Evansville Purple Aces at Drake Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Yesufu scores 36 & 32 points in Drake sweep of Evansville
Yesufu hit five 3-pointers and was 9 of 10 from the free throw line. The sophomore had 32 when the Bulldogs defeated 85-71 on Sunday.
Before the game the Bulldogs reported starting point guard Roman Penn broke his foot in the second half of Sunday's game and will miss the rest of the season. Leading scorer Shanquan Hemphill broke his foot on Feb. 10 but could be back for any postseason games.
Garrett Sturtz had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Drake (23-2, 14-2 Missouri Valley Conference), which won its fourth consecutive game. D.J. Wilkins added 11 points. Tremell Murphy had eight rebounds and four blocks.
Shamar Givance had 17 points for the Purple Aces (8-14, 6-10), whose losing streak reached six games. Evan Kuhlman added 16 points. Jawaun Newton had 14 points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Samari Curtis made Layup. | 63 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Connor Gholson made Free Throw. | 61 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Connor Gholson made Free Throw. | 61 - 73 |
Statistics
 EVAN |
 DRKE |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-53 | FG | 25-47 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 8-18 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 8-10 | FT | 16-20 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 20 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 7 | Assists | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 1 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 675 | 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 |