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Yesufu lifts Drake past Missouri St. 71-69 in MVC tourney

AP
Mar 06, 2021

ST. LOUIS (AP) Joseph Yesufu knifed down the lane, splitting two defenders, and kissed the winning basket off the glass with 2.5 seconds remaining as Drake Bulldogs defeated Missouri State Bears 71-69 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.

Yesufu scored 25 points, Tremell Murphy added 20 points for the second-seeded Bulldogs (25-3). Drake advances to Sunday's tournament championship against top-seeded - and No. 20-ranked - Loyola-Chicago.

Yesufu hit 8 of 10 foul shots. Murphy also had seven rebounds. Garrett Sturtz had nine rebounds for Drake. Darnell Brodie added 10 rebounds.

Gaige Prim had 19 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks for the Bears (17-7). Keaton Hervey added 18 points. Demarcus Sharp had 16 points and eight assists.

Sharp had knotted the score at 69-69 with a drive at the 19-second mark.

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1st Half
MOSU
Bears
37
DRAKE
Bulldogs
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Gaige Prim vs. Darnell Brodie (D.J. Wilkins gains possession)
19:50	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point layup	0-2
19:34		Isiaih Mosley misses two point layup
19:32		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
19:16	+2	Tremell Murphy makes two point jump shot	0-4
18:54		Isiaih Mosley turnover (bad pass) (Tremell Murphy steals)
18:45	+2	D.J. Wilkins makes two point jump shot	0-6
18:29		Gaige Prim misses two point jump shot
18:27		Tremell Murphy defensive rebound
18:08		Tremell Murphy misses three point jump shot
18:06		Ja'Monta Black defensive rebound
17:47	+3	Keaton Hervey makes three point jump shot (Ja'Monta Black assists)	3-6
17:25	+2	Tremell Murphy makes two point layup	3-8
17:03	+2	Isiaih Mosley makes two point jump shot	5-8
16:53		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
16:49		Isiaih Mosley defensive rebound
16:32		Gaige Prim misses two point jump shot
16:30		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
16:15		Darnell Brodie misses two point jump shot
16:06		Isiaih Mosley misses three point jump shot
15:43		Joseph Yesufu misses two point layup
15:41		Gaige Prim defensive rebound
15:41		Darnell Brodie personal foul (Gaige Prim draws the foul)
15:22		Darnell Brodie blocks Isiaih Mosley's two point layup
15:22		Darnell Brodie blocks Isiaih Mosley's two point layup
15:20		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
15:15	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point jump shot (D.J. Wilkins assists)	5-10
14:55	+2	Demarcus Sharp makes two point jump shot	7-10
14:26		Darnell Brodie misses two point jump shot
14:24		Ja'Monta Black defensive rebound
14:16	+2	Gaige Prim makes two point layup (Isiaih Mosley assists)	9-10
13:50		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
13:48		Gaige Prim defensive rebound
13:36	+2	Demarcus Sharp makes two point jump shot	11-10
13:17		Tremell Murphy offensive rebound
13:19		Joseph Yesufu misses two point jump shot
13:17		Tremell Murphy offensive rebound
13:17		Keaton Hervey personal foul (Tremell Murphy draws the foul)
13:17	+1	Tremell Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-11
13:17	+1	Tremell Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-12
13:01		Isiaih Mosley turnover (lost ball) (D.J. Wilkins steals)
12:55		D.J. Wilkins misses three point jump shot
12:54		Bulldogs offensive rebound
12:54		Gaige Prim personal foul (Issa Samake draws the foul)
12:43	+2	Tremell Murphy makes two point jump shot	11-14
12:16	+2	Demarcus Sharp makes two point jump shot	13-14
12:03		Issa Samake misses two point layup
12:01		Demarcus Sharp defensive rebound
11:50		Demarcus Sharp misses two point layup
11:48		Nic Tata offensive rebound
11:45	+2	Nic Tata makes two point layup	15-14
11:44		TV timeout
11:28		Isiaih Mosley shooting foul (Joseph Yesufu draws the foul)
11:28	+1	Joseph Yesufu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-15
11:28	+1	Joseph Yesufu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-16
11:06		Isiaih Mosley turnover (bad pass)
10:53		Isiaih Mosley shooting foul (Tremell Murphy draws the foul)
10:53	+1	Tremell Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-17
10:53	+1	Tremell Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-18
10:37	+2	Gaige Prim makes two point turnaround hook shot	17-18
10:18		Darnell Brodie misses two point jump shot
10:16		Keaton Hervey defensive rebound
9:54		Tremell Murphy shooting foul (Keaton Hervey draws the foul)
9:53		Keaton Hervey misses regular free throw 1 of 3
9:37	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point layup	19-20
9:53	+1	Keaton Hervey makes regular free throw 2 of 3	18-18
9:53	+1	Keaton Hervey makes regular free throw 3 of 3	19-18
9:37	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point layup	19-20
9:13		Gaige Prim misses two point layup
9:11		Gaige Prim offensive rebound
9:08		Gaige Prim misses two point layup
9:06		Gaige Prim offensive rebound
9:03		Gaige Prim misses two point layup
9:01		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
8:48		Joseph Yesufu turnover (lost ball) (Gaige Prim steals)
8:45		Jared Ridder misses two point jump shot
8:43		Gaige Prim offensive rebound
8:43		Jonah Jackson personal foul (Gaige Prim draws the foul)
8:30		Demarcus Sharp misses two point jump shot
8:28		Tremell Murphy defensive rebound
7:54		Gaige Prim misses two point layup
7:52		Tremell Murphy defensive rebound
7:31		Demarcus Sharp blocks Joseph Yesufu's two point layup
7:29		Gaige Prim defensive rebound
7:21		Gaige Prim misses three point jump shot
7:19		Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound
6:55	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point jump shot	19-24
6:54		Ja'Monta Black shooting foul (Garrett Sturtz draws the foul)
6:54		TV timeout
6:54		Garrett Sturtz misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:54		Jared Ridder defensive rebound
6:34		Tremell Murphy shooting foul (Keaton Hervey draws the foul)
6:34	+1	Keaton Hervey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-24
6:34	+1	Keaton Hervey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-24
6:17		Demarcus Sharp shooting foul (Joseph Yesufu draws the foul)
6:17	+1	Joseph Yesufu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-25
6:17	+1	Joseph Yesufu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-26
5:57	+3	Isiaih Mosley makes three point jump shot	24-26
5:40		Garrett Sturtz offensive rebound
5:42		Joseph Yesufu misses two point layup
5:40		Garrett Sturtz offensive rebound
5:36		D.J. Wilkins misses two point jump shot
5:34		Ja'Monta Black defensive rebound
5:34		Darnell Brodie flagrant 1 (Gaige Prim draws the foul)
5:34		Gaige Prim misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
5:11		Issa Samake shooting foul (Gaige Prim draws the foul)
5:34	+1	Gaige Prim makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	25-26
5:11		Issa Samake shooting foul (Gaige Prim draws the foul)
5:11	+1	Gaige Prim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-26
5:11	+1	Gaige Prim makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-26
4:51		Jonah Jackson misses three point jump shot
4:49		Keaton Hervey defensive rebound
4:20		Demarcus Sharp misses two point jump shot
4:18		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
4:11		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
4:09		Ja'Monta Black defensive rebound
3:51		Jared Ridder misses three point jump shot
3:49		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
3:43		Joseph Yesufu misses two point layup
3:41		Nic Tata defensive rebound
3:37	+3	Keaton Hervey makes three point jump shot (Ja'Monta Black assists)	30-26
3:04	+2	Issa Samake makes two point layup (Jonah Jackson assists)	30-28
2:42	+2	Nic Tata makes two point layup (Demarcus Sharp assists)	32-28
2:10	+3	Garrett Sturtz makes three point jump shot (D.J. Wilkins assists)	32-31
1:50	+3	Ja'Monta Black makes three point jump shot (Demarcus Sharp assists)	35-31
1:36	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point layup	35-33
1:20	+2	Nic Tata makes two point layup (Demarcus Sharp assists)	37-33
1:04		Jonah Jackson misses three point jump shot
1:02		Garrett Sturtz offensive rebound
0:57	+3	D.J. Wilkins makes three point jump shot (Garrett Sturtz assists)	37-36
0:31		Demarcus Sharp turnover (bad pass) (Garrett Sturtz steals)
0:24	+2	D.J. Wilkins makes two point layup	37-38
0:07		Demarcus Sharp turnover (lost ball) (Joseph Yesufu steals)
0:02		Ja'Monta Black shooting foul (Joseph Yesufu draws the foul)
0:02		TV timeout
0:01	+1	Joseph Yesufu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-39
0:01	+1	Joseph Yesufu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-40
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MOSU
Bears
32
DRAKE
Bulldogs
31

