BELMONT

DRAKE

Muszynski scores 31 to lift Belmont over Drake 74-69

AP
Nov 26, 2021

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) Nick Muszynski had a career-high 31 points as Belmont Bruins narrowly beat Drake Bulldogs 74-69 on Thursday night at the ESPN Events Invitational.

Ben Sheppard had 17 points for Belmont (4-2). Will Richard added 11 points and 14 rebounds. Grayson Murphy had eight rebounds and six assists.

Tremell Murphy had 18 points and nine rebounds for the Bulldogs (3-1). Tucker DeVries added 12 points. Roman Penn had 12 points. Garrett Sturtz had six points and 11 rebounds.

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1st Half
BELM
Bruins
40
DRAKE
Bulldogs
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:45		Darnell Brodie misses two point jump shot
19:43		Will Richard defensive rebound
19:24		Nick Muszynski misses two point jump shot
19:22		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
19:07	+2	Shanquan Hemphill makes two point layup	0-2
19:07		Will Richard shooting foul (Shanquan Hemphill draws the foul)
19:07		Shanquan Hemphill misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:07		Nick Muszynski defensive rebound
18:47	+2	Will Richard makes two point layup (Nick Muszynski assists)	2-2
18:20		D.J. Wilkins misses two point jump shot
18:18		Grayson Murphy defensive rebound
18:07		Luke Smith personal foul
18:07		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
18:05		Shanquan Hemphill defensive rebound
17:56		Tremell Murphy misses three point jump shot
17:54		Will Richard defensive rebound
17:34	+2	Nick Muszynski makes two point jump shot (Ben Sheppard assists)	4-2
17:17		Ben Sheppard blocks Tremell Murphy's two point jump shot
17:15		Will Richard defensive rebound
17:09		Luke Smith misses three point jump shot
17:07		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
16:32		Roman Penn misses three point jump shot
16:30		Will Richard defensive rebound
16:25		Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot
16:23		Roman Penn defensive rebound
16:18	+2	D.J. Wilkins makes two point jump shot	4-4
15:44		Grayson Murphy turnover (lost ball) (Okay Djamgouz steals)
15:39		Okay Djamgouz misses two point layup
15:37		Garrett Sturtz offensive rebound
15:27	+2	Roman Penn makes two point jump shot	4-6
15:00	+3	Ben Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Grayson Murphy assists)	7-6
14:45		Okay Djamgouz misses three point jump shot
14:43		Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
14:35	+2	Grayson Murphy makes two point layup	9-6
14:14		Okay Djamgouz misses two point jump shot
14:12		Garrett Sturtz offensive rebound
14:09	+3	Tucker DeVries makes three point jump shot (Garrett Sturtz assists)	9-9
13:48	+3	Ben Sheppard makes three point jump shot	12-9
13:48		Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot
13:46		Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
13:27		Garrett Sturtz personal foul
13:23		Jacobi Wood misses two point jump shot
13:21		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
13:05		Garrett Sturtz misses two point layup
13:03		Bruins defensive rebound
12:53		Luke Smith misses three point jump shot
12:51		Bruins offensive rebound
12:31		Jacobi Wood turnover
12:09		Tremell Murphy personal foul
12:09	+2	Darnell Brodie makes two point jump shot	12-11
11:38	+2	Nick Muszynski makes two point layup	14-11
11:17		Darnell Brodie misses two point jump shot
11:15		Luke Smith defensive rebound
11:03		Luke Smith turnover
11:03		TV timeout
10:51	+2	Shanquan Hemphill makes two point alley-oop dunk (Roman Penn assists)	14-13
10:27	+2	Nick Muszynski makes two point reverse layup	16-13
10:18		Shanquan Hemphill misses two point jump shot
10:16		Nick Muszynski defensive rebound
10:02	+3	Ben Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Grayson Murphy assists)	19-13
9:52	+2	Darnell Brodie makes two point layup (Roman Penn assists)	19-15
9:46	+2	Nick Muszynski makes two point layup	21-15
9:46		Tremell Murphy personal foul
9:46	+1	Nick Muszynski makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-15
9:38	+3	Tucker DeVries makes three point jump shot (D.J. Wilkins assists)	22-18
9:16		Nate Ferguson personal foul
9:16	+1	Nick Muszynski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-18
9:16	+1	Nick Muszynski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-18
9:06		Nick Muszynski blocks Shanquan Hemphill's two point layup
9:04		Grayson Murphy defensive rebound
8:59		Tate Pierson misses three point jump shot
8:57		Nate Ferguson defensive rebound
8:45		D.J. Wilkins turnover (lost ball) (Grayson Murphy steals)
8:34		Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot
8:32		Roman Penn defensive rebound
8:16		Roman Penn turnover (bad pass) (Nick Muszynski steals)
8:16	+2	Will Richard makes two point layup	26-18
7:44		Even Brauns shooting foul
7:44		TV timeout
7:44	+1	Shanquan Hemphill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-19
7:44		Shanquan Hemphill misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:44		Michael Shanks defensive rebound
7:44		Darnell Brodie personal foul
7:44	+1	Will Richard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-19
7:44	+1	Will Richard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-19
7:44		Roman Penn misses two point jump shot
7:44		Shanquan Hemphill offensive rebound
7:44	+2	Shanquan Hemphill makes two point layup	28-21
7:44	+2	Nick Muszynski makes two point jump shot	30-21
6:25	+2	Roman Penn makes two point floating jump shot	30-23
6:25		Luke Smith shooting foul
6:25		Darnell Brodie turnover (Grayson Murphy steals)
6:25	+1	Roman Penn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-24
6:05	+2	Nick Muszynski makes two point finger roll layup	32-24
5:38		Darnell Brodie turnover (lost ball) (Grayson Murphy steals)
5:32		Roman Penn personal foul
5:27		Nick Muszynski misses two point jump shot
5:25		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
5:19		Grayson Murphy turnover
5:12	+2	Michael Shanks makes two point layup (Grayson Murphy assists)	34-24
5:10		D.J. Wilkins misses three point jump shot
5:10		D.J. Wilkins misses three point jump shot
5:08		Garrett Sturtz offensive rebound
4:47		Garrett Sturtz misses three point jump shot
4:45		Ben Sheppard defensive rebound
4:33	+2	Grayson Murphy makes two point driving layup	36-24
4:20	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point layup (Roman Penn assists)	36-26
3:45		D.J. Wilkins misses three point jump shot
3:43		Garrett Sturtz offensive rebound
3:36		Roman Penn misses three point jump shot
3:34		Bruins defensive rebound
3:34		TV timeout
3:21		Garrett Sturtz misses two point jump shot
3:19		Grayson Murphy defensive rebound
3:06		Nick Muszynski turnover (lost ball) (Garrett Sturtz steals)
3:03		Ben Sheppard personal foul
2:43		Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot
2:41		Ayo Akinwole offensive rebound
2:30		Will Richard shooting foul
2:30	+1	Shanquan Hemphill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-27
2:30	+1	Shanquan Hemphill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-28
2:11		Tucker DeVries shooting foul
2:11	+1	Nick Muszynski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-28
2:11	+1	Nick Muszynski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-28
1:49	+2	Roman Penn makes two point floating jump shot	38-30
1:40		Tate Pierson turnover (Shanquan Hemphill steals)
1:32		Shanquan Hemphill misses two point jump shot
1:30		Garrett Sturtz offensive rebound
1:24	+3	Roman Penn makes three point jump shot (Garrett Sturtz assists)	38-33
1:05		Grayson Murphy misses three point jump shot
1:05		Grayson Murphy misses three point jump shot
1:03		Grayson Murphy offensive rebound
0:56		Nick Muszynski turnover (Tucker DeVries steals)
0:43		Garrett Sturtz misses two point jump shot
0:41		Grayson Murphy defensive rebound
0:41		Jump ball. (Bruins gains possession)
0:35	+2	Nick Muszynski makes two point layup (Grayson Murphy assists)	40-33
0:05		Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot
0:03		Frank Jakubicek defensive rebound

