3-6 overall, 0-4 Landmark) shot 46% (26 of 57) from the floor against the reigning Landmark Conference champions in Drew (7-1 overall, 3-1 Landmark), who shot 38% (27 of 75), surviving the upset thanks to 19 points on the break.

The Warriors, meanwhile, dominated in the paint, outscoring the Rangers, 44-30, and even outscored the pressing Rangers in points off turnovers, 10-6.

A 9-2 run early in the second half gave Drew a 63-56 lead with 10:45 remaining. The Warriors chipped that down to a point before Drew responded with an 11-2 run to lead 74-64 with 4:10 left. Lycoming rallied, with senior J.J. Beagle, a Willamsport graduate, hitting a layup before Pardoe canned four free throws, whittling the lead to four points with 1:26 left.

The Rangers were stopped on their next possession before Beagle hit another free throw with 42 seconds to make it 74-71. The Warriors got an offensive rebound on the second free throw, but Drew got the ball back after a missed jumper and David Musial hit the front end of his free throws. With 0.3 seconds left, Layton was fouled on a rebound. He hit his first and intentionally missed his second shot, but the Warriors were unable to get a tying shot off.

Lycoming shot 55% (18 of 33) in the first half, paced by 13 points from Layton, as they responded to an 11-0 start by Drew by taking a 29-23 lead off a fastbreak layup from Pardoe with 6:59 left in the half. Drew was able to cut the lead down and tie it at 39 at the break.

Freshman Noa’Sosa Friedman finished with 11 points and eight rebounds and Beagle added nine points and two steals. Junior Connor Shanahan posted three assists and three steals.

Andre De Los Reyes posted 15 points and three assists, Eli Yusavage posted 14 points and seven assists and Musial had a game-high 16 rebounds for the Rangers.

The Warriors are off for final exams and the Christmas holiday before retaking the floor on Tuesday, Dec. 30, when they head to Texas Lutheran University for a 3 p.m. start.

LYCOMING (3-6, 0-4 LANDMARK)

Hayden Pardoe 5-12 6-11 18, JJ Beagle 3-6 3-4 9, Isaiah Valentine 3-7 0-2 7, Princeton Layton 9-18 6-7 25, Connor Shanahan 1-5 0-1 2, Noa’Sosa Friedman 5-9 1-2 11, Noah Mathis 0-0 0-0 0, Elisha Slabach 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-57 16-27 72.

DREW (7-1, 3-1 LANDMARK)

Charlie Thornton 3-11 3-5 10, David Musial 3-8 2-4 9, Kevin Cronin 2-4 0-0 5, Eli Yusavage 5-17 2-2 14, Andre De Los Reyes 6-18 0-1 15, Ben Kipnis 3-4 0-0 9, Marc Herasme 1-1 0-0 3, Benjamin Manns 4-5 2-2 10, Taylor Perlmutter 0-0 0-0 0, Jack Garside 0-0 0-2 0, Erik Porch 0-7 0-1 0. Totals 27-75 9-17 75.

Halftime: Tied 39-39. 3-point goals: Lycoming 4-15 (Pardoe 2-5, Valentine 1-4, Layton 1-4, Shanahan 0-1, Friedman 0-1), Drew 12-45 (Reyes 3-14, Yusavage 2-10, Kipnis 3-4, Herasme 1-1, Cronin 1-3, Musial 1-2, Thornton 1-5, Manns 0-1, Porch 0-5). Fouled out: Lycoming-Valentine; Drew-none. Rebounds: Lycoming 39 (Layton 8, Friedmna 8), Drew 50 (Musial 16). Assists: Lycoming 9 (Shanahan 3), Drew 22 (Yusavage 7). Technical fouls: Lycoming-none; Drew-none. Total fouls: Lycoming 17, Drew 18. A: 180.