EVAN

DRAKE

Yesufu scores 32 to carry Drake over Evansville 85-71

AP
Feb 21, 2021

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Joseph Yesufu had a career-high 32 points as Drake Bulldogs beat Evansville Aces 85-71 on Sunday.

Yesufu made 12 of 14 shots, including 5 of 7 on 3-pointers.

D.J. Wilkins had 13 points for Drake (22-2, 13-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Garrett Sturtz added six rebounds.

Shamar Givance had 19 points for the Purple Aces (8-13, 6-9), whose losing streak stretched to five games. Iyen Enaruna added 13 points. Evan Kuhlman had 13 points.

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1st Half
EVAN
Aces
30
DRAKE
Bulldogs
47

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jax Levitch vs. Darnell Brodie (Roman Penn gains possession)
19:47	+2	Darnell Brodie makes two point layup	0-2
19:18		Shamar Givance turnover (lost ball) (Tremell Murphy steals)
19:13		Tremell Murphy turnover (lost ball) (Shamar Givance steals)
19:06		D.J. Wilkins shooting foul (Jawaun Newton draws the foul)
19:06		Jawaun Newton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:06	+1	Jawaun Newton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-2
18:48	+2	Darnell Brodie makes two point layup (Roman Penn assists)	1-4
18:26		Evan Kuhlman misses three point jump shot
18:24		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
18:15		Darnell Brodie offensive foul (Evan Kuhlman draws the foul)
18:15		Darnell Brodie turnover
18:00	+2	Evan Kuhlman makes two point jump shot	3-4
17:30	+2	Darnell Brodie makes two point turnaround hook shot (D.J. Wilkins assists)	3-6
17:04	+2	Shamar Givance makes two point jump shot (Jax Levitch assists)	5-6
16:52	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point driving layup	6-8
16:23		Darnell Brodie shooting foul (Evan Kuhlman draws the foul)
16:23	+1	Evan Kuhlman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-8
16:23	+1	Evan Kuhlman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-8
16:00		Issa Samake turnover (lost ball) (Shamar Givance steals)
15:41	+2	Evan Kuhlman makes two point pullup jump shot	9-8
15:29		Tremell Murphy misses three point jump shot
15:27		Jawaun Newton defensive rebound
15:16	+2	Shamar Givance makes two point driving layup	11-8
14:54	+2	Tremell Murphy makes two point driving layup	11-10
14:53		Evan Kuhlman shooting foul (Tremell Murphy draws the foul)
14:54		TV timeout
14:54		Tremell Murphy misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:54		Jawaun Newton defensive rebound
14:23		Iyen Enaruna misses two point layup
14:21		Tremell Murphy defensive rebound
14:02	+2	D.J. Wilkins makes two point floating jump shot	11-12
13:39	+2	Samari Curtis makes two point jump shot	13-12
13:09		Iyen Enaruna shooting foul (Garrett Sturtz draws the foul)
13:09	+1	Garrett Sturtz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-13
13:09	+1	Garrett Sturtz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-14
12:52		Noah Frederking misses two point jump shot
12:50		Tremell Murphy defensive rebound
12:44	+3	D.J. Wilkins makes three point jump shot (Garrett Sturtz assists)	13-17
12:20		Shamar Givance misses three point jump shot
12:18		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
12:13	+3	D.J. Wilkins makes three point pullup jump shot	13-20
11:49		Joseph Yesufu personal foul (Shamar Givance draws the foul)
11:49		TV timeout
11:30		Jawaun Newton misses two point jump shot
11:28		Issa Samake defensive rebound
11:14		Roman Penn misses two point jump shot
11:12		Jax Levitch defensive rebound
10:53		Samari Curtis misses three point jump shot
10:51		D.J. Wilkins defensive rebound
10:39	+3	Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot	13-23
