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Stirtz, Drake take down Missouri State 69-62 in OT

AP
Jan 25, 2025

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) Bennett Stirtz scored 18 points, including six in overtime, and Drake beat Missouri State 69-62 on Saturday night.

Stirtz added four steals for the Bulldogs (18-2, 8-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Mitch Mascari scored 13 points and added five rebounds. The Bulldogs picked up their sixth straight win.

The Bears (7-14, 0-10) were led by Michael Osei-Bonsu, who recorded 24 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks. Vincent Brady II added 14 points and four assists for Missouri State. Dez White finished with eight points. The loss was the Bears' ninth straight.

Drake entered halftime up 35-25. Mascari paced the team in scoring in the first half with 10 points. Drake was outscored by 10 points in the second half and the teams finished regulation tied at 55. Stirtz shot 1 of 1 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line on the way to six points in overtime.

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1st Half
DRAKE
Bulldogs
35
MOSU
Bears
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Cam Manyawu vs. Jalen Hampton (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:45		Cam Manyawu turnover (lost ball)
19:31		Dez White turnover (lost ball) (Bennett Stirtz steals)
19:03	+2	Mitch Mascari makes two point jump shot	2-0
18:28		Mitch Mascari personal foul
18:14		Jalen Hampton misses three point jump shot
18:12		Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound
17:45	+3	Daniel Abreu makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Jackson assists)	5-0
17:31		Cam Manyawu blocks Michael Osei-Bonsu's two point layup
17:29		Jalen Hampton offensive rebound
17:23	+2	Jalen Hampton makes two point layup	5-2
17:05	+2	Daniel Abreu makes two point layup	7-2
17:03		Isaiah Jackson personal foul
16:42		Daniel Abreu shooting foul (Michael Osei-Bonsu draws the foul)
16:42	+1	Michael Osei-Bonsu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-3
16:42	+1	Michael Osei-Bonsu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-4
16:28		Dez White personal foul (Daniel Abreu draws the foul)
16:12		Daniel Abreu misses two point jump shot
16:10		Vincent Brady II defensive rebound
15:52		Zaxton King turnover (bad pass) (Daniel Abreu steals)
15:28		Bennett Stirtz misses two point jump shot
15:26		Bears defensive rebound
15:22		TV timeout
15:11	+2	Zaxton King makes two point jump shot	7-6
14:40	+2	Nate Ferguson makes two point dunk (Bennett Stirtz assists)	9-6
14:40		Nate Ferguson shooting foul (Mozae Downing-Rivers draws the foul)
14:40		Mozae Downing-Rivers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:40		Mozae Downing-Rivers misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:40		Michael Osei-Bonsu offensive rebound
14:40		Michael Osei-Bonsu turnover (lost ball)
14:22	+3	Mitch Mascari makes three point jump shot (Tavion Banks assists)	12-6
13:56		Zaxton King misses two point jump shot
13:54		Michael Osei-Bonsu offensive rebound
13:48	+2	Vincent Brady II makes two point layup	12-8
13:21		Wesley Oba blocks Tavion Banks's two point layup
13:19		Isaia Howard offensive rebound
13:12		Mitch Mascari misses three point jump shot
13:10		Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound
13:10		Tavion Banks personal foul
12:46		Wesley Oba turnover (lost ball)
12:15		TV timeout
12:15		Bulldogs turnover
11:58	+2	Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point layup	12-10
11:40	+2	Cam Manyawu makes two point dunk (Daniel Abreu assists)	14-10
11:15		Dez White turnover
10:42	+2	Kael Combs makes two point jump shot	16-10
10:26		Cam Manyawu blocks Michael Osei-Bonsu's two point jump shot
10:24		Daniel Abreu defensive rebound
10:11		Cam Manyawu misses two point jump shot
