NCAAB

Evansville Purple Aces at Drake Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Evansville Purple Aces
9-11, 1-8 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
66 - 78
Drake Bulldogs
15-5, 9-1 Home

McGlynn helps Drake pull away early, beat Evansville 78-66

McGlynn collected his fifth 20-point game and fourth double-double of the season. Tremell Murphy, D.J. Wilkins, and Garrett Sturtz added 11 points apiece, and Noah Thomas chipped in 10 for Drake (15-5, 4-3 Missouri Valley Conference). The Bulldogs have won three of its last four games and improved to 9-1 at home.

John Hall and Marty Hill scored 13 points each to lead Evansville (9-11, 3-4). K.J. Riley added 12 points.

The Bulldogs took the lead for good midway through the first half and built a 35-31 halftime advantage. The Purple Aces stayed within single digits until a 9-2 surge made it 67-48 with about seven minutes left.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 66 - 78
2nd 0:29 Marty Hill made Layup. 66 - 78
2nd 0:36 Marty Hill Defensive Rebound. 64 - 78
2nd 0:36 Garrett Sturtz missed Jumper. 64 - 78
2nd 1:03 Evan Kuhlman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by K.J. Riley. 64 - 78

Statistics

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24-56 FG 31-59
43 Field Goal % 53
8-29 3PT 4-15
28 Three Point % 27
10-11 FT 12-20
91 Free Throw % 60
31 Rebounds 36
2 Offensive Rebounds 6
29 Defensive Rebounds 30
8 Assists 8
3 Steals 3
1 Blocks 2
15 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 23
6 Fast Break Points 4
22 Points in Paint 50
20 Fouls 15
4 Largest Lead 19

Game Information

Venue: Knapp Center

Location: Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 2,709 | 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