Drake Bulldogs at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
· FRESNO STATE CLASSIC
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
76 - 56
76 - 56
Drake cruises past Northern Arizona 76-56
The Bulldogs (5-1) shot 52.6 percent from the field and jumped out to an early 14-2 lead as Caird, Gary Ricks and Aaron Hawley each sank 3-pointers.
Northern Arizona (2-5) cut the lead to seven on a Max Jacobsen layup, but a 17-9 surge sparked by two more 3-pointers from Caird gave Drake a 15-point lead at halftime.
The Lumberjacks could only pull within 12 in the second half as Drake continued the onslaught with Carter hitting a trey to grab a 62-39 lead.
Four Bulldogs finished in double figures and combined to hit 10 3-pointers with Hawley scoring 13 points and Gary Ricks Jr. adding 10.
Quinton Upshur paced Northern Arizona with 20 points and Kris Yanku had 12.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Christopher Miller made Jumper. Assisted by Chris Heine. | 76 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Chris Heine Steal. | 76 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Daddy Ugbede Turnover. | 76 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:53 | Robert Puleikis Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 54 |
Statistics
 DRKE |
 NAU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-57 | FG | 22-56 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 11-20 | 3PT | 4-14 |
| 55 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 5-11 | FT | 8-13 |
| 45 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 20 | Assists | 7 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: Save Mart Center
Location: Fresno, CA
Capacity:
Location: Fresno, CA
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