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Mukeba scores 21, Oakland beats Milwaukee 72-64 in Horizon League Tournament

AP
Mar 06, 2025

MILWAUKEE (AP) Allen David Mukeba Jr. had 21 points in Oakland's 72-64 win over Milwaukee on Thursday in the Horizon League Tournament quarterfinals.

Mukeba also added seven rebounds for the Golden Grizzlies (16-17). Tuburu Niavalurua added 20 points while shooting 7 of 14 from the field and 6 for 6 from the line while he also had six rebounds. Jaylen Jones went 4 of 9 from the field (2 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points.

The Panthers (21-11) were led in scoring by Themus Fulks, who finished with 20 points and six assists. Jamichael Stillwell added 16 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Milwaukee. AJ McKee also had 13 points.

Oakland took the lead with 14:35 to go in the first half and never looked back. The score was 39-31 at halftime, with Niavalurua racking up 10 points. Oakland went on an 8-0 run to make it a 49-37 lead with 15:23 left in the half. Mukeba scored 11 second-half points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
OAK
Golden Grizzlies
39
MIL
Panthers
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Golden Grizzlies gains possession)
19:39	+2	Buru Naivalurua makes two point layup (Jayson Woodrich assists)	2-0
19:20	+2	AJ McKee makes two point layup (Themus Fulks assists)	2-2
18:58		DQ Cole turnover (bad pass) (Kentrell Pullian steals)
18:53	+2	Themus Fulks makes two point layup (Faizon Fields assists)	2-4
18:23		DQ Cole turnover (bad pass) (Themus Fulks steals)
18:19	+2	Themus Fulks makes two point layup	2-6
17:59	+2	Buru Naivalurua makes two point layup	4-6
17:51		AJ McKee misses two point layup
17:49		Isaiah Jones defensive rebound
17:40	+3	DQ Cole makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Jones assists)	7-6
17:12		Themus Fulks misses two point layup
17:10		DQ Cole defensive rebound
17:00		DQ Cole misses three point jump shot
16:58		Allen Mukeba offensive rebound
16:43		Jayson Woodrich misses three point jump shot
16:41		Jamichael Stillwell defensive rebound
16:35	+2	Jamichael Stillwell makes two point layup	7-8
16:22	+2	Buru Naivalurua makes two point layup (Jayson Woodrich assists)	9-8
15:56		Faizon Fields misses two point jump shot
15:54		DQ Cole defensive rebound
15:50		Faizon Fields personal foul (DQ Cole draws the foul)
15:50		TV timeout
15:31	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point jump shot (Nassim Mashhour assists)	11-8
15:09		Aaron Franklin turnover (lost ball) (Nassim Mashhour steals)
15:01		Jaylen Jones misses two point layup
14:59		Panthers defensive rebound
14:48	+3	Kentrell Pullian makes three point jump shot (Themus Fulks assists)	11-11
14:35	+3	Nassim Mashhour makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Jones assists)	14-11
14:21		Aaron Franklin turnover (lost ball)
13:53		Buru Naivalurua misses two point layup
13:51		Darius Duffy defensive rebound
13:34		Kentrell Pullian misses two point layup
13:32		Allen Mukeba defensive rebound
13:18	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point layup (Jaylen Jones assists)	16-11
12:58		Allen Mukeba personal foul (Themus Fulks draws the foul)
12:38		Jamichael Stillwell misses two point jump shot
12:36		Jamichael Stillwell offensive rebound
12:35	+2	Jamichael Stillwell makes two point layup	16-13
12:35		Malcolm Christie shooting foul (Jamichael Stillwell draws the foul)
12:35		Jamichael Stillwell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:35		Jaylen Jones defensive rebound
12:22	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point layup (Jaylen Jones assists)	18-13
12:10		Erik Pratt misses three point jump shot
12:08		Allen Mukeba defensive rebound
11:58	+3	Malcolm Christie makes three point jump shot (DQ Cole assists)	21-13
11:53		Panthers 30 second timeout
11:53		TV timeout
11:34		Jamichael Stillwell misses two point layup
11:32		Faizon Fields offensive rebound
