DeVries scores 27, Drake back to NCAAs after topping Indiana State 84-80 in MVC
ST. LOUIS (AP) Tucker DeVries scored 27 points, Darnell Brodie had four of his 17 in the last 67 seconds and Drake defended its Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title for an NCAA berth with an 84-80 win over Indiana State on Sunday despite blowing an 18-point lead in the last 10 minutes.
The second-seeded Bulldogs (28-7) recovered down the stretch with a 10-2 run in the last 3 1/2 minutes to make their seventh trip to the NCAA Tournament while matching the school record for wins.
DeVries, the two-time MVC Player of the Year, hit a 3-pointer midway through the second half for a 67-49 lead. But Isaiah Swope led the charge back, hitting back-to-back 3-pointers and converting a four-point play with 4:08 to play that gave the top-seeded Sycamores a 73-72 lead, their first since 2-0.
Swope made three free throws for a 76-74 lead with 3:36 to go but DeVries tied the game and Conor Enright it a 3-pointer with two minutes to go. Brodie had the next four points to make it 83-78.
“Credit Indiana State for never quitting, continuing to fight,” Drake coach Darian DeVries said. “I thought our guys showed incredible resolve there when all the momentum was gone ... just make the plays we needed to do. I'm incredibly proud of them.”
Atin Wright had 19 points for Drake, which was 11 of 18 from 3-point range (61%) and 31 of 60 overall. The Bulldogs had 10 new players come in after winning last year's title.
“There's been a lot of hard times throughout this year but the resilience of this group, it's been a lot of fun,” Tucker DeVries said. “There's no better way to do it than with 10 new guys. You look back to June, we had a long ways to go. To get to this point is really special.”
Jayson Kent, who had six points in the 24-5 rally, had 22 points and nine rebounds for the Sycamores (28-6), who were trying to get to their fifth NCAA Tournament and first since 2011. Swope had all 19 of his points in the second half. Robbie Avila added 15, Ryan Conwell 13 and Julian Larry 10.
Indiana State was 7 of 24 from distance, 24 of 35 on two-pointers.
The Bulldogs hit their first seven 3-pointers, the last coming at the 7:36 mark of the first half when Wright hit for a 37-23 lead. Cornwell scored seven-straight points for the Sycamores, but Devries scored in the last minute for a 45-32 halftime lead.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Darnell Brodie vs. Robbie Avila (Bulldogs gains possession) | |||
19:42 | Tucker DeVries misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
19:40 | Jayson Kent defensive rebound | |||
19:26 | Jayson Kent misses three point jump shot | |||
19:24 | Darnell Brodie defensive rebound | |||
19:00 | Atin Wright misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
18:58 | Robbie Avila defensive rebound | |||
18:51 | Julian Larry misses two point driving layup | |||
18:49 | Conor Enright defensive rebound | |||
18:43 | Conor Enright turnover (lost ball) (Jayson Kent steals) | |||
18:32 | Julian Larry misses three point jump shot | |||
18:30 | Darnell Brodie defensive rebound | |||
18:24 | Darnell Brodie misses two point jump shot | |||
18:22 | Isaiah Swope defensive rebound | |||
18:07 | Kevin Overton shooting foul (Robbie Avila draws the foul) | |||
18:07 | +1 | Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 | |
18:07 | +1 | Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 | |
17:53 | +2 | Darnell Brodie makes two point hook shot (Tucker DeVries assists) | 2-2 | |
17:25 | Robbie Avila turnover (bad pass) (Conor Enright steals) | |||
17:20 | Kevin Overton misses two point jump shot | |||
17:18 | Atin Wright offensive rebound | |||
17:17 | +2 | Atin Wright makes two point putback layup | 4-2 | |
16:58 | +2 | Jayson Kent makes two point layup (Julian Larry assists) | 4-4 | |
16:41 | +2 | Tucker DeVries makes two point pullup jump shot | 6-4 | |
16:28 | +2 | Ryan Conwell makes two point driving reverse layup | 6-6 | |
16:17 | Atin Wright turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Conwell steals) | |||
16:06 | Isaiah Swope turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Overton steals) | |||
15:57 | +3 | Conor Enright makes three point jump shot (Atin Wright assists) | 9-6 | |
15:42 | Conor Enright blocks Ryan Conwell's three point jump shot | |||
15:40 | Tucker DeVries defensive rebound | |||
15:32 | +3 | Tucker DeVries makes three point jump shot | 12-6 | |
15:13 | Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot | |||
15:11 | Darnell Brodie defensive rebound | |||
15:01 | +3 | Kevin Overton makes three point jump shot (Darnell Brodie assists) | 15-6 | |
14:34 | Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot | |||
14:32 | Darnell Brodie defensive rebound | |||
14:10 | Ryan Conwell blocks Tucker DeVries's two point layup | |||
14:08 | Tucker DeVries offensive rebound | |||
14:03 | +2 | Tucker DeVries makes two point jump shot | 17-6 | |
13:37 | Ryan Conwell misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
13:35 | Robbie Avila offensive rebound | |||
13:29 | +2 | Robbie Avila makes two point layup | 17-8 | |
13:07 | Kevin Overton misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
