WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - The Widener University men's basketball team dropped a Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth matchup to the no. 12 Lycoming Warriors by a 74-63 score on Saturday afternoon at Lamade Gymnasium.

Tyler Drews paced the offense for the Pride with a season-high of 25 points by shooting 8-of-18 from the floor, as well as 7-of-8 at the line. Ryan McMahon and Elijah Boyd each contributed 10 points, while Sardayah Sambo finished with five points and seven rebounds, respectively. As a team, Widener shot 40.7 percent (22-of-54) from the field and 63.2 percent (12-of-19) at the line.

A tight game early, the first half saw three lead changes and three ties. Down by seven, the Pride came back and built up their largest lead of the game when Drews connected on two free throws to make it 26-17 with 6:06 remaining in the frame. But after the quick setback, the Warriors chipped away and ended the half sinking two charity shots from Alex Newbold to give Lycoming the 33-32 edge.

Lycoming held the lead for the majority of the second half and jumped ahead by as many as nine on two occasions. Despite the gap, Widener continued to fight back and tied the game at 57s with 6:32 remaining when Sambo connected on a jumper inside the paint. The Warriors, however, answered with a two-point play that seized the lead for good and remained undefeated in conference play.

Widener will regroup and return to action when it hosts the Immaculata University Mighty Macs on Saturday, Dec. 16. Game time is slated for 2 p.m. at the Schwartz Center in Chester, Pa.