11:31		Faizon Fields turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Jones steals)
11:30		Erik Pratt personal foul (Jaylen Jones draws the foul)
11:14		Faizon Fields blocks Buru Naivalurua's two point layup
11:12		Buru Naivalurua offensive rebound
11:10	+2	Buru Naivalurua makes two point layup	23-13
10:53	+2	John Lovelace Jr. makes two point layup (Jamichael Stillwell assists)	23-15
10:36		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
10:34		Faizon Fields defensive rebound
10:26	+2	Jamichael Stillwell makes two point layup (Faizon Fields assists)	23-17
10:02		Malcolm Christie misses two point jump shot
10:00		Jamichael Stillwell defensive rebound
9:51	+2	AJ McKee makes two point layup (Jamichael Stillwell assists)	23-19
9:41		Jayson Woodrich misses three point jump shot
9:39		Kentrell Pullian defensive rebound
9:33		Kentrell Pullian misses two point layup
9:31		Allen Mukeba defensive rebound
9:23		Allen Mukeba turnover (out of bounds)
9:03		AJ McKee misses three point jump shot
9:01		Jayson Woodrich defensive rebound
8:50		Faizon Fields personal foul (Jayson Woodrich draws the foul)
8:47	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point layup (Nassim Mashhour assists)	25-19
8:26	+2	Jamichael Stillwell makes two point jump shot (Kentrell Pullian assists)	25-21
8:01		Buru Naivalurua misses two point jump shot
7:59		Isaiah Jones offensive rebound
7:59		AJ McKee personal foul (Isaiah Jones draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:38	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point layup	27-21
7:11		Themus Fulks misses two point jump shot
7:09		Panthers offensive rebound
7:06		Panthers turnover (shot clock violation)
6:54		Darius Duffy personal foul (Allen Mukeba draws the foul)
6:43		Nassim Mashhour misses three point jump shot
6:41		Themus Fulks defensive rebound
6:35		Nassim Mashhour shooting foul (AJ McKee draws the foul)
6:35	+1	AJ McKee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-22
6:35	+1	AJ McKee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-23
6:10	+2	Isaiah Jones makes two point layup (Allen Mukeba assists)	29-23
5:59		Themus Fulks turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Jones steals)
5:51	+3	DQ Cole makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Jones assists)	32-23
5:19		Kentrell Pullian misses three point jump shot
5:17		Jaylen Jones defensive rebound
4:54		DQ Cole misses three point jump shot
4:52		Golden Grizzlies offensive rebound
4:46		Golden Grizzlies turnover (shot clock violation)
4:24		Jamichael Stillwell turnover (bad pass)
4:11	+3	DQ Cole makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Jones assists)	35-23
3:48	+2	Themus Fulks makes two point jump shot	35-25
3:23		DQ Cole misses three point jump shot
3:21		Jamichael Stillwell defensive rebound
3:08	+2	Themus Fulks makes two point layup (Jamichael Stillwell assists)	35-27
2:59		Jaylen Jones misses two point layup
2:57		Jamichael Stillwell defensive rebound
2:46	+2	Themus Fulks makes two point jump shot	35-29
2:37		Golden Grizzlies 30 second timeout
2:37		TV timeout
2:26		Isaiah Jones misses three point jump shot
2:24		Jamichael Stillwell defensive rebound
2:07	+2	Themus Fulks makes two point jump shot	35-31
1:31	+2	Jaylen Jones makes two point jump shot	37-31
1:16		Jamichael Stillwell turnover (bad pass)
0:50	+2	Buru Naivalurua makes two point jump shot	39-31
0:40		Jamichael Stillwell misses three point jump shot
0:38		Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound
0:37		John Lovelace Jr. personal foul (Buru Naivalurua draws the foul)
0:09		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
0:07		Kentrell Pullian defensive rebound
0:03		Jaylen Jones personal foul (Kentrell Pullian draws the foul)
0:02		Cooper Craggs personal foul (Themus Fulks draws the foul)
0:00		Themus Fulks misses three point jump shot
0:00		Panthers offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
OAK
Golden Grizzlies
33
MIL
Panthers
33