10:09		Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound
9:50		Chase Martin turnover (lost ball) (Bennett Stirtz steals)
9:50		Mitch Mascari turnover (lost ball)
9:32	+2	Chase Martin makes two point jump shot	16-12
9:12		Wesley Oba shooting foul (Cam Manyawu draws the foul)
9:12	+1	Cam Manyawu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-12
9:12	+1	Cam Manyawu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-12
8:46		Zaxton King misses three point jump shot
8:44		Bennett Stirtz defensive rebound
8:31		Wesley Oba personal foul
8:15		Zaxton King personal foul
8:13		Mitch Mascari misses three point jump shot
8:11		Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound
8:03		Dez White misses three point jump shot
8:01		Bennett Stirtz defensive rebound
7:53		Mitch Mascari misses three point jump shot
7:51		Bears defensive rebound
7:51		TV timeout
7:28		Mozae Downing-Rivers misses two point jump shot
7:26		Isaia Howard defensive rebound
7:14	+3	Mitch Mascari makes three point jump shot (Bennett Stirtz assists)	21-12
6:52		Nate Ferguson personal foul
6:45		Logan Epes misses two point hook shot
6:43		Isaia Howard defensive rebound
6:26	+2	Nate Ferguson makes two point dunk (Bennett Stirtz assists)	23-12
6:08		Isaia Howard blocks Zaxton King's two point layup
6:06		Mitch Mascari defensive rebound
5:47	+2	Nate Ferguson makes two point layup (Mitch Mascari assists)	25-12
5:32		Isaia Howard personal foul (Michael Osei-Bonsu draws the foul)
5:32		Michael Osei-Bonsu misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:32		Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
5:01		Cam Manyawu misses two point jump shot
4:59		Zaxton King defensive rebound
4:56		Isaia Howard personal foul (Zaxton King draws the foul)
4:56	+1	Zaxton King makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-13
4:56	+1	Zaxton King makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-14
4:44		Chase Martin shooting foul (Cam Manyawu draws the foul)
4:44	+1	Cam Manyawu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-14
4:44		Cam Manyawu misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:44		Vincent Brady II defensive rebound
4:36		Vincent Brady II turnover (bad pass) (Bennett Stirtz steals)
4:32		Dez White personal foul
4:13		Tavion Banks misses three point jump shot
4:11		Vincent Brady II defensive rebound
4:01		Zaxton King misses three point jump shot
3:59		Mitch Mascari defensive rebound
3:43	+3	Bennett Stirtz makes three point jump shot	29-14
3:18	+3	Vincent Brady II makes three point jump shot (Michael Osei-Bonsu assists)	29-17
2:54		Michael Osei-Bonsu blocks Bennett Stirtz's two point layup
2:52		Bears defensive rebound
2:52		TV timeout
2:37	+2	Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point layup	29-19
2:19		Zaxton King personal foul (Tavion Banks draws the foul)
2:19	+1	Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-19
2:19	+1	Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-19
1:48		Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
1:35		Mitch Mascari misses three point jump shot
1:33		Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound
1:32		Tavion Banks personal foul (Michael Osei-Bonsu draws the foul)
1:32	+1	Michael Osei-Bonsu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-20
1:32		Michael Osei-Bonsu misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:32		Mitch Mascari defensive rebound
1:11		Mozae Downing-Rivers shooting foul (Tavion Banks draws the foul)
1:11	+1	Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-20
1:11	+1	Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-20
0:57	+2	Chase Martin makes two point jump shot	33-22
0:47		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:24	+2	Mitch Mascari makes two point jump shot	35-22
0:03	+3	Chase Martin makes three point jump shot	35-25
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DRAKE
Bulldogs
20
MOSU
Bears
30

