Collins powers USF past Drexel

David Collins had a season-high 23 points, surpassing 1,000 for his career, and South Florida romped past Drexel 81-61 on Sunday.

Laquincy Rideau had 19 points for South Florida (6-4), which earned its fourth consecutive home victory. Justin Brown added 16 points, hitting three 3-pointers to move into the career top 10 with 119.

South Florida totaled 46 second-half points, a season best for the team. The Bulls were up three when Collins hit a 3-pointer at the 6:29 mark, igniting a 16-0 run to break the game open.

Zach Walton had 21 points for the Dragons (5-6) and Camren Wynter added 19. SOUTHERN MAINE C.C. 68, WILLIAMSON 66 >> The visiting Seawolves needed a pair of free throws by Ian Reagan to hold off a late charge by the Mechanics.

Williamson (6-9) cut an

18-point, second-half deficit to three before Reagan sealed the win with his foul shots. Vontango Donzo had 16 points, 10 rebounds and nine blocked shots for the Mechanics. John Mastella also scored

16 points and Kyle Morgan chipped in with 15. SUNY-CORTLAND 71, EASTERN

62 >> A.J. Lawton’s 3-pointer with 3:46 left ignited a 12-2 game-ending run that powered the Red Dragons (3-3) over the Eagles in the HoopMIA D3 Holiday Shootout in Miami.

Eastern (4-5) had a 60-59 lead before Lawton hit his triple. Lawton had another

3-pointer a minute later to extend Cortland’s lead to 66-60.

Victor Pena paced Eastern with 11 points and five rebounds. Clifton Adams and William Blet pitched in with

10 points each. Blet also had seven rebounds while Adams pulled down four boards.