By getting the ball to terrific sophomore point guard Frantz Massenat and getting him into the lane for acrobatic plays, by scoring on its final six possessions and by getting three straight stops when the Dragons absolutely had to have them.
Drexel's 63-61 win won't look so good if you are into style points. But when you are Drexel and you have to be concerned about how you win your 14th straight, can life really be that bad?
"They did totally opposite of what they usually do," Drexel coach Bruiser Flint said. "They said, 'These guys are not just going to let us come down and bomb threes.' They just started driving to the basket. Instinctively, you start helping out . . .
"At the end of the game, I thought we did a great job of being on top of them . . . Once in a while, you got to see where you are in these games like this. We've been pretty much handling people. I don't think we've been down one with 4 minutes all season. So, let's see where we're at?"
They were in a dangerous place and fought their way to safety by making plays and preventing plays.
Every time it looked like Drexel (22-5, 14-2 Colonial) was going to get a big enough margin to discourage W & M (5-23, 3-13), somebody from the Tribe would hit a tough three or drive it to the rim. Finally, Drexel blinked a bit on offense and W & M got a 52-51 lead.
Flint called timeout and told the Dragons it was time to get some stops and scores. So, they did.
"I just remember him saying early in the season that late in the game is point guard time," Massenat said. "So I just figured it was time to be more aggressive."
Massenat drove to the rim, got hit, made the shot and a free throw. Drexel forced a turnover. Massenat made a beautiful curl cut into the lane and an equally nice floater. That gave Drexel a working margin.