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Buru Naivalurua shooting foul (Faizon Fields draws the foul)
19:50		Faizon Fields misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:50		Faizon Fields misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:50		Allen Mukeba defensive rebound
19:30		Buru Naivalurua misses two point jump shot
19:28		Kentrell Pullian defensive rebound
19:09		Jamichael Stillwell misses two point jump shot
19:07		Isaiah Jones defensive rebound
18:56		Faizon Fields personal foul (Allen Mukeba draws the foul)
18:34		Golden Grizzlies turnover (shot clock violation)
18:22	+2	Themus Fulks makes two point jump shot	39-33
18:22		Allen Mukeba personal foul (Faizon Fields draws the foul)
18:06	+2	Themus Fulks makes two point jump shot	39-35
17:40	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point layup (Jaylen Jones assists)	41-35
17:21	+2	Themus Fulks makes two point jump shot (Jamichael Stillwell assists)	41-37
16:52	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point jump shot	43-37
16:45		Isaiah Jones blocks AJ McKee's two point layup
16:43		Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound
16:38		Isaiah Jones misses two point layup
16:36		Allen Mukeba offensive rebound
16:31	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point layup	45-37
16:24		Isaiah Jones personal foul (Themus Fulks draws the foul)
16:10		Erik Pratt misses two point jump shot
16:08		Erik Pratt offensive rebound
15:59		Themus Fulks misses three point jump shot
15:56		Jaylen Jones defensive rebound
15:53		Jaylen Jones misses two point layup
15:52		Buru Naivalurua offensive rebound
15:52		Themus Fulks shooting foul (Buru Naivalurua draws the foul)
15:52		TV timeout
15:52	+1	Buru Naivalurua makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-37
15:52	+1	Buru Naivalurua makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-37
15:36		DQ Cole personal foul (Jamichael Stillwell draws the foul)
15:29		AJ McKee misses three point jump shot
15:27		Jaylen Jones defensive rebound
15:23	+2	Jaylen Jones makes two point layup	49-37
15:12	+2	Jamichael Stillwell makes two point layup (Themus Fulks assists)	49-39
14:40		Jaylen Jones misses three point jump shot
14:38		Panthers defensive rebound
14:25		Themus Fulks turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Jones steals)
14:21		Jaylen Jones misses two point layup
14:19		AJ McKee defensive rebound
14:13	+2	Jamichael Stillwell makes two point layup (Themus Fulks assists)	49-41
13:54	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point layup (DQ Cole assists)	51-41
13:53		Darius Duffy shooting foul (Allen Mukeba draws the foul)
13:53	+1	Allen Mukeba makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-41
13:38		Erik Pratt misses three point jump shot
13:36		Nassim Mashhour defensive rebound
13:33		Jamichael Stillwell personal foul (Nassim Mashhour draws the foul)
13:25		Buru Naivalurua turnover (lost ball)
13:12		Erik Pratt misses three point jump shot
13:10		Golden Grizzlies defensive rebound
12:58	+2	Buru Naivalurua makes two point layup (Isaiah Jones assists)	54-41
12:47	+3	John Lovelace Jr. makes three point jump shot (Themus Fulks assists)	54-44
12:44		Panthers 30 second timeout
12:44		TV timeout
12:38		Jaylen Jones turnover (lost ball) (Erik Pratt steals)
12:33		AJ McKee turnover (traveling)
12:12		Faizon Fields blocks Buru Naivalurua's two point layup
12:10		Faizon Fields defensive rebound
12:10		Buru Naivalurua personal foul (Faizon Fields draws the foul)
11:51	+3	John Lovelace Jr. makes three point jump shot (Themus Fulks assists)	54-47
11:15	+2	Nassim Mashhour makes two point jump shot	56-47
10:59		Allen Mukeba shooting foul (Faizon Fields draws the foul)
10:59		TV timeout
10:59		Faizon Fields misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:59		Faizon Fields misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:59		Allen Mukeba defensive rebound
10:51		Faizon Fields personal foul (Buru Naivalurua draws the foul)
10:26		Buru Naivalurua turnover (traveling)
10:12	+3	John Lovelace Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kentrell Pullian assists)	56-50
9:37		Golden Grizzlies turnover (shot clock violation)
9:23		Allen Mukeba shooting foul (Kentrell Pullian draws the foul)
9:23	+1	Kentrell Pullian makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-51
9:23		Kentrell Pullian misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:23		Isaiah Jones defensive rebound
8:51		Buru Naivalurua misses two point jump shot
8:49		Erik Pratt defensive rebound
8:46		Kentrell Pullian turnover (out of bounds)
8:26		Kentrell Pullian personal foul
8:06	+2	Isaiah Jones makes two point jump shot	58-51
7:49		John Lovelace Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:47		Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound
7:41		DQ Cole misses two point layup
7:39		Jamichael Stillwell defensive rebound
7:33		Jamichael Stillwell turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Jones steals)
7:28		Jaylen Jones turnover (bad pass) (Erik Pratt steals)
7:22	+2	Themus Fulks makes two point layup (Erik Pratt assists)	58-53
7:01		Jamichael Stillwell personal foul (Buru Naivalurua draws the foul)
7:01		TV timeout
7:01	+1	Buru Naivalurua makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-53
7:01	+1	Buru Naivalurua makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-53
6:32	+2	AJ McKee makes two point jump shot (Kentrell Pullian assists)	60-55
6:02		Jamichael Stillwell personal foul (Allen Mukeba draws the foul)
6:02	+1	Allen Mukeba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-55
6:02	+1	Allen Mukeba makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-55
5:44	+3	AJ McKee makes three point jump shot (Jamichael Stillwell assists)	62-58
5:32		DQ Cole turnover (5-second violation)
5:21	+2	Jamichael Stillwell makes two point jump shot (John Lovelace Jr. assists)	62-60
4:48		DQ Cole misses two point jump shot
4:46		Panthers defensive rebound
4:33		Kentrell Pullian misses three point jump shot
4:30		Golden Grizzlies defensive rebound
4:19	+3	Jaylen Jones makes three point jump shot (Buru Naivalurua assists)	65-60
4:08	+2	AJ McKee makes two point layup (Jamichael Stillwell assists)	65-62
3:39		Nassim Mashhour misses three point jump shot
3:37		John Lovelace Jr. defensive rebound
3:36		Buru Naivalurua personal foul (John Lovelace Jr. draws the foul)
3:36		TV timeout
3:36		John Lovelace Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:36		Golden Grizzlies defensive rebound
3:08	+2	Buru Naivalurua makes two point jump shot	67-62
2:53		AJ McKee misses three point jump shot
2:51		Nassim Mashhour defensive rebound
2:18		Buru Naivalurua misses two point jump shot
2:16		John Lovelace Jr. defensive rebound
2:11		Themus Fulks turnover (bad pass)
2:11		Golden Grizzlies 30 second timeout
1:40		Golden Grizzlies turnover (shot clock violation)
1:24		Faizon Fields misses two point jump shot
1:23		Jamichael Stillwell offensive rebound
1:22	+2	Jamichael Stillwell makes two point layup	67-64
1:22		Panthers 30 second timeout
0:54	+3	Jaylen Jones makes three point jump shot (Buru Naivalurua assists)	70-64
0:42		AJ McKee misses three point jump shot
0:40		Jaylen Jones defensive rebound
0:32		DQ Cole turnover (lost ball) (AJ McKee steals)
0:23		Isaiah Jones shooting foul (Kentrell Pullian draws the foul)
0:23		Kentrell Pullian misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:23		Kentrell Pullian misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:23		Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound
0:21		Jamichael Stillwell personal foul (Buru Naivalurua draws the foul)
0:21	+1	Buru Naivalurua makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-64
0:21	+1	Buru Naivalurua makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-64
0:16		Themus Fulks misses three point jump shot
0:14		Jaylen Jones defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jaylen Jones defensive rebound