Time		Play	Score
19:37	+3	Dez White makes three point jump shot (Zaxton King assists)	35-28
19:10		Isaiah Jackson turnover (out of bounds)
18:53		Jalen Hampton misses three point jump shot
18:51		Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
18:23	+3	Bennett Stirtz makes three point jump shot (Mitch Mascari assists)	38-28
18:01		Cam Manyawu blocks Jalen Hampton's two point layup
17:59		Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound
17:43		Bennett Stirtz turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Hampton steals)
17:24		Michael Osei-Bonsu misses two point layup
17:22		Michael Osei-Bonsu offensive rebound
17:20		Michael Osei-Bonsu misses two point layup
17:18		Bears offensive rebound
17:15	+3	Vincent Brady II makes three point jump shot (Michael Osei-Bonsu assists)	38-31
16:54	+2	Isaiah Jackson makes two point layup (Bennett Stirtz assists)	40-31
16:54		Jalen Hampton shooting foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul)
16:54	+1	Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-31
16:40	+3	Dez White makes three point jump shot (Vincent Brady II assists)	41-34
16:16		Zaxton King blocks Cam Manyawu's two point layup
16:14		Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound
16:13		Isaiah Jackson misses two point layup
16:11		Daniel Abreu offensive rebound
16:07		Zaxton King shooting foul (Daniel Abreu draws the foul)
16:07		Daniel Abreu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:07	+1	Daniel Abreu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-34
15:55		Chase Martin misses three point jump shot
15:53		Mitch Mascari defensive rebound
15:23	+2	Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup	44-34
14:57		Vincent Brady II misses three point jump shot
14:55		Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
14:26		Michael Osei-Bonsu blocks Mitch Mascari's two point layup
14:24		Bulldogs offensive rebound
14:24		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
14:24		TV timeout
14:14	+2	Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point layup (Vincent Brady II assists)	44-36
13:50		Isaia Howard misses two point jump shot
13:48		Bulldogs offensive rebound
13:44		Chase Martin blocks Bennett Stirtz's two point jump shot
13:42		Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound
13:33		Chase Martin misses two point layup
13:31		Chase Martin offensive rebound
13:18		Michael Osei-Bonsu offensive foul (Nate Ferguson draws the foul)
13:18		Michael Osei-Bonsu turnover (offensive foul)
13:04		Nate Ferguson turnover (lost ball) (Dez White steals)
12:51	+2	Dez White makes two point jump shot	44-38
12:23	+2	Nate Ferguson makes two point layup	46-38
11:53	+2	Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point dunk (Dez White assists)	46-40
11:23		Nate Ferguson misses two point layup
11:21		Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound
11:00	+2	Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point layup (Vincent Brady II assists)	46-42
10:40		Dez White personal foul
10:40		TV timeout
10:22		Bennett Stirtz misses two point jump shot
10:20		Isaia Howard offensive rebound
9:55		Mitch Mascari misses three point jump shot
9:53		Bears defensive rebound
9:35		Isaia Howard personal foul
9:31	+3	Vincent Brady II makes three point jump shot (Michael Osei-Bonsu assists)	46-45
9:03		Bennett Stirtz misses two point layup
9:01		Chase Martin defensive rebound
8:32		Michael Osei-Bonsu misses two point jump shot
8:32		Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
8:10		Cam Manyawu misses two point alley-oop dunk
8:09		Isaia Howard personal foul
7:56		Michael Osei-Bonsu turnover (bad pass) (Mitch Mascari steals)
7:36		Mozae Downing-Rivers personal foul (Cam Manyawu draws the foul)
7:36		TV timeout
7:28		Vincent Brady II personal foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul)
7:09		Mitch Mascari misses two point jump shot
7:07		Bears defensive rebound
6:41	+3	Vincent Brady II makes three point jump shot (Zaxton King assists)	46-48
6:19		Bennett Stirtz misses three point jump shot
6:17		Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound
6:15	+2	Isaiah Jackson makes two point layup	48-48
6:15		Dez White shooting foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul)
6:15	+1	Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-48
5:54	+2	Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point hook shot	49-50
5:43		Isaiah Jackson turnover (double dribble)
5:30		Daniel Abreu shooting foul (Michael Osei-Bonsu draws the foul)
5:30		Michael Osei-Bonsu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:30		Michael Osei-Bonsu misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:30		Mozae Downing-Rivers offensive rebound
5:18		Vincent Brady II misses three point jump shot
5:16		Michael Osei-Bonsu offensive rebound
4:58	+2	Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point layup (Vincent Brady II assists)	49-52
4:58		Mitch Mascari shooting foul (Michael Osei-Bonsu draws the foul)
4:58	+1	Michael Osei-Bonsu makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-53
4:27		Daniel Abreu misses two point jump shot
4:25		Tavion Banks offensive rebound
4:25		Mozae Downing-Rivers personal foul (Tavion Banks draws the foul)
4:25	+1	Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-53
4:25	+1	Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-53
4:18		Bennett Stirtz personal foul
4:14		Michael Osei-Bonsu turnover (lost ball) (Daniel Abreu steals)
3:45		Daniel Abreu misses three point jump shot
3:43		Bulldogs offensive rebound
3:43		TV timeout
3:34		Kael Combs misses two point layup
3:32		Daniel Abreu offensive rebound
3:20		Jump ball. Tavion Banks vs. Chase Martin (Bears gains possession)
3:20		Tavion Banks turnover (lost ball) (Zaxton King steals)
3:11		Dez White misses three point jump shot
3:09		Tavion Banks defensive rebound
2:53	+2	Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup	53-53
2:41		Tavion Banks personal foul (Vincent Brady II draws the foul)
2:26		Michael Osei-Bonsu misses two point hook shot
2:24		Tavion Banks defensive rebound
2:09		Chase Martin shooting foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul)
2:09		Bennett Stirtz misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:09	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-53
1:48		Zaxton King turnover (lost ball) (Mitch Mascari steals)
1:19		Tavion Banks misses three point jump shot
1:17		Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound
1:08		Bears 30 second timeout
1:08		TV timeout
1:01		Dez White misses three point jump shot
0:59		Mitch Mascari defensive rebound
0:31		Dez White shooting foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul)
0:31		Bennett Stirtz misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:31	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-53
0:31		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
0:14		Tavion Banks blocks Chase Martin's three point jump shot
0:12		Michael Osei-Bonsu offensive rebound
0:10	+2	Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point layup	55-55
0:03		Bennett Stirtz misses two point layup
0:01		Chase Martin defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

