Drake wins 65-46 against Belmont
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Bennett Stirtz scored 20 points as Drake beat Belmont 65-46 on Sunday night.
Stirtz added three steals for the Bulldogs (12-0, 2-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Daniel Abreu scored 15 points while shooting 5 for 11, including 3 for 9 from beyond the arc and added five rebounds. Mitch Mascari had nine points and shot 3 for 7, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc. The Bulldogs prolonged their winning streak to 12 games.
Sam Orme led the Bruins (9-4, 1-1) in scoring, finishing with 11 points. Brody Peebles added 10 points for Belmont. Jonathan Pierre had nine points.
Drake took the lead with 10:21 left in the first half and never looked back. Stirtz led their team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 39-21 at the break. Drake outscored Belmont in the second half by one point, with Abreu scoring a team-high eight points after intermission.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Bulldogs gains possession) | |||
19:38 | Daniel Abreu misses three point jump shot | |||
19:36 | Tyler Lundblade defensive rebound | |||
19:24 | Carter Whitt turnover (bad pass) (Bennett Stirtz steals) | |||
18:54 | Jonathan Pierre blocks Mitch Mascari's two point layup | |||
18:52 | Bulldogs offensive rebound | |||
18:50 | Bennett Stirtz misses two point jump shot | |||
18:48 | Bulldogs offensive rebound | |||
18:47 | Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
18:24 | Carter Whitt turnover (lost ball) (Mitch Mascari steals) | |||
18:16 | +2 | Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
18:04 | +2 | Jonathan Pierre makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
17:41 | +2 | Cam Manyawu makes two point layup (Mitch Mascari assists) | 2-4 | |
17:23 | Tyler Lundblade misses three point jump shot | |||
17:21 | Isaiah Walker offensive rebound | |||
17:14 | Carter Whitt turnover (lost ball) (Bennett Stirtz steals) | |||
17:05 | +2 | Bennett Stirtz makes two point dunk | 2-6 | |
16:53 | Cam Manyawu personal foul (Drew Scharnowski draws the foul) | |||
16:53 | Bruins 30 second timeout | |||
16:49 | Cam Manyawu personal foul | |||
16:39 | Tavion Banks shooting foul (Isaiah Walker draws the foul) | |||
16:39 | +1 | Isaiah Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-6 | |
16:39 | +1 | Isaiah Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-6 | |
16:21 | Mitch Mascari misses three point jump shot | |||
16:19 | Bruins defensive rebound | |||
16:06 | Mitch Mascari shooting foul (Sam Orme draws the foul) | |||
16:06 | +1 | Sam Orme makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-6 | |
16:06 | +1 | Sam Orme makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-6 | |
15:38 | +2 | Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup | 6-8 | |
15:27 | +2 | Sam Orme makes two point layup (Drew Scharnowski assists) | 8-8 | |
14:58 | +2 | Tavion Banks makes two point jump shot | 8-10 | |
14:46 | Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot | |||
14:44 | Sam Orme offensive rebound | |||
14:37 | +3 | Brody Peebles makes three point jump shot (Tyler Lundblade assists) | 11-10 | |
14:16 | Tavion Banks turnover (bad pass) (Sam Orme steals) | |||
13:52 | +2 | Brody Peebles makes two point layup | 13-10 | |
13:22 | +2 | Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup | 13-12 | |
13:22 | Drew Scharnowski shooting foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul) | |||
13:22 | TV timeout | |||
13:22 | +1 | Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 13-13 | |
13:07 | Brigham Rogers misses two point layup | |||
13:05 | Nate Ferguson defensive rebound | |||
12:37 | Bennett Stirtz misses three point jump shot | |||
12:35 | Carter Whitt defensive rebound | |||
12:22 | Daniel Abreu shooting foul (Brigham Rogers draws the foul) | |||
12:22 | Brigham Rogers misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
12:22 | Brigham Rogers misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
12:22 | Brigham Rogers offensive rebound | |||
12:22 | Brigham Rogers turnover (bad pass) (Nate Ferguson steals) | |||
11:45 | Nate Ferguson misses two point layup | |||
11:43 | Sam Orme defensive rebound | |||
11:35 | Brody Peebles turnover (lost ball) | |||
11:35 | TV timeout | |||
11:07 | Nate Ferguson turnover (lost ball) (Jonathan Pierre steals) | |||
11:03 | Jonathan Pierre turnover (traveling) | |||
10:37 | Sam Orme personal foul (Nate Ferguson draws the foul) | |||
10:21 | +2 | Daniel Abreu makes two point jump shot | 13-15 | |
9:55 | Jonathan Pierre misses two point layup | |||
9:53 | Nate Ferguson defensive rebound | |||
9:37 | Daniel Abreu misses three point jump shot | |||
9:35 | Drew Scharnowski defensive rebound | |||
9:19 | Sam Orme misses three point jump shot | |||
9:17 | Mitch Mascari defensive rebound | |||
8:59 | +3 | Mitch Mascari makes three point jump shot (Bennett Stirtz assists) | 13-18 | |
8:38 | Nate Ferguson personal foul (Drew Scharnowski draws the foul) | |||
8:33 | Carter Whitt turnover (traveling) | |||
8:18 | +2 | Nate Ferguson makes two point layup (Daniel Abreu assists) | 13-20 | |
8:18 | Brody Peebles shooting foul (Nate Ferguson draws the foul) | |||
8:18 | +1 | Nate Ferguson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 13-21 | |
8:10 | Isaiah Walker turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Jackson steals) | |||
7:42 | Tavion Banks misses two point jump shot | |||
7:40 | Carter Whitt defensive rebound | |||
7:33 | Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot | |||
7:31 | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | |||
7:26 | Drew Scharnowski personal foul | |||
7:26 | TV timeout | |||
7:08 | +2 | Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup | 13-23 | |
6:41 | Jonathan Pierre misses two point jump shot | |||
6:39 | Daniel Abreu defensive rebound | |||
6:18 | Isaiah Jackson misses two point jump shot | |||
6:16 | Bruins defensive rebound | |||
6:02 | +2 | Jonathan Pierre makes two point layup | 15-23 | |
5:43 | Bennett Stirtz misses two point layup | |||
5:41 | Brigham Rogers defensive rebound | |||
5:30 | Isaiah Walker misses two point jump shot | |||
5:28 | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | |||
5:04 | Daniel Abreu misses three point jump shot | |||
5:02 | Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound | |||
4:56 | +2 | Tavion Banks makes two point layup (Isaiah Jackson assists) | 15-25 | |
4:41 | Carter Whitt turnover (bad pass) (Mitch Mascari steals) | |||
4:22 | +3 | Mitch Mascari makes three point jump shot (Bennett Stirtz assists) | 15-28 | |
4:05 | Jonathan Pierre turnover (bad pass) (Tavion Banks steals) | |||
4:04 | Brigham Rogers personal foul | |||
3:36 | Brigham Rogers shooting foul (Daniel Abreu draws the foul) | |||
3:36 | TV timeout | |||
3:36 | +1 | Daniel Abreu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-29 | |
3:36 | +1 | Daniel Abreu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-30 | |
3:25 | Brigham Rogers turnover (bad pass) (Daniel Abreu steals) | |||
3:02 | +2 | Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup | 15-32 | |
2:54 | Tyler Lundblade turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Jackson steals) | |||
2:49 | Sam Orme shooting foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul) | |||
2:49 | +1 | Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-33 | |
2:49 | +1 | Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-34 | |
2:30 | Brody Peebles misses two point layup | |||
2:28 | Tavion Banks defensive rebound | |||
2:09 | Tavion Banks misses three point jump shot | |||
2:07 | Jake Dykstra defensive rebound | |||
1:54 | Tavion Banks shooting foul (Jonathan Pierre draws the foul) | |||
1:54 | +1 | Jonathan Pierre makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-34 | |
1:54 | +1 | Jonathan Pierre makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-34 | |
1:42 | +2 | Nate Ferguson makes two point layup (Bennett Stirtz assists) | 17-36 | |
1:27 | +2 | Drew Scharnowski makes two point dunk (Jonathan Pierre assists) | 19-36 | |
1:11 | Bennett Stirtz misses three point jump shot | |||
1:09 | Bruins defensive rebound | |||
1:00 | +2 | Jonathan Pierre makes two point dunk (Drew Scharnowski assists) | 21-36 | |
0:33 | +3 | Daniel Abreu makes three point jump shot (Mitch Mascari assists) | 21-39 | |
0:24 | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | |||
0:00 | Jonathan Pierre misses two point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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19:34 | Cam Manyawu misses two point layup | |||
19:32 | Drew Scharnowski defensive rebound | |||
19:15 | Isaiah Jackson shooting foul (Carter Whitt draws the foul) | |||
18:59 | +1 | Carter Whitt makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-39 | |
18:45 | +1 | Carter Whitt makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-39 | |
18:45 | Mitch Mascari turnover (lost ball) (Carter Whitt steals) | |||
18:45 | Carter Whitt turnover (bad pass) (Bennett Stirtz steals) | |||