10:28		Evan Kuhlman misses three point jump shot
10:26		Jawaun Newton offensive rebound
10:26		D.J. Wilkins personal foul (Jawaun Newton draws the foul)
10:09	+2	Evan Kuhlman makes two point turnaround jump shot	15-23
9:46	+3	Tremell Murphy makes three point jump shot (Garrett Sturtz assists)	15-26
9:27		Jawaun Newton misses three point jump shot
9:25		Roman Penn defensive rebound
9:16		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
9:14		Noah Frederking defensive rebound
8:47		Shamar Givance turnover (lost ball)
8:37	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point driving layup	15-28
8:18		Issa Samake shooting foul (Jawaun Newton draws the foul)
8:18		Jawaun Newton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:18	+1	Jawaun Newton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-28
7:48	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point driving layup	16-30
7:29	+2	Evan Kuhlman makes two point reverse layup (Samari Curtis assists)	18-30
7:29		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
7:29		TV timeout
7:16	+2	Issa Samake makes two point alley-oop dunk (Joseph Yesufu assists)	18-32
6:50		Samari Curtis misses three point jump shot
6:48		Tremell Murphy defensive rebound
6:33		Roman Penn turnover (lost ball) (Shamar Givance steals)
6:06	+2	Shamar Givance makes two point driving layup	20-32
5:51		Shamar Givance shooting foul (Joseph Yesufu draws the foul)
5:51	+1	Joseph Yesufu makes regular free throw 1 of 3	20-33
5:51		Joseph Yesufu misses regular free throw 2 of 3
5:51	+1	Joseph Yesufu makes regular free throw 3 of 3	20-34
5:51	+1	Joseph Yesufu makes regular free throw 3 of 3	20-34
5:28		Samari Curtis turnover (lost ball) (Tremell Murphy steals)
5:18		Jump ball. Garrett Sturtz vs. Iyen Enaruna (Iyen Enaruna gains possession)
5:18		Garrett Sturtz turnover (lost ball) (Iyen Enaruna steals)
4:59	+2	Jawaun Newton makes two point driving layup	22-34
4:49	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point finger roll layup	22-36
4:20		Shamar Givance misses three point jump shot
4:18		Roman Penn defensive rebound
4:12		Tremell Murphy misses two point layup
4:10		Jawaun Newton defensive rebound
4:00		Iyen Enaruna misses two point layup
3:58		Jawaun Newton offensive rebound
3:50	+3	Samari Curtis makes three point jump shot (Shamar Givance assists)	25-36
3:30	+2	Nate Ferguson makes two point layup (Joseph Yesufu assists)	25-38
3:05		Jawaun Newton misses two point jump shot
3:03		Iyen Enaruna offensive rebound
2:58		Iyen Enaruna misses two point layup
2:56		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
2:53	+3	Roman Penn makes three point jump shot (Joseph Yesufu assists)	25-41
2:45		TV timeout
2:45		TV timeout
2:34		Jax Levitch misses three point jump shot
2:32		Nate Ferguson defensive rebound
2:17		Roman Penn misses two point jump shot
2:15		Garrett Sturtz offensive rebound
2:06	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point driving layup	25-43
1:59		Noah Frederking misses three point jump shot
1:57		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
1:32		Tremell Murphy turnover (bad pass)
1:06	+2	Noah Frederking makes two point driving layup	27-43
0:50	+3	Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (Roman Penn assists)	27-46
0:22		Shamar Givance turnover (lost ball) (Roman Penn steals)
0:19		Evan Kuhlman shooting foul (Tremell Murphy draws the foul)
0:16		Tremell Murphy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:16	+1	Tremell Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-47
0:00	+3	Evan Kuhlman makes three point step back jump shot	30-47
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
EVAN
Aces
41
DRAKE
Bulldogs
38

