NCAAB

Evansville Purple Aces at Drake Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Evansville Purple Aces
16-6, 5-2 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
65 - 70
Drake Bulldogs
6-16, 5-5 Home

Drake gets narrow 70-65 victory over Evansville

The final 5 minutes included three lead changes, but seven-straight points put the Bulldogs up 60-53 with 1:33 to go. After Timmer split a pair of free throws for a six-point lead with 51 seconds left, the Purple Aces rebounded and Adam Wing missed a 3-point attempt. Evansville grabbed three offensive boards but missed all three shot attempts. Drake (6-16, 3-7 Missouri Valley) made 7 of 8 free throws in the final 25 seconds.

Timmer shot 50 percent from the floor and 7 of 10 from the line, leading Drake to its first consecutive wins of the season.

How can I watch Evansville vs. Drake?

  • TV Channel: Evansville at Drake 2021 College Basketball, week 12, is broadcasted on .
  • Online streaming: Sign up for Fubo Free trial.
    Try Vidgo for free.

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 65 - 70
2nd 0:03 D.J. Balentine made Three Point Jumper. 65 - 70
2nd 0:03 Reed Timmer made Free Throw. 62 - 70
2nd 0:03 Reed Timmer made Free Throw. 62 - 69
2nd 0:05 Foul on Taylor Stafford. 62 - 68

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/339.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originEVAN https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2181.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDRKE
23-49 FG 23-42
47 Field Goal % 55
4-9 3PT 7-15
44 Three Point % 47
15-22 FT 17-25
68 Free Throw % 68
26 Rebounds 27
6 Offensive Rebounds 4
20 Defensive Rebounds 23
9 Assists 11
2 Steals 3
4 Blocks 1
7 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
7 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 9
6 Fast Break Points 0
28 Points in Paint 22
18 Fouls 17

Game Information

Venue: Knapp Center

Location: Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 4,120 | Capacity:

2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Belmont 16-4 - 26-6
Bradley 13-7 3 21-13
Illinois State 12-8 4 23-13
Murray State 12-8 4 20-13
UIC 12-8 4 19-16
Northern Iowa 11-9 5 23-13
Valparaiso 11-9 5 18-15
Southern Illinois 10-10 6 16-16
Drake 6-14 10 14-20
Indiana State 4-16 12 11-21
Evansville 3-17 13 7-25
Full Standings