OT
DRAKE
Bulldogs
14
MOSU
Bears
7

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Tavion Banks vs. Michael Osei-Bonsu (Bulldogs gains possession)
4:42		Michael Osei-Bonsu personal foul (Tavion Banks draws the foul)
4:42	+1	Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-55
4:42		Tavion Banks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:42		Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound
4:23		Chase Martin turnover (lost ball) (Isaia Howard steals)
3:53	+3	Mitch Mascari makes three point jump shot (Daniel Abreu assists)	59-55
3:48		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
3:48		TV timeout
3:33		Vincent Brady II misses three point jump shot
3:31		Vincent Brady II offensive rebound
3:24		Vincent Brady II turnover (bad pass) (Daniel Abreu steals)
2:59	+2	Isaia Howard makes two point layup (Tavion Banks assists)	61-55
2:46		Bears 30 second timeout
2:38	+2	Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point layup	61-57
2:11		Michael Osei-Bonsu personal foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul)
2:11	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-57
2:11	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-57
1:55		Michael Osei-Bonsu turnover (bad pass) (Bennett Stirtz steals)
1:49	+2	Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup	65-57
1:47		Bears 30 second timeout
1:32	+2	Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point layup	65-59
1:00	+2	Tavion Banks makes two point layup	67-59
0:47		Vincent Brady II turnover (lost ball) (Isaia Howard steals)
0:21		Daniel Abreu misses three point jump shot
0:19		Tavion Banks offensive rebound
0:18		Vincent Brady II personal foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-59
0:18	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-59
0:08	+3	Zaxton King makes three point jump shot	69-62
0:00		End of period

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Zaxton King makes three point jump shot