Drake Bulldogs at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Abreu's 19 lead Drake over Evansville 65-61
Abreu added five rebounds for the Bulldogs (26-3, 16-3 Missouri Valley Conference). Tavion Banks scored 15 points and added five rebounds. Bennett Stirtz had 14 points and shot 5 of 10 from the field, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the line.
Tayshawn Comer led the Purple Aces (11-19, 8-11) in scoring, finishing with 20 points. Evansville also got 14 points from Tanner Cuff. Gabriel Pozzato also had nine points, six rebounds and four assists.
Drake went into halftime leading 38-27. Abreu scored 11 points in the half. Abreu's layup with 9:04 left in the second half gave Drake the lead for good at 50-49.
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Both teams close out the regular season on Sunday. Drake hosts Missouri State and Evansville plays Illinois State on the road.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 65 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Bennett Stirtz made Free Throw. | 65 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Bennett Stirtz made Free Throw. | 64 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Gabriel Pozzato. | 63 - 61 |
Statistics
 DRKE |
 EVAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-54 | FG | 22-47 |
| 40.7 | Field Goal % | 46.8 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 27.3 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
| 15-18 | FT | 11-14 |
| 83.3 | Free Throw % | 78.6 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 4,526 | Capacity:
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 16-3 | - | 26-3 |
| Bradley | 14-5 | 2 | 23-7 |
| Northern Iowa | 14-5 | 2 | 20-10 |
| Belmont | 12-7 | 4 | 20-10 |
| Illinois State | 9-10 | 7 | 17-13 |
| UIC | 9-10 | 7 | 16-13 |
| Murray State | 9-10 | 7 | 15-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 8-11 | 8 | 13-17 |
| Evansville | 8-11 | 8 | 11-19 |
| Indiana State | 7-12 | 9 | 13-17 |
| Valparaiso | 6-13 | 10 | 13-17 |
| Missouri State | 2-17 | 14 | 9-21 |