Massenat scores 20 to lead Drexel past Rice 55-47
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Frantz Massenat scored 20 points to lead Drexel to a 55-47 victory over Rice on Sunday in the consultation round of the DirecTV Classic.
Massenat was 7 of 10 from the field and was 3 of 3 from 3-point range.
Damion Lee scored 16 points and was 6 of 6 from the free throw line. Daryl McCoy grabbed seven rebounds for the Dragons (2-4).
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Drexel led 30-20 at halftime. In the second half, the score was tied at 37 at the 10:28 mark. Massenat would hit a 3-pointer, followed by a jump shot on the next possession, giving the Dragons a 42-37 lead. They led from that point on.
Drexel shot 51 percent from the field for the game.
Rice only shot 36.5 percent from the field.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tamir Jackson scored 20 points, and Julian DeBose added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Owls (1-5).