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Stirtz's 16 help Drake take down Evansville 63-40
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Bennett Stirtz's 16 points helped Drake defeat Evansville 63-40 on Saturday night.
Stirtz had seven rebounds, six assists, and three steals for the Bulldogs (14-2, 4-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Daniel Abreu scored 12 points while shooting 4 for 10 (2 for 8 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line. Tavion Banks shot 2 of 9 from the field and 7 for 8 from the line to finish with 11 points.
Tayshawn Comer finished with 11 points for the Purple Aces (6-11, 3-3). Evansville also got 10 points from Cameron Haffner.
Drake took the lead with 5:07 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 25-20 at halftime, with Stirtz racking up seven points. Drake extended its lead to 44-21 during the second half, fueled by a 19-1 scoring run. Stirtz scored a team-high nine points in the second half as their team closed out the win.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Bulldogs gains possession) | Â |
| 19:33 | | +2 | Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 18:57 |  | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:55 | | Â | Cam Manyawu defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:43 | | +2 | Daniel Abreu makes two point layup | 0-4 |
| 18:18 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:16 | | Â | Bennett Stirtz defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:47 | | Â | Bennett Stirtz misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:45 | | Â | Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:38 | | Â | Cam Manyawu misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:36 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:24 | | Â | Bennett Stirtz shooting foul (Cam Haffner draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:24 | | Â | Cam Haffner misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 17:24 | | Â | Cam Haffner misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 17:24 | | Â | Cam Haffner offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:22 | | Â | Cam Haffner misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:20 | | Â | Joshua Hughes offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:15 | | Â | Bennett Stirtz blocks Joshua Hughes's two point layup | Â |
| 17:13 | | Â | Bennett Stirtz defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:01 | | Â | Mitch Mascari misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:59 | | Â | Purple Aces defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:32 | | +2 | Cam Haffner makes two point jump shot | 2-4 |
| 16:17 | | Â | Bennett Stirtz misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:15 | | Â | Cam Manyawu offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:01 | | Â | Isaiah Jackson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:59 | | Â | Connor Turnbull defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:40 | | Â | Joshua Hughes turnover (Cam Manyawu steals) | Â |
| 15:23 | | +3 | Daniel Abreu makes three point jump shot (Bennett Stirtz assists) | 2-7 |
| 14:55 | | Â | Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:53 | | Â | Connor Turnbull offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:49 | | +3 | Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Joshua Hughes assists) | 5-7 |
| 14:16 | | Â | Isaiah Jackson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:14 | | Â | Joshua Hughes defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:58 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 13:44 | | Â | Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:42 | | Â | Tavion Banks defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:15 | | Â | Nate Ferguson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:13 | | Â | Tavion Banks offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:04 | | Â | Tavion Banks misses two point tip layup | Â |
| 13:04 | | Â | Joshua Hughes defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:48 | | +2 | Tayshawn Comer makes two point layup | 7-7 |
| 12:35 | | Â | Isaia Howard misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:33 | | Â | Tavion Banks offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:25 | | +2 | Tavion Banks makes two point layup | 7-9 |
| 12:17 | | +2 | Tayshawn Comer makes two point layup | 9-9 |
| 12:05 | | Â | Isaia Howard misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:03 | | Â | Nate Ferguson offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:55 | | Â | Bennett Stirtz misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:53 | | Â | Nate Ferguson offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:43 | | Â | Tavion Banks misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:41 | | Â | Connor Turnbull defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:36 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:17 | | +3 | Kaia Berridge makes three point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists) | 12-9 |
| 11:03 | | Â | Gui Tesch shooting foul (Nate Ferguson draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:03 | | Â | Nate Ferguson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 11:03 | | Â | Nate Ferguson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 11:03 | | Â | Tanner Cuff defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:49 | | +2 | Tayshawn Comer makes two point layup | 14-9 |
| 10:30 | | Â | Kael Combs turnover (Tayshawn Comer steals) | Â |
| 10:02 | | Â | Tanner Cuff misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:00 | | Â | Joshua Hughes offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:58 | | Â | Joshua Hughes misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:56 | | Â | Daniel Abreu defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:48 | | Â | Daniel Abreu misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:46 | | Â | Tanner Cuff defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:17 | | Â | Tanner Cuff misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:15 | | Â | Purple Aces turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 9:02 | | Â | Kael Combs misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:00 | | Â | Cam Manyawu offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:58 | | Â | Michael Day shooting foul (Cam Manyawu draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:58 | | Â | Cam Manyawu misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 8:58 | | +1 | Cam Manyawu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-10 |
| 8:33 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer offensive foul | Â |
| 8:33 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 8:15 | | Â | Daniel Abreu misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:13 | | Â | Gui Tesch defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:59 | | Â | Connor Turnbull misses three point bank jump shot | Â |
| 7:57 | | Â | Kael Combs defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:31 | | +3 | Mitch Mascari makes three point jump shot (Cam Manyawu assists) | 14-13 |
| 7:07 | | Â | Kaia Berridge turnover (Cam Manyawu steals) | Â |
| 6:48 | | Â | Gui Tesch personal foul (Cam Manyawu draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:48 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:42 | | Â | Cam Manyawu turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 6:19 | | +2 | Tayshawn Comer makes two point layup | 16-13 |
| 6:01 | | +2 | Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup | 16-15 |
| 5:31 | | Â | Connor Turnbull misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 5:29 | | Â | Tavion Banks defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:07 | | +3 | Bennett Stirtz makes three point jump shot | 16-18 |
| 4:46 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:44 | | Â | Daniel Abreu defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:33 | | +2 | Kael Combs makes two point layup | 16-20 |
| 4:33 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer shooting foul (Kael Combs draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:33 | | +1 | Kael Combs makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-21 |
| 4:18 | | +2 | Tanner Cuff makes two point layup | 18-21 |
| 3:44 | | Â | Bennett Stirtz misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:42 | | Â | Tanner Cuff defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:41 | | Â | Tavion Banks personal foul | Â |
| 3:41 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:27 | | Â | Mitch Mascari personal foul | Â |
| 3:23 | | Â | Joshua Hughes turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 3:06 | | Â | Tanner Cuff shooting foul (Tavion Banks draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:06 | | +1 | Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-22 |
| 3:06 | | +1 | Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-23 |
| 2:38 | | +2 | Tayshawn Comer makes two point layup | 20-23 |
| 2:19 | | Â | Tavion Banks misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:17 | | Â | Isaia Howard offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:02 | | Â | Daniel Abreu misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:00 | | Â | Mitch Mascari offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:46 | | Â | Joshua Hughes personal foul (Daniel Abreu draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:46 | | Â | Daniel Abreu misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 1:46 | | Â | Tanner Cuff defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:28 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:26 | | Â | Tavion Banks defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:57 | | Â | Joshua Hughes blocks Daniel Abreu's three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:55 | | Â | Tanner Cuff defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:39 | | Â | Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:37 | | Â | Bennett Stirtz defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:23 | | Â | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:07 | | Â | Daniel Abreu misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:05 | | Â | Tavion Banks offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:04 | | Â | Joshua Hughes personal foul (Tavion Banks draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:04 | | +1 | Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-24 |
| 0:04 | | +1 | Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-25 |
| 0:01 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Kael Combs defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |