Banks scores 19 as Drake downs Bradley 64-57
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) Tavion Banks scored 19 points off the bench to lead Drake past Bradley 64-57 on Wednesday night.
Banks added seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (13-2, 3-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Mitch Mascari scored 12 points while shooting 4 for 10 from beyond the arc and added five steals. Kael Combs shot 4 of 4 from the field and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 10 points.
The Braves (13-3, 4-1) were led by Zek Montgomery, who recorded 17 points and six rebounds. Darius Hannah added 14 points and two blocks for Bradley. The loss ended a five-game winning streak for the Braves.
Drake entered halftime tied with Bradley 31-31. Banks paced the team in scoring in the first half with 10 points. Banks scored nine second-half points.
Both teams play on Saturday. Drake hosts Evansville and Bradley travels to play UIC.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Bulldogs gains possession) | Â | |
19:31 | Â | Mitch Mascari misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:29 | Â | Christian Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
19:03 | Â | Darius Hannah misses two point driving layup | Â | |
19:01 | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â | |
18:44 | Â | Christian Davis shooting foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul) | Â | |
18:44 | Â | Bennett Stirtz misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
18:44 | +1 | Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-0 | |
18:32 | Â | Christian Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:30 | Â | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | Â | |
18:03 | Â | Corey Thomas blocks Daniel Abreu's two point layup | Â | |
18:01 | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â | |
18:00 | Â | Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
17:41 | Â | Zek Montgomery turnover (bad pass) (Mitch Mascari steals) | Â | |
17:29 | Â | Daniel Abreu misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:27 | Â | Cam Manyawu offensive rebound | Â | |
17:09 | Â | Daniel Abreu misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
17:07 | Â | Zek Montgomery defensive rebound | Â | |
16:54 | +3 | Darius Hannah makes three point jump shot (Duke Deen assists) | 1-3 | |
16:23 | +3 | Mitch Mascari makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Jackson assists) | 4-3 | |
16:05 | Â | Darius Hannah misses two point driving layup | Â | |
16:02 | Â | Corey Thomas offensive rebound | Â | |
15:56 | +3 | Almar Atlason makes three point jump shot (Demarion Burch assists) | 4-6 | |
15:29 | Â | Cam Manyawu turnover (lost ball) (Demarion Burch steals) | Â | |
15:17 | +3 | Darius Hannah makes three point jump shot (Duke Deen assists) | 4-9 | |
15:12 | Â | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | Â | |
15:12 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:58 | Â | Nate Ferguson turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
14:34 | +2 | Zek Montgomery makes two point turnaround jump shot | 4-11 | |
14:00 | Â | Darius Hannah blocks Tavion Banks's two point layup | Â | |
13:58 | Â | Zek Montgomery defensive rebound | Â | |
13:35 | +2 | Darius Hannah makes two point layup (Duke Deen assists) | 4-13 | |
13:30 | Â | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | Â | |
13:10 | Â | Almar Atlason shooting foul (Tavion Banks draws the foul) | Â | |
13:10 | +1 | Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-13 | |
13:10 | +1 | Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-13 | |
12:59 | +2 | Connor Dillon makes two point cutting layup (Corey Thomas assists) | 6-15 | |
12:43 | Â | Nate Ferguson misses two point layup | Â | |
12:41 | Â | Tavion Banks offensive rebound | Â | |
12:41 | Â | Corey Thomas shooting foul (Tavion Banks draws the foul) | Â | |
12:41 | +1 | Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-15 | |
12:41 | +1 | Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-15 | |
12:29 | Â | Corey Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Tavion Banks steals) | Â | |
12:24 | Â | Tavion Banks turnover (bad pass) (Christian Davis steals) | Â | |
11:57 | Â | Nate Ferguson shooting foul (Almar Atlason draws the foul) | Â | |
11:57 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:57 | +1 | Almar Atlason makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-16 | |
11:57 | +1 | Almar Atlason makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-17 | |