13:05 | Darnell Brodie offensive rebound | |||
13:02 | +2 | Darnell Brodie makes two point layup | 19-8 | |
12:50 | +3 | Robbie Avila makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Swope assists) | 19-11 | |
12:33 | +2 | Tucker DeVries makes two point driving layup | 21-11 | |
12:27 | +2 | Jayson Kent makes two point layup (Julian Larry assists) | 21-13 | |
12:09 | Conor Enright turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Conwell steals) | |||
12:07 | Tucker DeVries personal foul (Ryan Conwell draws the foul) | |||
12:07 | TV timeout | |||
11:50 | Robbie Avila misses two point layup | |||
11:48 | Tucker DeVries defensive rebound | |||
11:38 | +2 | Colby Garland makes two point pullup jump shot | 23-13 | |
11:16 | +3 | Julian Larry makes three point jump shot (Robbie Avila assists) | 23-16 | |
11:00 | +3 | Tucker DeVries makes three point jump shot | 26-16 | |
10:40 | +2 | Jayson Kent makes two point layup (Julian Larry assists) | 26-18 | |
10:24 | Colby Garland misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
10:22 | Isaiah Swope defensive rebound | |||
10:16 | Kevin Overton personal foul | |||
10:16 | TV timeout | |||
10:11 | Tucker DeVries shooting foul (Jake Wolfe draws the foul) | |||
10:11 | +1 | Jake Wolfe makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-19 | |
10:11 | Jake Wolfe misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
10:11 | Tucker DeVries defensive rebound | |||
9:57 | Xavier Bledson shooting foul (Nate Ferguson draws the foul) | |||
9:57 | +1 | Nate Ferguson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-19 | |
9:57 | +1 | Nate Ferguson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-19 | |
9:28 | Julian Larry turnover (bad pass) | |||
9:02 | Colby Garland misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:00 | Atin Wright offensive rebound | |||
8:58 | +3 | Atin Wright makes three point jump shot | 31-19 | |
8:36 | +2 | Robbie Avila makes two point driving layup | 31-21 | |
8:13 | +3 | Atin Wright makes three point jump shot (Kyron Gibson assists) | 34-21 | |
8:00 | +2 | Julian Larry makes two point driving layup | 34-23 | |
7:36 | +3 | Atin Wright makes three point jump shot (Colby Garland assists) | 37-23 | |
7:34 | Sycamores 30 second timeout | |||
7:34 | TV timeout | |||
7:15 | +2 | Ryan Conwell makes two point bank jump shot | 37-25 | |
6:54 | Atin Wright misses three point jump shot | |||
6:52 | Ryan Conwell defensive rebound | |||
6:24 | +3 | Ryan Conwell makes three point pullup jump shot | 37-28 | |
5:58 | Kyron Gibson misses three point jump shot | |||
5:56 | Robbie Avila defensive rebound | |||
5:49 | Julian Larry misses two point driving layup | |||
5:47 | Carlos Rosario defensive rebound | |||
5:34 | Colby Garland misses two point jump shot | |||
5:32 | Xavier Bledson defensive rebound | |||
5:27 | +2 | Ryan Conwell makes two point driving layup | 37-30 | |
5:27 | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | |||
5:02 | Atin Wright misses three point jump shot | |||
5:00 | Robbie Avila defensive rebound | |||
4:48 | Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot | |||
4:48 | Atin Wright defensive rebound | |||
4:48 | Conor Enright turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Bledson steals) | |||
4:45 | Xavier Bledson turnover (lost ball) (Darnell Brodie steals) | |||
4:45 | Ryan Conwell personal foul | |||
4:45 | +2 | Atin Wright makes two point layup (Tucker DeVries assists) | 39-30 | |
4:30 | Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot | |||
4:27 | Isaiah Swope offensive rebound | |||
4:26 | Isaiah Swope misses two point tip layup | |||
4:25 | Jayson Kent offensive rebound | |||
4:25 | +2 | Jayson Kent makes two point layup | 39-32 | |
4:13 | +2 | Atin Wright makes two point jump shot (Conor Enright assists) | 41-32 | |
4:07 | Isaiah Swope turnover (bad pass) | |||
3:50 | Atin Wright misses two point driving layup | |||
3:48 | Jayson Kent defensive rebound | |||
3:35 | Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot | |||
3:33 | Darnell Brodie defensive rebound | |||
3:19 | Kevin Overton misses three point jump shot | |||
3:17 | Xavier Bledson defensive rebound | |||
3:07 | Julian Larry offensive foul | |||
3:07 | Julian Larry turnover (offensive foul) | |||
3:07 | TV timeout | |||
2:40 | Tucker DeVries misses two point driving layup | |||
2:38 | Robbie Avila defensive rebound | |||
2:29 | Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot | |||
2:27 | Conor Enright defensive rebound | |||
2:01 | +2 | Darnell Brodie makes two point turnaround jump shot (Tucker DeVries assists) | 43-32 | |
1:35 | Ryan Conwell misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
1:33 | Conor Enright defensive rebound | |||
1:06 | Tucker DeVries turnover (traveling) | |||
0:55 | Robbie Avila offensive foul (Darnell Brodie draws the foul) | |||
0:55 | Robbie Avila turnover (offensive foul) | |||
0:39 | +2 | Tucker DeVries makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Conor Enright assists) | 45-32 | |
0:18 | Atin Wright personal foul (Isaiah Swope draws the foul) | |||
0:02 | Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Jayson Kent offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |