Evansville Purple Aces at Drake Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Yesufu scores 32 to carry Drake over Evansville 85-71
Yesufu made 12 of 14 shots, including 5 of 7 on 3-pointers.
D.J. Wilkins had 13 points for Drake (22-2, 13-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Garrett Sturtz added six rebounds.
Shamar Givance had 19 points for the Purple Aces (8-13, 6-9), whose losing streak stretched to five games. Iyen Enaruna added 13 points. Evan Kuhlman had 13 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Trey Hall made Layup. | 71 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Trey Hall Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Okay Djamgouz missed Layup. | 69 - 85 |
| 2nd 1:08 | Iyen Enaruna made Layup. | 69 - 85 |
Statistics
 EVAN |
 DRKE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-58 | FG | 34-52 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 65 |
| 5-21 | 3PT | 11-21 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 6-8 | FT | 6-10 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 23 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 6 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 6 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 30 |
Game Information
Venue: Knapp Center
Location: Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 753 | Capacity:
Location: Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 753 | 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 | 23-12 |
| 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 |