Time		Play	Score
19:45	+2	Ja'Monta Black makes two point jump shot (Demarcus Sharp assists)	39-40
19:23	+2	Darnell Brodie makes two point layup	39-42
18:59		Isiaih Mosley misses two point jump shot
18:57		Tremell Murphy defensive rebound
18:44		Darnell Brodie misses two point layup
18:42		Darnell Brodie offensive rebound
18:40	+2	Darnell Brodie makes two point layup	39-44
18:12		Keaton Hervey turnover (bad pass) (Joseph Yesufu steals)
18:05		Keaton Hervey blocks Joseph Yesufu's two point layup
18:03		Tremell Murphy offensive rebound
17:49		D.J. Wilkins misses three point jump shot
17:47		Ja'Monta Black defensive rebound
17:41		Isiaih Mosley misses three point jump shot
17:39		Gaige Prim offensive rebound
17:34	+2	Gaige Prim makes two point layup	41-44
17:28		Tremell Murphy misses three point jump shot
17:26		Gaige Prim defensive rebound
17:19	+2	Gaige Prim makes two point layup (Demarcus Sharp assists)	43-44
16:55		Joseph Yesufu misses two point jump shot
16:53		Keaton Hervey defensive rebound
16:44	+3	Keaton Hervey makes three point jump shot (Demarcus Sharp assists)	46-44
16:36		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
16:36		TV timeout
16:13	+2	Tremell Murphy makes two point layup	46-46
15:47		Demarcus Sharp misses two point jump shot
15:45		Gaige Prim offensive rebound
15:40	+2	Gaige Prim makes two point layup	48-46
15:18	+2	Tremell Murphy makes two point hook shot (D.J. Wilkins assists)	48-48
14:58		Keaton Hervey misses three point jump shot
14:56		Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound
14:50		Joseph Yesufu misses two point layup
14:48		Keaton Hervey defensive rebound
14:44		Ja'Monta Black misses three point jump shot
14:42		Ja'Monta Black offensive rebound
14:21		Gaige Prim misses two point hook shot
14:19		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
14:10	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point layup	48-50
14:09		Bears 30 second timeout
14:09		TV timeout
13:46		Keaton Hervey offensive foul (Darnell Brodie draws the foul)
13:46		Keaton Hervey turnover
13:32		Joseph Yesufu misses two point jump shot
13:30		Jared Ridder defensive rebound
13:20		Gaige Prim misses two point hook shot
13:18		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
13:08		Garrett Sturtz misses two point layup
13:06		Demarcus Sharp defensive rebound
12:56		Garrett Sturtz blocks Isiaih Mosley's two point jump shot
12:54		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
12:49		D.J. Wilkins misses three point jump shot
12:47		Isiaih Mosley defensive rebound
12:28		Jared Ridder misses three point jump shot
12:26		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
12:24		Gaige Prim personal foul (Garrett Sturtz draws the foul)
12:24		TV timeout
11:59	+2	D.J. Wilkins makes two point layup	48-52
11:40	+2	Demarcus Sharp makes two point layup	50-52
11:23		D.J. Wilkins misses three point jump shot
11:21		Garrett Sturtz offensive rebound
11:17		Jonah Jackson misses three point jump shot
11:15		Keaton Hervey defensive rebound
11:05		Gaige Prim misses two point layup
11:03		Gaige Prim offensive rebound
10:55	+2	Gaige Prim makes two point layup (Demarcus Sharp assists)	52-52
10:55		Darnell Brodie shooting foul (Gaige Prim draws the foul)
10:55	+1	Gaige Prim makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-52
10:38		Demarcus Sharp blocks Issa Samake's two point layup
10:36		Issa Samake offensive rebound
10:28		Issa Samake misses two point layup
10:26		Gaige Prim defensive rebound
10:22	+2	Demarcus Sharp makes two point jump shot	55-52
10:01	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point layup	55-54
9:33	+2	Gaige Prim makes two point layup (Isiaih Mosley assists)	57-54
9:22		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
9:22		TV timeout
9:12		D.J. Wilkins misses three point jump shot
9:10		Demarcus Sharp defensive rebound
8:49		Isiaih Mosley offensive foul
8:49		Isiaih Mosley turnover
8:30	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point jump shot (Tremell Murphy assists)	57-56
7:52		Keaton Hervey misses two point layup
7:50		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
7:45		Garrett Sturtz misses two point layup
7:43		Darnell Brodie offensive rebound
7:44	+2	Darnell Brodie makes two point layup	57-58
7:44		Bears 30 second timeout
7:44		TV timeout
7:30	+2	Demarcus Sharp makes two point jump shot	59-58
7:26		Demarcus Sharp technical foul
7:26	+1	Joseph Yesufu makes technical free throw 1 of 2	59-59
7:26		Joseph Yesufu misses technical free throw 2 of 2
7:12		Garrett Sturtz turnover (lost ball) (Keaton Hervey steals)
6:59		Gaige Prim misses two point layup
6:57		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
6:36		Gaige Prim blocks Joseph Yesufu's two point layup
6:34		Bulldogs offensive rebound
6:30	+2	Tremell Murphy makes two point jump shot	59-61
6:08		Darnell Brodie shooting foul (Gaige Prim draws the foul)
6:07	+1	Gaige Prim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-61
6:07		Gaige Prim misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:07		Tremell Murphy defensive rebound
5:42		Gaige Prim blocks D.J. Wilkins's two point layup
5:40		Demarcus Sharp defensive rebound
5:16	+3	Keaton Hervey makes three point jump shot (Demarcus Sharp assists)	63-61
4:47	+3	Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (D.J. Wilkins assists)	63-64
4:27		Demarcus Sharp misses two point layup
4:25		Gaige Prim offensive rebound
4:26		Gaige Prim misses two point layup
4:24		Bulldogs defensive rebound
4:09		Gaige Prim blocks Joseph Yesufu's two point layup
4:07		Bulldogs offensive rebound
3:59	+2	Tremell Murphy makes two point layup	63-66
3:31	+2	Keaton Hervey makes two point layup	65-66
3:01		Demarcus Sharp shooting foul (Joseph Yesufu draws the foul)
3:01		TV timeout
3:01	+1	Joseph Yesufu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-67
3:01		Joseph Yesufu misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:01		Gaige Prim defensive rebound
2:49		Isiaih Mosley misses two point layup
2:47		Gaige Prim offensive rebound
2:46		Gaige Prim turnover (traveling)
2:32	+2	Tremell Murphy makes two point layup	65-69
2:12	+2	Demarcus Sharp makes two point jump shot	67-69
1:40		Joseph Yesufu misses two point jump shot
1:38		Gaige Prim defensive rebound
1:16		Demarcus Sharp misses two point jump shot
1:14		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
0:43		Gaige Prim blocks Darnell Brodie's two point layup
0:41		Isiaih Mosley defensive rebound
0:20	+2	Demarcus Sharp makes two point jump shot	69-69
0:06		Keaton Hervey personal foul (Joseph Yesufu draws the foul)
0:02	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point layup	69-71
0:01		Demarcus Sharp misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Demarcus Sharp misses three point jump shot