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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		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)
3:41		TV timeout
3:41		Roman Penn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:41	+1	Roman Penn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-27
3:22		Nate Heise turnover (bad pass) (D.J. Wilkins steals)
3:18	+2	Issa Samake makes two point driving dunk (Garrett Sturtz assists)	29-27
2:58	+2	Tywhon Pickford makes two point layup (Nate Heise assists)	29-29
2:22		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
2:01		Bowen Born misses two point turnaround jump shot
1:59		Issa Samake defensive rebound
1:37		Roman Penn misses three point jump shot
1:35		Panthers defensive rebound
1:23		Austin Phyfe turnover (traveling)
1:22		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:05		Garrett Sturtz misses two point driving layup
1:03		Nate Heise defensive rebound
0:55		Bowen Born misses two point floating jump shot
0:53		Austin Phyfe offensive rebound
0:53		Issa Samake shooting foul (Austin Phyfe draws the foul)
0:53		Austin Phyfe misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:53	+1	Austin Phyfe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-30
0:34	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point reverse layup (D.J. Wilkins assists)	31-30
0:01		Austin Phyfe turnover (bad pass) (Roman Penn steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DRAKE
Bulldogs
46
UNI
Panthers
39

Time		Play	Score
19:42	+2	Tremell Murphy makes two point layup (Garrett Sturtz assists)	33-30
19:22	+2	Noah Carter makes two point layup	33-32
19:07	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point driving layup (Roman Penn assists)	35-32
19:06		Trae Berhow shooting foul (Garrett Sturtz draws the foul)
19:06	+1	Garrett Sturtz makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-32
18:52	+3	Nate Heise makes three point jump shot (Austin Phyfe assists)	36-35
18:33		D.J. Wilkins misses three point jump shot
18:31		Trae Berhow defensive rebound
18:22		Austin Phyfe misses two point layup
18:20		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
18:04	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point layup (Darnell Brodie assists)	38-35
17:44	+2	Nate Heise makes two point driving layup	38-37
17:34		Bowen Born personal foul (D.J. Wilkins draws the foul)
17:30	+3	Garrett Sturtz makes three point pullup jump shot (D.J. Wilkins assists)	41-37
17:16		Trae Berhow misses two point pullup jump shot
17:14		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
17:03		Roman Penn misses two point floating jump shot
17:01		Noah Carter defensive rebound
16:47		Bowen Born misses two point fadeaway jump shot
16:45		Noah Carter offensive rebound
16:39		Tremell Murphy blocks Noah Carter's two point putback layup
16:37		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
16:27		Austin Phyfe personal foul (Darnell Brodie draws the foul)
16:25		Tremell Murphy misses two point floating jump shot
16:23		Noah Carter defensive rebound
16:11	+2	Bowen Born makes two point pullup jump shot	41-39
15:44		Darnell Brodie turnover (bad pass) (Nate Heise steals)
15:27		Austin Phyfe misses two point turnaround jump shot
15:25		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
15:14	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point layup (D.J. Wilkins assists)	43-39
14:42		Tywhon Pickford misses three point jump shot
14:40		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
14:26		Nate Heise blocks Garrett Sturtz's two point driving layup
14:24		Noah Carter defensive rebound
14:17	+3	Austin Phyfe makes three point jump shot (Nate Heise assists)	43-42
14:03		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
13:43		TV timeout
13:43	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point turnaround jump shot	45-42
13:25	+3	Bowen Born makes three point jump shot (Tywhon Pickford assists)	45-45
12:57	+2	Issa Samake makes two point layup	47-45
12:57		Cole Henry shooting foul (Issa Samake draws the foul)
12:57		TV timeout
12:57		Issa Samake misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:57		Tywhon Pickford defensive rebound
12:33		Bowen Born misses three point pullup jump shot
12:31		Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound
12:27		Bowen Born personal foul (Tremell Murphy draws the foul)
12:10	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point floating jump shot	49-45
11:48		Joseph Yesufu personal foul (Tywhon Pickford draws the foul)
11:48		TV timeout
11:33		Noah Carter turnover (lost ball) (Joseph Yesufu steals)
11:08	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point floating jump shot (Roman Penn assists)	51-45
10:48	+2	Cole Henry makes two point layup (Tywhon Pickford assists)	51-47
10:45		Panthers 30 second timeout
10:23	+3	Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (Roman Penn assists)	54-47
10:04		Austin Phyfe misses three point jump shot
10:02		Tywhon Pickford offensive rebound
9:59		Tywhon Pickford misses two point putback layup
9:57		Roman Penn defensive rebound
9:43	+3	Tremell Murphy makes three point pullup jump shot (Roman Penn assists)	57-47
9:14	+2	Austin Phyfe makes two point reverse layup (Trae Berhow assists)	57-49
8:56		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
8:54		Tremell Murphy offensive rebound
8:49	+3	D.J. Wilkins makes three point jump shot (Garrett Sturtz assists)	60-49
8:32		Bowen Born misses two point pullup jump shot
8:30		Austin Phyfe offensive rebound
8:28	+2	Austin Phyfe makes two point putback layup	60-51
8:28		Panthers 30 second timeout
8:28		TV timeout
8:14		D.J. Wilkins misses three point jump shot
8:12		Tremell Murphy offensive rebound
8:01	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point pullup jump shot	62-51
7:43		Darnell Brodie blocks Trae Berhow's two point layup
7:41		Bulldogs defensive rebound
7:23		D.J. Wilkins misses three point jump shot
7:21		Trae Berhow defensive rebound
7:11	+2	Austin Phyfe makes two point layup (Bowen Born assists)	62-53
7:11		Garrett Sturtz personal foul (Austin Phyfe draws the foul)
7:11		Austin Phyfe misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:11		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
6:43	+2	Darnell Brodie makes two point layup (D.J. Wilkins assists)	64-53
6:28		Austin Phyfe misses two point pullup jump shot
6:26		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
6:10		Tremell Murphy misses three point jump shot
6:08		Tywhon Pickford defensive rebound
5:40	+2	Austin Phyfe makes two point hook shot	64-55
5:15		Joseph Yesufu misses two point driving layup
5:13		Tremell Murphy offensive rebound
5:13	+2	Tremell Murphy makes two point putback dunk	66-55
5:03		Tremell Murphy personal foul (Bowen Born draws the foul)
5:01	+3	Bowen Born makes three point jump shot (Tywhon Pickford assists)	66-58
4:42		Joseph Yesufu misses two point pullup jump shot
4:40		Trae Berhow defensive rebound
4:32		Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
4:30		Panthers offensive rebound
4:27		Roman Penn personal foul (Trae Berhow draws the foul)
4:13		Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
4:11		Bulldogs defensive rebound
3:49		Joseph Yesufu misses two point pullup jump shot
3:47		Tywhon Pickford defensive rebound
3:38	+2	Trae Berhow makes two point pullup jump shot (Tywhon Pickford assists)	66-60
3:29		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
3:29		TV timeout
3:07	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point driving layup	68-60
2:52		Trae Berhow misses three point pullup jump shot
2:50		Tremell Murphy defensive rebound
2:21	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point turnaround jump shot	70-60
2:06	+2	Trae Berhow makes two point layup (Austin Phyfe assists)	70-62
2:06		Panthers 60 second timeout
1:59		Nate Heise personal foul (Joseph Yesufu draws the foul)
1:56		Trae Berhow personal foul (Darnell Brodie draws the foul)
1:56	+1	Darnell Brodie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-62
1:56	+1	Darnell Brodie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-62
1:44		Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
1:42		Bowen Born offensive rebound
1:37		Bowen Born misses two point jump shot
1:35		D.J. Wilkins defensive rebound
1:33		Bowen Born personal foul (D.J. Wilkins draws the foul)
1:33		D.J. Wilkins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:33		Panthers defensive rebound
1:22	+3	Trae Berhow makes three point jump shot (Bowen Born assists)	72-65
1:12	+2	Tremell Murphy makes two point finger roll layup (D.J. Wilkins assists)	74-65
1:00		Trae Berhow misses three point jump shot
0:58		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
0:57		Austin Phyfe personal foul (Darnell Brodie draws the foul)
0:57		Darnell Brodie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:57		Austin Phyfe defensive rebound
0:49		Trae Berhow misses three point jump shot
0:47		Austin Phyfe offensive rebound
0:45	+2	Trae Berhow makes two point driving dunk (Austin Phyfe assists)	74-67
0:41		Trae Berhow personal foul (Tremell Murphy draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Tremell Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-67
0:42	+1	Tremell Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-67
0:37		Joseph Yesufu personal foul (Bowen Born draws the foul)
0:31		Trae Berhow misses three point jump shot
0:31		Bowen Born offensive rebound
0:31		Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
0:29		Tywhon Pickford offensive rebound
0:24		Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
0:22		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
0:20		Bowen Born personal foul (Garrett Sturtz draws the foul)
0:20		Garrett Sturtz misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:15		Bowen Born misses three point pullup jump shot
0:20	+1	Garrett Sturtz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-67
0:15		Bowen Born misses three point pullup jump shot
0:13		Nate Heise offensive rebound
0:11		Nate Heise misses two point putback layup
0:09		Tywhon Pickford offensive rebound
0:08	+2	Nate Heise makes two point layup (Tywhon Pickford assists)	77-69

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Nate Heise makes two point layup (Tywhon Pickford assists)