Drake Bulldogs at Murray State Racers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Stirtz scores 23 as Drake takes down Murray State 55-45
Stirtz shot 9 of 16 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Bulldogs (21-2, 11-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Tavion Banks added 16 points while going 7 of 10 and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line while they also had five rebounds. Kael Combs went 2 of 4 from the field to finish with six points.
Nick Ellington finished with 10 points for the Racers (11-13, 5-8). Murray State also got 10 points from Kylen Milton. AJ Ferguson also recorded eight points.
Drake took the lead with 15:42 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Banks led their team in scoring with 12 points in the first half to help put them ahead 32-18 at the break.
These two teams both play Saturday. Drake hosts Indiana State and Murray State visits Valparaiso.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 55 - 45 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 55 - 45 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Foul on Terence Harcum. | 55 - 45 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Foul on JaCobi Wood. | 55 - 45 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound. | 55 - 45 |
Statistics
 DRKE |
 MUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-43 | FG | 17-41 |
| 51.2 | Field Goal % | 41.5 |
| 2-8 | 3PT | 3-15 |
| 25.0 | Three Point % | 20.0 |
| 9-11 | FT | 8-10 |
| 81.8 | Free Throw % | 80.0 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 19 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 10 | Assists | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Murray, KY
Attendance: 4,586 | 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 |