2nd Half
BELM
Bruins
34
DRAKE
Bulldogs
36

Time		Play	Score
0:00		—
19:54		Shanquan Hemphill misses two point jump shot
19:52		Grayson Murphy defensive rebound
19:36	+2	Nick Muszynski makes two point turnaround hook shot	42-33
19:23		Darnell Brodie misses two point jump shot
19:21		Will Richard defensive rebound
19:16	+2	Ben Sheppard makes two point layup (Luke Smith assists)	44-33
18:52	+2	Darnell Brodie makes two point hook shot	44-35
18:31	+2	Nick Muszynski makes two point jump shot (Will Richard assists)	46-35
18:15		Ben Sheppard personal foul
18:04		D.J. Wilkins misses two point jump shot
18:02		Tremell Murphy offensive rebound
17:54	+2	Tremell Murphy makes two point layup	46-37
17:31		Will Richard misses two point jump shot
17:25		Roman Penn defensive rebound
17:25	+3	Tremell Murphy makes three point jump shot (Roman Penn assists)	46-40
17:07		Grayson Murphy misses two point jump shot
17:05		Nick Muszynski offensive rebound
16:59	+2	Nick Muszynski makes two point tip shot	48-40
16:44		Roman Penn misses three point jump shot
16:42		Nick Muszynski defensive rebound
16:30		Roman Penn personal foul
16:13		Grayson Murphy turnover (Ayo Akinwole steals)
16:06		Tremell Murphy turnover (Luke Smith steals)
15:48		Luke Smith misses two point jump shot
15:46		Tremell Murphy defensive rebound
15:38		Ayo Akinwole misses two point jump shot
15:36		Nick Muszynski defensive rebound
15:22		Tucker DeVries shooting foul
15:22		TV timeout
15:22	+1	Nick Muszynski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-40
15:22		Nick Muszynski misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:22		Tremell Murphy defensive rebound
14:55		D.J. Wilkins turnover (lost ball) (Michael Shanks steals)
14:40		Nick Muszynski turnover (Shanquan Hemphill steals)
14:37	+2	Tremell Murphy makes two point layup	49-42
14:37		Nick Muszynski shooting foul
14:37		TV timeout
14:37		Tremell Murphy misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:37		Will Richard defensive rebound
14:12		Frank Jakubicek misses three point jump shot
14:10		Tremell Murphy defensive rebound
13:43		Frank Jakubicek blocks Tremell Murphy's two point layup
13:41		Ayo Akinwole offensive rebound
13:27	+3	Tucker DeVries makes three point jump shot (Ayo Akinwole assists)	49-45
13:15	+2	Nick Muszynski makes two point jump shot	51-45
12:55		Nick Muszynski blocks Garrett Sturtz's two point layup
12:53		Garrett Sturtz offensive rebound
12:43	+3	Tucker DeVries makes three point jump shot	51-48
12:32		Nick Muszynski turnover (Tucker DeVries steals)
12:24	+3	Tremell Murphy makes three point jump shot	51-51
12:09	+2	Grayson Murphy makes two point layup (Nick Muszynski assists)	53-51
11:41	+2	Tremell Murphy makes two point layup (Roman Penn assists)	53-53
11:35		Tucker DeVries shooting foul
11:35		TV timeout
11:35		Ben Sheppard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:43	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point layup	54-55
11:35	+1	Ben Sheppard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-53
11:14		Tucker DeVries offensive foul
11:14		Tucker DeVries turnover
10:50		Jacobi Wood turnover (Garrett Sturtz steals)
10:43	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point layup	54-55
10:19		Luke Smith misses three point jump shot
10:17		Tremell Murphy defensive rebound
10:07		Tremell Murphy misses three point jump shot
10:05		Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
10:05		Shanquan Hemphill personal foul
9:42		Ben Sheppard turnover (D.J. Wilkins steals)
9:29	+2	D.J. Wilkins makes two point layup	54-57
9:04		Luke Smith misses two point jump shot
9:02		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
8:58		Roman Penn turnover
8:44		Will Richard misses two point jump shot
8:42		Shanquan Hemphill defensive rebound
8:33		Roman Penn misses three point jump shot
8:31		Nick Muszynski defensive rebound
8:22	+2	Grayson Murphy makes two point driving layup	56-57
7:53	+2	Roman Penn makes two point driving layup	56-59
7:40		Nick Muszynski misses two point jump shot
7:38		Roman Penn defensive rebound
7:12		D.J. Wilkins misses two point jump shot
7:10		Nick Muszynski defensive rebound
7:06	+2	Ben Sheppard makes two point layup (Nick Muszynski assists)	58-59
6:58		TV timeout
6:45		Tremell Murphy turnover
6:31	+3	Luke Smith makes three point jump shot (Grayson Murphy assists)	61-59
6:19		Grayson Murphy shooting foul
6:19		Tremell Murphy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:19	+1	Tremell Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-60
6:06		Luke Smith misses three point jump shot
6:04		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
5:55		Luke Smith shooting foul
5:41		Shanquan Hemphill misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:08		Grayson Murphy misses three point jump shot
5:41		Shanquan Hemphill misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:41		Will Richard defensive rebound
5:21		Will Richard misses two point jump shot
5:19		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
5:13		Ayo Akinwole turnover
5:08		Grayson Murphy misses three point jump shot
5:06		Will Richard offensive rebound
4:56		Will Richard misses two point jump shot
4:54		Roman Penn defensive rebound
4:43	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point jump shot	61-62
4:33	+2	Luke Smith makes two point layup	63-62
3:16	+3	Will Richard makes three point jump shot (Grayson Murphy assists)	66-62
4:24		Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot
4:22		Will Richard defensive rebound
4:01		Nick Muszynski misses two point jump shot
3:59		Tremell Murphy defensive rebound
3:31		Roman Penn misses two point jump shot
3:29		Will Richard defensive rebound
3:16	+3	Will Richard makes three point jump shot (Grayson Murphy assists)	66-62
2:55		Nick Muszynski blocks Garrett Sturtz's two point jump shot
2:53		Grayson Murphy defensive rebound
2:14		Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot
2:12		Nick Muszynski offensive rebound
2:10		Nick Muszynski misses two point dunk
2:10		Nick Muszynski offensive rebound
2:09	+2	Nick Muszynski makes two point tip shot	68-62
1:16		Will Richard defensive rebound
1:55		Shanquan Hemphill misses two point layup
1:53		Will Richard defensive rebound
1:30		Tremell Murphy shooting foul
1:30		Nick Muszynski misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:55		Will Richard defensive rebound
1:30	+1	Nick Muszynski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-62
1:18		Ayo Akinwole misses three point jump shot
1:16		Will Richard defensive rebound
1:05		Ayo Akinwole personal foul
1:05		Tate Pierson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:05		Tremell Murphy defensive rebound
0:57		Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot
0:55		Will Richard defensive rebound
0:54		Ayo Akinwole personal foul
0:54	+1	Will Richard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-62
0:54	+1	Will Richard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-62
0:44	+3	Tremell Murphy makes three point jump shot (Okay Djamgouz assists)	71-65
0:37		D.J. Wilkins personal foul
0:37	+1	Ben Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-65
0:37		Ben Sheppard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:37		Tremell Murphy defensive rebound
0:36		Tate Pierson personal foul
0:35	+2	Tremell Murphy makes two point finger roll layup	72-67
0:22		Grayson Murphy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:25		Will Richard turnover (Garrett Sturtz steals)
0:23	+2	Shanquan Hemphill makes two point layup	72-69
0:23		Luke Smith shooting foul
0:23		Shanquan Hemphill misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:23		Grayson Murphy defensive rebound
0:22		Tremell Murphy personal foul
0:22		Grayson Murphy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:00		Will Richard defensive rebound
0:22		Grayson Murphy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:22		Tremell Murphy defensive rebound
0:08		Tremell Murphy misses two point layup
0:06		Ben Sheppard defensive rebound
0:05		Okay Djamgouz personal foul
0:05	+1	Ben Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-69
0:05	+1	Ben Sheppard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-69
0:01		Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot
0:00		Will Richard defensive rebound

Will Richard defensive rebound