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DeVries leads Drake past Bradley for MVC title, NCAA berth

AP
Mar 05, 2023

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) Tucker DeVries scored 22 points and second-seeded Drake raced to its sixth NCAA Tournament berth with a 77-51 romp past top-seeded Bradley on Sunday in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship game.

Garrett Sturtz and Darnell Brodie added 12 points apiece for the Bulldogs (27-7), who were in the title game for the third-straight year, losing the first two to Loyola of Chicago. They last won the tournament in 1996.

Brodie's 3-pointer, his first attempt of the season, as the shot clock wound down in the closing minute was indicative of the game.

The Bulldogs hit 8 of 14 3-pointers and 28 of 50 overall while the Braves, trying to get to their 10th NCAA tourney, shot 34% (19 of 55).

Jo'Shon Henry scored 10 points and was the only player in double figures for Bradley (25-9). The Braves entered with a 12-game winning streak, including a 73-61 win over Drake on the final day of the regular season to win their first league title since 1996. That game ended Drake's 10-game winning streak.

“The biggest difference is we had our whole roster,” Drake coach Darian DeVries said. “Our depth was really critical in this game. We have a veteran group and they really, really wanted this game. They've been here before and they were really hungry to get this one.”

The Bulldogs are the fifth oldest team in the country with two of the five 25-year older players at the D-I level. But Tucker DeVries, the coach's son, is just a sophomore, and wasn't around when they got an at-large bid in 2021. Last year DeVries was the MVC Freshman of the Year and this season was the Player of the Year.

“All the guys, but obviously, having your son and being able to share that moment with him, I'm incredibly proud of him,” Darian DeVries said.

“It feels good. It's what you dream of,” Tucker DeVries said. “I've came to this tournament my whole life but to be able to do it in my own shoes, it feels so good.”

The Bulldogs had an early 12-0 run to take a 14-3 lead and later a 16-5 run helped them take a 41-21 lead at the break. Drake was 5 of 10 from 3-point range and 14 of 29 overall while Bradley shot just 26% in the half.

After that, the lead was never below 17 - when Bradley hit a 3 to open the second half - and was as large as 32 after Brodie's 3.

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1st Half
DRKE
Bulldogs
41
BRAD
Braves
21

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Darnell Brodie vs. Malevy Leons (Roman Penn gains possession)
19:30		Roman Penn misses two point jump shot
19:28		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
19:08		Zek Montgomery misses two point jump shot
19:06		D.J. Wilkins defensive rebound
18:56		Duke Deen shooting foul (Garrett Sturtz draws the foul)
18:56	+1	Garrett Sturtz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-0
18:56	+1	Garrett Sturtz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-0
18:43		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
18:41		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
18:35		Zek Montgomery personal foul
18:23		Roman Penn misses two point jump shot
18:21		Garrett Sturtz offensive rebound
18:21		Garrett Sturtz turnover (out of bounds)
18:00		Malevy Leons misses two point layup
17:58		Rienk Mast offensive rebound
17:52		Rienk Mast turnover (bad pass) (Roman Penn steals)
17:46		Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot
17:44		Braves defensive rebound
17:21		Tucker DeVries shooting foul (Zek Montgomery draws the foul)
17:21		Zek Montgomery misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:21	+1	Zek Montgomery makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-1
16:53		D.J. Wilkins misses two point layup
16:51		Connor Hickman defensive rebound
16:35		Roman Penn personal foul (Connor Hickman draws the foul)
16:21		Darnell Brodie blocks Ja'Shon Henry's two point layup
16:19		Rienk Mast offensive rebound
16:18	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point putback layup	2-3
16:09		Roman Penn misses two point jump shot
16:07		Conor Enright offensive rebound
15:57		Zek Montgomery shooting foul (Tucker DeVries draws the foul)
15:57		TV timeout
15:57	+1	Tucker DeVries makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-3
15:57	+1	Tucker DeVries makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-3
15:43		Malevy Leons misses two point jump shot
15:41		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
15:16	+2	Darnell Brodie makes two point turnaround jump shot	6-3
15:06		Rienk Mast turnover (lost ball) (Sardaar Calhoun steals)
14:55		Conor Enright misses two point layup
14:53		Duke Deen defensive rebound
14:41		Malevy Leons misses three point jump shot
14:39		Tucker DeVries defensive rebound
14:24	+2	Tucker DeVries makes two point driving layup (Roman Penn assists)	8-3
14:13		Duke Deen misses three point jump shot
14:11		Tucker DeVries defensive rebound
13:58	+3	Sardaar Calhoun makes three point jump shot (Conor Enright assists)	11-3
13:55		Braves 30 second timeout
13:43		Conor Enright shooting foul (Ja'Shon Henry draws the foul)
13:43		Ja'Shon Henry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:43		Ja'Shon Henry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:43		Nate Ferguson defensive rebound
13:32		Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot
13:30		Nate Ferguson offensive rebound
13:22	+3	D.J. Wilkins makes three point jump shot (Sardaar Calhoun assists)	14-3
13:03		Christian Davis misses two point jump shot
13:01		Sardaar Calhoun defensive rebound
12:45		D.J. Wilkins misses three point jump shot
12:43		Duke Deen defensive rebound
12:30		Nate Ferguson shooting foul (Darius Hannah draws the foul)
12:30	+1	Darius Hannah makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-4
12:30	+1	Darius Hannah makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-5
12:30	+1	Darius Hannah makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-5
12:02	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point floating jump shot (Sardaar Calhoun assists)	16-5
11:48		Conor Enright personal foul (Rienk Mast draws the foul)
11:48		TV timeout
11:47	+2	Duke Deen makes two point pullup jump shot (Zek Montgomery assists)	16-7
11:30	+2	Nate Ferguson makes two point cutting layup (Roman Penn assists)	18-7
11:19		Duke Deen misses two point jump shot
11:17		Rienk Mast offensive rebound
11:16		Rienk Mast misses two point layup
11:14		Nate Ferguson defensive rebound
10:50	+3	Sardaar Calhoun makes three point stepback jump shot	21-7
10:20		Darius Hannah misses two point dunk
10:18		Roman Penn defensive rebound
10:13		Roman Penn turnover (bad pass) (Malevy Leons steals)
10:05		Duke Deen turnover (bad pass)
9:48	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point floating jump shot	23-7
9:23	+3	Duke Deen makes three point jump shot (Connor Hickman assists)	23-10
9:20		Duke Deen technical foul
9:20		Roman Penn misses technical free throw 1 of 1
9:20		Bulldogs offensive rebound
8:52		Sardaar Calhoun misses three point jump shot
8:50		Duke Deen defensive rebound
8:43		Garrett Sturtz personal foul
8:36		Duke Deen misses three point jump shot
8:34		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
8:18		Tucker DeVries misses two point jump shot
8:16		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
8:07		Connor Hickman misses two point jump shot
8:05		Roman Penn defensive rebound
7:50	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point running jump shot	25-10
7:31	+2	Ja'Shon Henry makes two point jump shot (Duke Deen assists)	25-12
7:13		Tucker DeVries turnover (bad pass)
7:13		TV timeout
6:55		Garrett Sturtz shooting foul (Ja'Shon Henry draws the foul)
6:55	+1	Ja'Shon Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-13
6:55	+1	Ja'Shon Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-14
6:33	+2	Darnell Brodie makes two point layup	27-14
6:15		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
6:13		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
5:45		Sardaar Calhoun misses three point jump shot
5:43		Darnell Brodie offensive rebound
5:35		Roman Penn misses two point layup
5:33		Ja'Shon Henry defensive rebound
5:21		Malevy Leons misses two point jump shot
5:19		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
4:54	+2	Tucker DeVries makes two point turnaround jump shot	29-14
4:28		Ja'Shon Henry turnover (lost ball) (Tucker DeVries steals)
4:22	+3	Tucker DeVries makes three point pullup jump shot (Roman Penn assists)	32-14
4:19		Braves 30 second timeout
4:19		TV timeout
4:08	+3	Malevy Leons makes three point jump shot (Connor Hickman assists)	32-17
3:41		Christian Davis shooting foul (Nate Ferguson draws the foul)
3:41	+1	Nate Ferguson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-17
3:41	+1	Nate Ferguson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-17
3:18		Conor Enright personal foul (Duke Deen draws the foul)
3:18	+1	Duke Deen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-18
3:18	+1	Duke Deen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-19
2:59		Tucker DeVries misses two point jump shot
2:57		Darius Hannah defensive rebound
2:48		Malevy Leons misses three point jump shot
2:46		D.J. Wilkins defensive rebound
2:19	+2	Sardaar Calhoun makes two point driving layup	36-19
2:01		Duke Deen turnover (bad pass) (D.J. Wilkins steals)
1:53	+3	D.J. Wilkins makes three point pullup jump shot	39-19
1:30		Connor Hickman misses two point jump shot
1:28		Tucker DeVries defensive rebound
1:17		Connor Hickman shooting foul (Roman Penn draws the foul)
1:17	+1	Roman Penn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-19
1:17	+1	Roman Penn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-19
1:17	+1	Roman Penn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-19
0:56		Zek Montgomery offensive foul (Darnell Brodie draws the foul)
0:56		Zek Montgomery turnover (offensive foul)
0:50		Roman Penn misses two point jump shot
0:48		Christian Davis defensive rebound
0:40	+2	Ja'Shon Henry makes two point layup (Christian Davis assists)	41-21
0:01		Darnell Brodie misses two point jump shot
0:00		Christian Davis defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DRKE
Bulldogs
36
BRAD
Braves
30

