Evansville Purple Aces at Drake Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Stirtz's 16 help Drake take down Evansville 63-40
Stirtz had seven rebounds, six assists, and three steals for the Bulldogs (14-2, 4-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Daniel Abreu scored 12 points while shooting 4 for 10 (2 for 8 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line. Tavion Banks shot 2 of 9 from the field and 7 for 8 from the line to finish with 11 points.
Tayshawn Comer finished with 11 points for the Purple Aces (6-11, 3-3). Evansville also got 10 points from Cameron Haffner.
Drake took the lead with 5:07 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 25-20 at halftime, with Stirtz racking up seven points. Drake extended its lead to 44-21 during the second half, fueled by a 19-1 scoring run. Stirtz scored a team-high nine points in the second half as their team closed out the win.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 40 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 40 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Drake Turnover. | 40 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Daniel Abreu Offensive Rebound. | 40 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Tavion Banks missed Three Point Jumper. | 40 - 63 |
Statistics
 EVAN |
 DRKE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-43 | FG | 22-55 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 4-15 | 3PT | 6-22 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 4-9 | FT | 13-22 |
| 44 | Free Throw % | 59 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 5 | Assists | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 3,930 | 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 |