Yesufu scores 20 to lead Drake over Northern Iowa 77-69
AP
Feb 17, 2021
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) Joseph Yesufu had a career-high 20 points as Drake Bulldogs beat Northern Iowa Panthers 77-69 on Wednesday night.
Garrett Sturtz had 19 points for Drake (21-2, 12-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Tremell Murphy added 14 points. D.J. Wilkins had six assists.
Austin Phyfe had 19 points for the Panthers (7-15, 5-11). Trae Berhow added 13 points. Nate Heise had 12 points.
The Bulldogs improve to 2-0 against the Panthers this season. Drake defeated Northern Iowa 80-59 last Wednesday.
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1st Half
DRAKE
Bulldogs
31
UNI
Panthers
30
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Darnell Brodie vs. Austin Phyfe (Bowen Born gains possession)
19:42
Bowen Born turnover (bad pass) (Roman Penn steals)
19:11
Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
18:58
+2
Trae Berhow makes two point pullup jump shot
0-2
18:45
Tremell Murphy misses three point jump shot
18:43
Noah Carter defensive rebound
18:31
+2
Austin Phyfe makes two point pullup jump shot (Noah Carter assists)
0-4
18:14
Garrett Sturtz misses three point jump shot
18:12
Darnell Brodie offensive rebound
18:06
+3
D.J. Wilkins makes three point jump shot (Roman Penn assists)
3-4
17:54
+2
Austin Phyfe makes two point layup (Nate Heise assists)
3-6
17:38
Darnell Brodie misses two point jump shot
17:36
Garrett Sturtz offensive rebound
17:32
Noah Carter blocks Garrett Sturtz's two point putback layup
17:30
Noah Carter defensive rebound
17:12
+3
Noah Carter makes three point jump shot (Nate Heise assists)
3-9
16:45
+2
Garrett Sturtz makes two point driving layup
5-9
16:23
Noah Carter misses three point jump shot
16:21
Roman Penn defensive rebound
16:15
Tremell Murphy offensive foul (Bowen Born draws the foul)
16:14
Tremell Murphy turnover
15:52
+2
Austin Phyfe makes two point driving layup
5-11
15:37
+3
Tremell Murphy makes three point jump shot (Darnell Brodie assists)
8-11
15:08
Trae Berhow misses three point jump shot
15:06
Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
14:54
D.J. Wilkins misses three point jump shot
14:52
Trae Berhow defensive rebound
14:44
Trae Berhow turnover (lost ball) (Roman Penn steals)
14:31
TV timeout
14:06
Garrett Sturtz misses two point floating jump shot
14:04
Issa Samake offensive rebound
13:59
+2
Issa Samake makes two point putback layup
10-11
13:38
Trae Berhow misses three point step back jump shot
13:36
Cole Henry offensive rebound
13:31
Joseph Yesufu personal foul (Cole Henry draws the foul)
13:29
Noah Carter misses three point jump shot
13:27
Issa Samake defensive rebound
12:57
Joseph Yesufu turnover (lost ball) (Noah Carter steals)
12:43
+2
Nate Heise makes two point reverse layup (Cole Henry assists)
10-13
12:24
+2
D.J. Wilkins makes two point step back jump shot
12-13
12:23
Noah Carter shooting foul (D.J. Wilkins draws the foul)
12:23
+1
D.J. Wilkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1
13-13
12:00
+2
Bowen Born makes two point turnaround jump shot
13-15
11:29
+2
Issa Samake makes two point reverse layup (D.J. Wilkins assists)
15-15
11:13
Roman Penn personal foul (Cole Henry draws the foul)
11:13
TV timeout
11:05
Trae Berhow misses two point jump shot
11:03
Cole Henry offensive rebound
10:52
+2
Cole Henry makes two point putback layup
15-17
10:45
Jonah Jackson misses three point jump shot
10:43
Joseph Yesufu offensive rebound
10:32
Tremell Murphy misses three point jump shot
10:30
Cole Henry defensive rebound
10:20
Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
10:18
Tywhon Pickford offensive rebound
10:10
Tremell Murphy personal foul (Bowen Born draws the foul)
10:03
+3
Nate Heise makes three point jump shot (Trae Berhow assists)
15-20
9:34
+3
Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (Roman Penn assists)
18-20
9:11
Tytan Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Roman Penn steals)
9:04
Nate Heise blocks Roman Penn's two point driving layup
9:02
Roman Penn offensive rebound
8:56
D.J. Wilkins misses three point jump shot
8:54
Trae Berhow defensive rebound
8:45
Darnell Brodie shooting foul (Austin Phyfe draws the foul)
8:45
+1
Austin Phyfe makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-21
8:45
Austin Phyfe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:45
Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound
8:25
+3
Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (Roman Penn assists)
21-21
8:02
D.J. Wilkins personal foul (Trae Berhow draws the foul)
7:54
+2
Trae Berhow makes two point pullup jump shot
21-23
7:41
D.J. Wilkins misses three point jump shot
7:39
Noah Carter defensive rebound
7:30
Bowen Born misses two point floating jump shot
7:28
Roman Penn defensive rebound
7:20
Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
7:18
Darnell Brodie offensive rebound
7:13
Darnell Brodie misses two point putback layup
7:11
Nate Heise defensive rebound
7:05
Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
7:03
Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
6:58
+3
Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (Roman Penn assists)
24-23
6:55
Panthers 30 second timeout
6:55
TV timeout
6:38
Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
6:36
Noah Carter offensive rebound
6:34
Darnell Brodie shooting foul (Noah Carter draws the foul)
6:34
+1
Noah Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-24
6:34
+1
Noah Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-25
6:24
Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
6:22
Noah Carter defensive rebound
6:14
Noah Carter offensive foul (Roman Penn draws the foul)
6:14
Noah Carter turnover
5:55
Joseph Yesufu misses two point pullup jump shot
5:53
Issa Samake offensive rebound
5:51
Issa Samake misses two point putback layup
5:49
Noah Carter defensive rebound
5:24
+2
Tywhon Pickford makes two point pullup jump shot
24-27
5:12
+2
Roman Penn makes two point turnaround jump shot
26-27
5:00
Noah Carter misses three point jump shot
4:58
Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound
4:57
Tywhon Pickford personal foul (Joseph Yesufu draws the foul)
4:42
Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
4:40
Tywhon Pickford defensive rebound
4:11
Tywhon Pickford misses three point jump shot
4:09
Roman Penn defensive rebound
3:41
Nate Heise shooting foul (Roman Penn draws the foul)