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Darnell Brodie blocks Connor Hickman's two point layup
19:38		Braves offensive rebound
19:36	+3	Zek Montgomery makes three point jump shot (Connor Hickman assists)	41-24
19:04	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point jump shot	43-24
18:45		Rienk Mast misses two point hook shot
18:43		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
18:16		Zek Montgomery shooting foul (Darnell Brodie draws the foul)
18:16		Darnell Brodie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:16	+1	Darnell Brodie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-24
18:04		Duke Deen misses two point jump shot
18:02		Braves offensive rebound
18:02		D.J. Wilkins personal foul
17:52	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point layup	44-26
17:31	+2	Roman Penn makes two point layup	46-26
17:31		Connor Hickman shooting foul (Roman Penn draws the foul)
17:31	+1	Roman Penn makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-26
17:13		Darnell Brodie personal foul (Rienk Mast draws the foul)
17:01		Rienk Mast misses three point jump shot
16:59		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
16:46		Roman Penn misses two point jump shot
16:44		Garrett Sturtz offensive rebound
16:44	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point putback layup	49-26
16:28		Duke Deen misses three point jump shot
16:26		Malevy Leons offensive rebound
16:20		Duke Deen misses two point layup
16:18		Tucker DeVries defensive rebound
16:01		Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot
15:59		Duke Deen defensive rebound
15:54	+2	Malevy Leons makes two point layup (Duke Deen assists)	49-28
15:31	+2	Darnell Brodie makes two point jump shot (Roman Penn assists)	51-28
15:01	+2	Connor Hickman makes two point layup	51-30
14:49	+2	Roman Penn makes two point layup	53-30
14:40		Braves 30 second timeout
14:40		TV timeout
14:28	+2	Ja'Shon Henry makes two point jump shot	53-32
14:13	+2	Tucker DeVries makes two point layup (Darnell Brodie assists)	55-32
14:00	+2	Darius Hannah makes two point jump shot	55-34
13:35		Roman Penn turnover (bad pass) (Christian Davis steals)
13:27		Malevy Leons misses two point layup
13:25		Roman Penn defensive rebound
13:18		Conor Enright turnover (bad pass) (Christian Davis steals)
12:58	+2	Ja'Shon Henry makes two point layup	55-36
12:35		Ja'Shon Henry shooting foul (Darnell Brodie draws the foul)
12:35		TV timeout
12:35	+1	Darnell Brodie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-36
12:35	+1	Darnell Brodie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-36
12:24		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
12:22		Conor Enright defensive rebound
11:58		Roman Penn misses two point jump shot
11:56		Nate Ferguson offensive rebound
11:36	+2	Conor Enright makes two point jump shot	59-36
11:07		Duke Deen misses two point jump shot
11:05		Braves offensive rebound
11:05		Garrett Sturtz personal foul
11:05		TV timeout
11:05		Garrett Sturtz personal foul (Rienk Mast draws the foul)
10:51	+2	Duke Deen makes two point layup	59-38
10:23	+2	Roman Penn makes two point jump shot	61-38
10:04	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point layup	61-40
9:37	+3	Tucker DeVries makes three point jump shot (Roman Penn assists)	64-40
9:22		Rienk Mast turnover (bad pass)
9:00		Duke Deen personal foul (Conor Enright draws the foul)
8:46		Roman Penn misses two point layup
8:44		Malevy Leons defensive rebound
8:35	+3	Malevy Leons makes three point jump shot (Rienk Mast assists)	64-43
8:04		Roman Penn misses two point jump shot
8:02		Duke Deen defensive rebound
7:56		Nate Ferguson personal foul (Rienk Mast draws the foul)
7:56		TV timeout
7:46		Sardaar Calhoun blocks Ja'Shon Henry's two point jump shot
7:44		Tucker DeVries defensive rebound
7:19	+2	Conor Enright makes two point jump shot	66-43
7:02		Zek Montgomery misses three point jump shot
7:00		Sardaar Calhoun defensive rebound
6:31		Malevy Leons shooting foul (Darnell Brodie draws the foul)
6:31		Darnell Brodie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:31		Darnell Brodie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:31		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
6:11		Christian Davis misses three point jump shot
6:09		Conor Enright defensive rebound
5:40		Conor Enright misses two point jump shot
5:38		Darnell Brodie offensive rebound
5:38		Ja'Shon Henry personal foul (Darnell Brodie draws the foul)
5:35		Conor Enright turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Shon Henry steals)
5:26		Duke Deen misses three point jump shot
5:24		Ja'Shon Henry offensive rebound
5:20		Ja'Shon Henry misses two point layup
5:18		Sardaar Calhoun defensive rebound
4:57	+2	Tucker DeVries makes two point jump shot	68-43
4:41		Ja'Shon Henry misses two point jump shot
4:39		Sardaar Calhoun defensive rebound
4:16	+2	Tucker DeVries makes two point layup	70-43
4:07		Braves 60 second timeout
4:07		TV timeout
3:56		Malevy Leons misses three point jump shot
3:54		Roman Penn defensive rebound
3:27	+3	Tucker DeVries makes three point jump shot (Roman Penn assists)	73-43
3:14		D.J. Wilkins personal foul
3:12		Malevy Leons offensive foul (Garrett Sturtz draws the foul)
3:12		Malevy Leons turnover (offensive foul)
2:45		Tucker DeVries misses two point jump shot
2:43		Connor Hickman defensive rebound
2:31	+2	Connor Hickman makes two point jump shot	73-45
2:23		Malevy Leons personal foul (Tucker DeVries draws the foul)
2:23	+1	Tucker DeVries makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-45
2:23		Tucker DeVries misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:23		Darius Hannah defensive rebound
2:10		James Weathers misses two point jump shot
2:08		Tucker DeVries defensive rebound
1:55		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:39	+3	Darnell Brodie makes three point jump shot (Okay Djamgouz assists)	77-45
1:27		James Weathers misses two point jump shot
1:25		Sulaiman Agiste offensive rebound
1:23		Eric Northweather shooting foul (Sulaiman Agiste draws the foul)
1:23		Sulaiman Agiste misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:23	+1	Sulaiman Agiste makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-46
1:09		Conor Enright turnover (carrying)
1:01	+3	Zek Montgomery makes three point jump shot	77-49
0:59		Okay Djamgouz turnover (bad pass)
0:57		Christian Davis misses three point jump shot
0:55		James Weathers offensive rebound
0:48	+2	Sulaiman Agiste makes two point layup (Darius Hannah assists)	77-51
0:26		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:18		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)