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Stirtz scores 24 in Drake's 81-71 victory against Valparaiso

AP
Jan 22, 2025

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Bennett Stirtz scored 24 points as Drake beat Valparaiso 81-71 on Wednesday night.

Stirtz also contributed nine assists, five rebounds and three steals for the Bulldogs (17-2, 7-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Mitch Mascari shot 7 for 12, including 5 for 9 from beyond the arc to add 21 points. Daniel Abreu shot 2 of 2 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line to finish with 11 points.

The Beacons (10-10, 3-6) were led by Jefferson Monegro, who recorded 16 points. All Wright added 15 points for Valparaiso. Cooper Schwieger had 14 points and six rebounds.

Drake took the lead with 11:59 to go in the first half and led for the remainder. The score was 43-29 at halftime, with Stirtz racking up 12 points. Drake was outscored by Valparaiso in the second half by a four-point margin, but still wound up on top, while Stirtz led the way with a team-high 12 second-half points.

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1st Half
VALP
Beacons
29
DRAKE
Bulldogs
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Beacons gains possession)
19:45		Tyler Schmidt turnover (bad pass) (Cam Manyawu steals)
19:32		Cam Manyawu turnover (traveling)
19:08	+2	Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes two point layup	2-0
18:41	+3	Daniel Abreu makes three point jump shot (Cam Manyawu assists)	2-3
18:25	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point layup (Tyler Schmidt assists)	4-3
18:04		Mitch Mascari misses three point jump shot
18:02		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro defensive rebound
17:51		Cam Manyawu personal foul
17:36		Isaiah Jackson blocks All Wright's two point layup
17:34		Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound
17:31		Isaiah Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Schmidt steals)
17:23		Kaspar Sepp misses three point jump shot
17:21		Bennett Stirtz defensive rebound
17:05	+2	Isaiah Jackson makes two point layup (Bennett Stirtz assists)	4-5
16:44		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses three point jump shot
16:42		Mitch Mascari defensive rebound
16:27		Bennett Stirtz misses two point jump shot
16:25		Cam Manyawu offensive rebound
16:14		Tyler Schmidt shooting foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul)
16:14	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-6
16:14	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-7
15:50	+2	All Wright makes two point layup	6-7
15:23		Bennett Stirtz misses two point jump shot
15:21		Tavion Banks offensive rebound
15:16		Isaiah Jackson misses three point jump shot
15:14		Beacons defensive rebound
15:14		TV timeout
14:48		Mitch Mascari shooting foul (Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro draws the foul)
14:48	+1	Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-7
14:48	+1	Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-7
14:34	+3	Mitch Mascari makes three point jump shot (Tavion Banks assists)	8-10
14:06		Justus McNair misses two point jump shot
14:04		Bennett Stirtz defensive rebound
13:39	+2	Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup	8-12
13:25	+3	All Wright makes three point jump shot	11-12
12:53		Cooper Schwieger shooting foul (Tavion Banks draws the foul)
12:53		Tavion Banks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:53		Tavion Banks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:53		Isaiah Shaw defensive rebound
12:29	+2	Isaiah Shaw makes two point jump shot	13-12
11:59	+2	Tavion Banks makes two point layup (Bennett Stirtz assists)	13-14
11:51		TV timeout
11:43		Kael Combs personal foul
11:25		Justus McNair misses two point jump shot
11:23		Louth-M Coulibaly offensive rebound
11:16		Louth-M Coulibaly misses two point layup
11:14		Isaia Howard defensive rebound
11:07		Darius DeAveiro personal foul
10:56		Tyler Schmidt shooting foul (Daniel Abreu draws the foul)
10:56	+1	Daniel Abreu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-15
10:56	+1	Daniel Abreu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-16
10:46		Isaiah Shaw turnover (bad pass) (Cam Manyawu steals)
10:17	+3	Bennett Stirtz makes three point jump shot (Kael Combs assists)	13-19
10:02		All Wright turnover (lost ball) (Bennett Stirtz steals)
9:33	+2	Mitch Mascari makes two point layup	13-21
9:30		Beacons 30 second timeout
9:04		All Wright misses two point jump shot
9:02		Bennett Stirtz defensive rebound
8:43	+2	Kael Combs makes two point jump shot	13-23
8:20	+2	Darius DeAveiro makes two point jump shot	15-23
7:48	+2	Mitch Mascari makes two point jump shot	15-25
7:30	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point jump shot	17-25
7:06	+3	Daniel Abreu makes three point jump shot (Bennett Stirtz assists)	17-28
6:43		Cooper Schwieger misses two point layup
6:41		Cooper Schwieger offensive rebound
6:34	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point layup	19-28
6:13		Cam Manyawu misses two point layup
6:11		Kaspar Sepp defensive rebound
5:57		Daniel Abreu personal foul
5:57		TV timeout
5:43	+3	Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes three point jump shot (Kaspar Sepp assists)	22-28
5:21	+2	Bennett Stirtz makes two point jump shot	22-30
5:08		Kaspar Sepp misses two point jump shot
5:06		Mitch Mascari defensive rebound
4:36		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
4:24	+2	Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes two point jump shot	24-30
4:04	+2	Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup	24-32
4:04		Cooper Schwieger shooting foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul)
4:04	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-33
3:54		Tavion Banks personal foul
3:54		TV timeout
3:44		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses two point jump shot
3:42		Beacons offensive rebound
3:38		Cooper Schwieger offensive foul
3:38		Cooper Schwieger turnover (offensive foul)
3:24	+2	Tavion Banks makes two point layup (Isaiah Jackson assists)	24-35
3:04		Kaspar Sepp misses two point hook shot
3:02		Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound
2:41	+3	Mitch Mascari makes three point jump shot (Bennett Stirtz assists)	24-38
2:13		Isaiah Jackson personal foul
2:07	+2	All Wright makes two point jump shot	26-38
1:36	+2	Isaia Howard makes two point layup	26-40
1:29		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:21		Bennett Stirtz shooting foul (All Wright draws the foul)
1:21	+1	All Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-40
1:21	+1	All Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-40
0:59		Tavion Banks misses two point jump shot
0:57		Devon Ellis defensive rebound
0:42		All Wright turnover (lost ball) (Tavion Banks steals)
0:22		Bennett Stirtz misses two point layup
0:20		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
0:20		Cam Manyawu personal foul (Darius DeAveiro draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Darius DeAveiro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-40
0:20		Darius DeAveiro misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:20		Isaia Howard defensive rebound
0:07	+3	Isaia Howard makes three point jump shot (Bennett Stirtz assists)	29-43
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VALP
Beacons
42
DRAKE
Bulldogs
38