Time		Play	Score
19:32	+2	Darnell Brodie makes two point turnaround hook shot (Roman Penn assists)	30-49
19:04		Jawaun Newton misses two point layup
19:02		Evan Kuhlman offensive rebound
18:57		Jax Levitch misses three point jump shot
18:55		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
18:47		Darnell Brodie misses two point hook shot
18:45		Roman Penn offensive rebound
18:40		Roman Penn turnover (bad pass) (Shamar Givance steals)
18:34		Noah Frederking misses three point jump shot
18:32		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
18:20	+3	Tremell Murphy makes three point jump shot (D.J. Wilkins assists)	30-52
18:10	+2	Shamar Givance makes two point finger roll layup	32-52
17:54	+2	D.J. Wilkins makes two point jump shot	32-54
17:41	+3	Noah Frederking makes three point jump shot (Jax Levitch assists)	35-54
17:34		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
17:34		TV timeout
17:15		Darnell Brodie misses two point dunk
17:13		Jawaun Newton defensive rebound
16:50	+2	Jawaun Newton makes two point layup	37-54
16:37	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point reverse layup (Joseph Yesufu assists)	37-56
16:24		Jax Levitch misses three point jump shot
16:22		Jawaun Newton offensive rebound
16:20		Jump ball. Jawaun Newton vs. Joseph Yesufu (Jawaun Newton gains possession)
16:14	+2	Shamar Givance makes two point finger roll layup	39-56
15:51	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point driving layup	39-58
15:32		Joseph Yesufu personal foul (Shamar Givance draws the foul)
15:32		TV timeout
15:28		Jax Levitch misses three point jump shot
15:26		Shamar Givance offensive rebound
15:10		Noah Frederking misses three point jump shot
15:08		Jonah Jackson defensive rebound
15:01	+3	D.J. Wilkins makes three point jump shot (Garrett Sturtz assists)	39-61
14:46	+2	Shamar Givance makes two point driving layup	41-61
14:31		Shamar Givance shooting foul (Joseph Yesufu draws the foul)
14:31		Joseph Yesufu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:31	+1	Joseph Yesufu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-62
14:13		Gage Bobe turnover (bad pass) (Joseph Yesufu steals)
13:59	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point floating jump shot	41-64
13:43		Jawaun Newton misses two point layup
13:41		D.J. Wilkins defensive rebound
13:31		Jonah Jackson misses three point jump shot
13:29		Jax Levitch defensive rebound
13:04		Jawaun Newton turnover (lost ball) (Joseph Yesufu steals)
12:58	+2	Issa Samake makes two point alley-oop dunk (Joseph Yesufu assists)	41-66
12:41	+3	Shamar Givance makes three point jump shot (Evan Kuhlman assists)	44-66
12:25	+3	Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (D.J. Wilkins assists)	44-69
12:05		Evan Kuhlman turnover (traveling)
11:54	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point step back jump shot	44-71
11:30		Shamar Givance misses three point jump shot
11:28		Iyen Enaruna offensive rebound
11:27		Issa Samake personal foul (Iyen Enaruna draws the foul)
11:27		TV timeout
11:11		Iyen Enaruna misses three point jump shot
11:09		Tremell Murphy defensive rebound
10:49		D.J. Wilkins misses three point jump shot
10:47		Issa Samake offensive rebound
10:41	+3	Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (Issa Samake assists)	44-74
10:11	+2	Iyen Enaruna makes two point hook shot	46-74
9:53	+2	Issa Samake makes two point layup	46-76
9:35		Issa Samake blocks Shamar Givance's two point layup
9:33		Issa Samake defensive rebound
9:27		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
9:25		Shamar Givance defensive rebound
9:16		Shamar Givance misses two point layup
9:14		Issa Samake defensive rebound
9:10		Jonah Jackson misses three point jump shot
9:08		Samari Curtis defensive rebound
8:55	+2	Shamar Givance makes two point step back jump shot	48-76
8:32	+3	Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot	48-79
8:10	+2	Shamar Givance makes two point driving layup	50-79
7:59		Jonah Jackson misses three point jump shot
7:57		Iyen Enaruna defensive rebound
7:38	+2	Iyen Enaruna makes two point turnaround hook shot	52-79
7:15		Jonah Jackson misses three point jump shot
7:13		Samari Curtis defensive rebound
7:00	+2	Iyen Enaruna makes two point layup (Shamar Givance assists)	54-79
6:31	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point jump shot	54-81
6:10		Issa Samake personal foul (Iyen Enaruna draws the foul)
6:10		TV timeout
6:07	+3	Samari Curtis makes three point jump shot	57-81
5:43		Bryceson Burns misses two point jump shot
5:41		Nate Ferguson offensive rebound
5:42		Jawaun Newton personal foul (Nate Ferguson draws the foul)
5:28		Bryceson Burns misses three point jump shot
5:26		Jawaun Newton defensive rebound
4:57	+2	Jawaun Newton makes two point driving layup	59-81
4:26	+2	Nate Ferguson makes two point layup	59-83
4:15		Bryceson Burns blocks Jawaun Newton's two point layup
4:13		Purple Aces offensive rebound
4:10		Iyen Enaruna misses two point jump shot
4:08		Alex Matthews offensive rebound
4:01	+2	Samari Curtis makes two point finger roll layup	61-83
4:00		Nate Ferguson shooting foul (Samari Curtis draws the foul)
4:00		TV timeout
4:00	+1	Samari Curtis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-83
3:35		Bryceson Burns turnover (lost ball) (Devan Straub steals)
3:10	+2	Iyen Enaruna makes two point hook shot	64-83
3:10		Nate Ferguson shooting foul (Iyen Enaruna draws the foul)
3:10	+1	Iyen Enaruna makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-83
2:46		Okay Djamgouz misses three point jump shot
2:44		Devan Straub defensive rebound
2:30	+2	Iyen Enaruna makes two point jump shot	67-83
1:58	+2	Nate Ferguson makes two point dunk (Bryceson Burns assists)	67-85
1:37		Devan Straub turnover (lost ball) (Bryceson Burns steals)
1:20		Bryceson Burns misses two point jump shot
1:18		Alex Matthews defensive rebound
1:07	+2	Iyen Enaruna makes two point driving layup	69-85
0:36		Okay Djamgouz misses two point layup
0:34		Trey Hall defensive rebound
0:28	+2	Trey Hall makes two point driving layup	71-85
0:00		End of period

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Trey Hall makes two point driving layup