NCAAB

Evansville Purple Aces at Drake Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
40 - 63
14-2, 8-1 Home

Stirtz's 16 help Drake take down Evansville 63-40

Evansville Purple Aces vs. Drake Bulldogs: Game Highlights

Stirtz had seven rebounds, six assists, and three steals for the Bulldogs (14-2, 4-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Daniel Abreu scored 12 points while shooting 4 for 10 (2 for 8 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line. Tavion Banks shot 2 of 9 from the field and 7 for 8 from the line to finish with 11 points.

Tayshawn Comer finished with 11 points for the Purple Aces (6-11, 3-3). Evansville also got 10 points from Cameron Haffner.

Drake took the lead with 5:07 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 25-20 at halftime, with Stirtz racking up seven points. Drake extended its lead to 44-21 during the second half, fueled by a 19-1 scoring run. Stirtz scored a team-high nine points in the second half as their team closed out the win.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 40 - 63
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 40 - 63
2nd 0:02 Drake Turnover. 40 - 63
2nd 0:21 Daniel Abreu Offensive Rebound. 40 - 63
2nd 0:26 Tavion Banks missed Three Point Jumper. 40 - 63

Statistics

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16-43 FG 22-55
37.2 Field Goal % 40.0
4-15 3PT 6-22
26.7 Three Point % 27.3
4-9 FT 13-22
44.4 Free Throw % 59.1
24 Rebounds 41
6 Offensive Rebounds 19
18 Defensive Rebounds 22
5 Assists 8
5 Steals 11
3 Blocks 3
16 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 3
16 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
5 Points Off Turnovers 19
3 Fast Break Points 4
20 Points in Paint 32
16 Fouls 13
5 Largest Lead 19

Game Information

Venue: Knapp Center

Location: Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 3,930 | Capacity:

2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Drake 17-3 - 31-4
Bradley 15-5 2 28-9
Northern Iowa 14-6 3 20-13
Belmont 13-7 4 22-11
Illinois State 10-10 7 22-14
UIC 10-10 7 17-14
Murray State 9-11 8 16-17
Indiana State 8-12 9 14-18
Southern Illinois 8-12 9 14-19
Evansville 8-12 9 11-21
Valparaiso 6-14 11 15-19
Missouri State 2-18 15 9-23
Full Standings