Brooklyn, NY---Despite leading by as many as 24 points in the first half, the Brooklyn College men's basketball team wasn't able to close out Drew University in the final twenty minutes of play, falling to the Rangers, 63-46, at home on Wednesday.  BC drops to 1-7 overall with the non-conference loss while Drew improves to 6-1. Next Up: The Bulldogs open CUNYAC play against Lehman on Friday at the West Quad Center at 5pm.  Newly inducted into the BC Athletics Hall of Fame, the 1982 Final Four team will be in attendance and recognized at halftime.  

The Rundown 

• Brooklyn executed their game plan almost perfectly in the first half, grabbing their first double-digit lead of the contest following a made three buried by junior guard, Malik Dale, capping a 12-0 run at the 13:26 mark.  
• The Bulldogs extended their lead to 32-8 with just under five minutes to play in the first half.  
• Drew chipped away at BC's lead in the final three minutes of the first half and following a made three would head into halftime, trailing 36-20.  
• The Rangers went on a 22-0 run to start the second half and grabbed the lead for good with 12:29 to go in the game.  
• BC shot close to 47% as a team in the first half and just under 14% in the second half of action.  Drew shot 42% from the field and 91% from the charity stripe in the second half.  

Leading the Bulldogs

• Elisha Park and David McFadden led the way offensively for Brooklyn with 11 points each.  McFadden shot 3-5 from beyond the arc. 
• Serge Thraysbule grabbed 9 rebounds and dished out 7 assists to go along with 4 points.  

Leading the Rangers

• Howard McBurnie Jr. scored a game-high 16 points to go along with 15 rebounds for the game's lone double-double.