Time		Play	Score
0:00		—
19:42	+3	Mitch Mascari makes three point jump shot (Cam Manyawu assists)	29-46
19:24	+2	Tyler Schmidt makes two point layup (Kaspar Sepp assists)	31-46
19:01	+2	Cam Manyawu makes two point dunk (Daniel Abreu assists)	31-48
18:36		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses three point jump shot
18:34		Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
18:29		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro blocks Cam Manyawu's two point layup
18:27		Bulldogs offensive rebound
18:12		Mitch Mascari misses three point jump shot
18:10		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
18:03		Isaiah Jackson shooting foul (All Wright draws the foul)
18:03		All Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:03	+1	All Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-48
17:47		Bennett Stirtz misses two point layup
17:45		Tyler Schmidt defensive rebound
17:39		Cam Manyawu personal foul
17:28		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses two point layup
17:26		Cooper Schwieger offensive rebound
17:20		Cooper Schwieger misses two point layup
17:18		Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound
16:55		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
16:39	+2	Tyler Schmidt makes two point layup	34-48
16:31		Tyler Schmidt personal foul
16:21	+2	Tavion Banks makes two point layup (Bennett Stirtz assists)	34-50
15:56		Bennett Stirtz shooting foul (Justus McNair draws the foul)
15:56		TV timeout
15:56	+1	Justus McNair makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-50
15:56	+1	Justus McNair makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-50
15:27		Kael Combs misses three point jump shot
15:25		Isaiah Shaw defensive rebound
15:12		Darius DeAveiro misses two point layup
15:10		Isaiah Shaw offensive rebound
15:04	+2	Isaiah Shaw makes two point layup	38-50
14:43		Mitch Mascari turnover (lost ball) (Justus McNair steals)
14:35	+2	Justus McNair makes two point layup	40-50
14:14	+2	Tavion Banks makes two point dunk (Bennett Stirtz assists)	40-52
14:13		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
14:13		TV timeout
14:04	+3	Tyler Schmidt makes three point jump shot (Justus McNair assists)	43-52
13:42		Tavion Banks misses three point jump shot
13:40		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
13:32		Bennett Stirtz shooting foul (Justus McNair draws the foul)
13:32	+1	Justus McNair makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-52
13:32	+1	Justus McNair makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-52
12:57		Mitch Mascari misses two point jump shot
12:55		Isaia Howard offensive rebound
12:50		Isaia Howard misses two point layup
12:48		Beacons defensive rebound
12:39		Justus McNair misses three point jump shot
12:37		Isaia Howard defensive rebound
12:14	+3	Mitch Mascari makes three point jump shot (Bennett Stirtz assists)	45-55
12:00		Isaia Howard blocks Darius DeAveiro's two point layup
11:58		Isaia Howard defensive rebound
11:41		TV timeout
11:34		Daniel Abreu turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Schmidt steals)
11:27	+2	Justus McNair makes two point layup	47-55
11:02	+2	Isaiah Jackson makes two point layup (Isaia Howard assists)	47-57
10:49		All Wright offensive foul
10:49		All Wright turnover (offensive foul)
10:33		Bennett Stirtz misses two point jump shot
10:31		Daniel Abreu offensive rebound
10:29		Cooper Schwieger shooting foul (Daniel Abreu draws the foul)
10:29	+1	Daniel Abreu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-58
10:29		Daniel Abreu misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:29		Devon Ellis defensive rebound
10:18	+2	Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes two point layup	49-58
9:49	+3	Mitch Mascari makes three point jump shot (Bennett Stirtz assists)	49-61
9:43		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
9:33		Cam Manyawu shooting foul (Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro draws the foul)
9:33	+1	Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-61
9:33	+1	Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-61
9:14		Daniel Abreu turnover (bad pass)
8:57		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses two point jump shot
8:55		Mitch Mascari defensive rebound
8:40	+2	Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup (Daniel Abreu assists)	51-63
8:23		Justus McNair misses two point jump shot
8:21		Tavion Banks defensive rebound
8:08		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro personal foul
8:01		Tavion Banks turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Schmidt steals)
7:50		Tyler Schmidt misses three point jump shot
7:48		Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound
7:18		Mitch Mascari misses three point jump shot
7:16		Justus McNair defensive rebound
7:08		Daniel Abreu shooting foul (Devon Ellis draws the foul)
7:05		TV timeout
7:05	+1	Devon Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-63
7:05		Devon Ellis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:05		Mitch Mascari defensive rebound
6:48		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro shooting foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul)
6:48	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-64
6:48	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-65
6:35		All Wright turnover (lost ball) (Bennett Stirtz steals)
6:16		Tavion Banks turnover (bad pass)
5:56		Isaiah Shaw turnover (bad pass) (Bennett Stirtz steals)
5:49	+2	Tavion Banks makes two point layup	52-67
5:38		Daniel Abreu personal foul (Cooper Schwieger draws the foul)
5:38	+1	Cooper Schwieger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-67
5:38	+1	Cooper Schwieger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-67
5:20		Darius DeAveiro blocks Isaiah Jackson's two point layup
5:18		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro defensive rebound
5:09		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses two point layup
5:07		Cooper Schwieger offensive rebound
5:01	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point jump shot	56-67
4:31		Bennett Stirtz misses two point jump shot
4:29		Bennett Stirtz offensive rebound
4:26		Bennett Stirtz misses two point layup
4:26		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
4:13	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point jump shot	58-67
4:01		Tyler Schmidt shooting foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul)
4:01	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-68
4:01	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-69
3:55		Tavion Banks personal foul (Darius DeAveiro draws the foul)
3:55		TV timeout
3:55	+1	Darius DeAveiro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-69
3:55		Darius DeAveiro misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:55		Bennett Stirtz defensive rebound
3:35		Daniel Abreu turnover (traveling)
3:26		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Jackson steals)
3:13		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro personal foul (Daniel Abreu draws the foul)
3:13	+1	Daniel Abreu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-70
3:13	+1	Daniel Abreu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-71
3:05		All Wright misses two point layup
3:03		Tavion Banks defensive rebound
2:34		Tavion Banks misses two point jump shot
2:32		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
2:22		Daniel Abreu personal foul (Cooper Schwieger draws the foul)
2:22	+1	Cooper Schwieger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-71
2:22	+1	Cooper Schwieger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-71
2:09		Mitch Mascari misses three point jump shot
2:07		Beacons defensive rebound
1:57		Bennett Stirtz blocks Justus McNair's three point jump shot
1:55		Tavion Banks defensive rebound
1:30	+2	Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup	61-73
1:28		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:19	+3	All Wright makes three point jump shot (Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro assists)	64-73
1:16		Beacons 30 second timeout
0:57		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro personal foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul)
0:57	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-74
0:57	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-75
0:49		Tyler Schmidt misses three point jump shot
0:47		Tavion Banks defensive rebound
0:46		Cooper Schwieger personal foul (Tavion Banks draws the foul)
0:46		Tavion Banks misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:46		Tyler Schmidt defensive rebound
0:41		Daniel Abreu shooting foul (Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes regular free throw 1 of 3	65-75
0:41	+1	Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes regular free throw 2 of 3	66-75
0:41	+1	Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes regular free throw 3 of 3	67-75
0:39		All Wright personal foul (Mitch Mascari draws the foul)
0:39	+1	Mitch Mascari makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-76
0:39	+1	Mitch Mascari makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-77
0:34	+2	All Wright makes two point layup	69-77
0:25		Darius DeAveiro personal foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul)
0:25	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-78
0:25	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-79
0:20		All Wright turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Jackson steals)
0:17		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro personal foul (Isaia Howard draws the foul)
0:17	+1	Isaia Howard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-80
0:17	+1	Isaia Howard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-81
0:11	+2	Justus McNair makes two point layup	71-81
0:00		End of period

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Justus McNair makes two point layup