11:47 | Â | Mitch Mascari misses three point running jump shot | Â | |
11:45 | Â | Nate Ferguson offensive rebound | Â | |
11:37 | Â | Tavion Banks turnover (bad pass) (Jaquan Johnson steals) | Â | |
11:24 | Â | Tavion Banks personal foul (Zek Montgomery draws the foul) | Â | |
11:04 | Â | Zek Montgomery misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â | |
11:02 | Â | Kael Combs defensive rebound | Â | |
10:40 | +2 | Cam Manyawu makes two point reverse layup | 10-17 | |
10:08 | Â | Isaia Howard blocks Zek Montgomery's two point driving layup | Â | |
10:06 | Â | Braves offensive rebound | Â | |
10:06 | Â | Braves turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
9:53 | Â | Bennett Stirtz turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
9:38 | Â | Duke Deen turnover (lost ball) (Kael Combs steals) | Â | |
9:31 | +2 | Isaia Howard makes two point layup (Bennett Stirtz assists) | 12-17 | |
9:21 | +3 | Duke Deen makes three point pullup jump shot | 12-20 | |
8:55 | Â | Isaia Howard misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:53 | Â | Demarion Burch defensive rebound | Â | |
8:34 | Â | Isaia Howard personal foul (Demarion Burch draws the foul) | Â | |
8:18 | Â | Demarion Burch turnover (lost ball) (Isaia Howard steals) | Â | |
7:59 | +2 | Nate Ferguson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Isaia Howard assists) | 14-20 | |
7:44 | +2 | Corey Thomas makes two point cutting layup (Duke Deen assists) | 14-22 | |
7:24 | +2 | Kael Combs makes two point floating jump shot (Bennett Stirtz assists) | 16-22 | |
7:08 | Â | Isaia Howard personal foul (Almar Atlason draws the foul) | Â | |
7:08 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:49 | Â | Christian Davis misses three point stepback jump shot | Â | |
6:47 | Â | Tavion Banks defensive rebound | Â | |
6:26 | Â | Nate Ferguson misses two point layup | Â | |
6:24 | Â | Tavion Banks offensive rebound | Â | |
6:24 | +2 | Tavion Banks makes two point putback layup | 18-22 | |
6:09 | Â | Zek Montgomery misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:07 | Â | Kael Combs defensive rebound | Â | |
5:53 | Â | Nate Ferguson misses two point layup | Â | |
5:51 | Â | Christian Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
5:32 | Â | Darius Hannah turnover (lost ball) (Bennett Stirtz steals) | Â | |
5:24 | +2 | Kael Combs makes two point driving layup | 20-22 | |
4:56 | Â | Duke Deen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:54 | Â | Tavion Banks defensive rebound | Â | |
4:30 | Â | Darius Hannah shooting foul (Tavion Banks draws the foul) | Â | |
4:30 | +1 | Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-22 | |
4:30 | +1 | Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-22 | |
4:21 | +3 | Christian Davis makes three point jump shot (Duke Deen assists) | 22-25 | |
3:51 | +2 | Isaia Howard makes two point turnaround jump shot | 24-25 | |
3:41 | Â | Jaquan Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Isaia Howard steals) | Â | |
3:41 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:15 | Â | Isaia Howard misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:13 | Â | Duke Deen defensive rebound | Â | |
3:00 | Â | Mitch Mascari shooting foul (Christian Davis draws the foul) | Â | |
3:00 | +1 | Christian Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-26 | |
3:00 | +1 | Christian Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-27 | |
2:39 | Â | Tavion Banks misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:35 | Â | Braves defensive rebound | Â | |
2:23 | +2 | Darius Hannah makes two point layup | 24-29 | |
2:04 | +2 | Nate Ferguson makes two point cutting dunk (Bennett Stirtz assists) | 26-29 | |
1:43 | Â | Christian Davis turnover (lost ball) (Mitch Mascari steals) | Â | |
1:29 | Â | Christian Davis shooting foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul) | Â | |
1:29 | Â | Bennett Stirtz misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
1:29 | +1 | Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-29 | |
1:15 | +2 | Darius Hannah makes two point turnaround jump shot | 27-31 | |
0:43 | +2 | Kael Combs makes two point turnaround hook shot | 29-31 | |
0:32 | Â | Braves 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:10 | Â | Almar Atlason turnover (lost ball) (Mitch Mascari steals) | Â | |
0:01 | +2 | Tavion Banks makes two point cutting layup (Nate Ferguson assists) | 31-31 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |