Drake Bulldogs vs. Evansville Purple Aces

Feb 26, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
DRKE	38	27	65
EVAN	27	34	61

Game Recap

Abreu's 19 lead Drake over Evansville 65-61. Daniel Abreu scored 19 points as Drake beat Evansville 65-61 on Wednesday night, clinching the outright Missouri Valley Conference championship for the first time since the 2007-08 season.

Player Stats

DRAKE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
54Daniel Abreu	40	6-12	4-9	3-4	5	1	1	1	0	3	19
3Cam Manyawu	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	3	0	1	2	2
22Mitch Mascari	39	0-7	0-5	0-0	4	3	3	0	0	0	0
14Bennett Stirtz	40	5-10	1-5	3-3	5	7	1	0	3	2	14
4Isaiah Jackson	10	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	2	3	4
24Nate Ferguson	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Isaia Howard	24	4-10	1-3	2-2	4	2	1	2	1	2	11
6Tavion Banks	27	4-9	0-0	7-9	5	3	0	0	1	1	15
11Kael Combs	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	22-5440.7%	6-2227.3%	15-1883.3%	28	16	10	3	8	13	65

EVANSVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Gabriel Pozzato	40	3-11	1-6	2-4	6	4	1	1	2	2	9
11Joshua Hughes	28	2-5	0-3	2-2	6	0	0	1	2	5	6
21Connor Turnbull	12	3-4	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	2	0	0	7
1Tanner Cuff	35	5-8	1-2	3-4	4	3	0	0	3	2	14
12Tayshawn Comer	40	7-14	2-4	4-4	3	3	1	1	3	1	20
45Trent Hundley	11	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
33Michael Day	21	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	2	2	2
6Gui Tesch	13	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0

TOTAL	-	22-4746.8%	6-1833.3%	11-1478.6%	25	12	2	6	12	14	61

Play-by-Play

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1st halfDRKEEVAN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Evansville.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Drake.
(19:34) Tanner Cuff Turnover.
(19:34) Isaiah Jackson Steal.
(19:04) Isaiah Jackson Turnover.
+2 (18:41) Connor Turnbull made Jumper.
02
+2 (18:09) Isaiah Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Mitch Mascari.
22
(17:36) Evansville Turnover.
(17:26) Daniel Abreu missed Jumper.
(17:23) Evansville Defensive Rebound.
(17:03) Joshua Hughes missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:00) Gabriel Pozzato Offensive Rebound.
(16:57) Gabriel Pozzato Turnover.
(16:57) Cam Manyawu Steal.
+2 (16:35) Isaiah Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Daniel Abreu.
42
(16:20) Foul on Isaiah Jackson.
(16:20) Tayshawn Comer Turnover.
(16:20) Mitch Mascari Steal.
+2 (16:06) Bennett Stirtz made Jumper.
62
(15:46) Gabriel Pozzato missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:44) Kael Combs Defensive Rebound.
(15:30) Tavion Banks missed Layup.
(15:30) Connor Turnbull Block.
(15:30) Evansville Defensive Rebound.
(15:00) Tayshawn Comer missed Layup.
(14:58) Daniel Abreu Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:35) Bennett Stirtz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mitch Mascari.
92
+2 (14:20) Tayshawn Comer made Layup. Assisted by Michael Day.
94
(13:59) Tavion Banks missed Jumper.
(13:55) Kael Combs Offensive Rebound.
(13:43) Daniel Abreu missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:40) Joshua Hughes Defensive Rebound.
(13:17) Joshua Hughes missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:13) Joshua Hughes Offensive Rebound.
(13:03) Tayshawn Comer missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:00) Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.
(12:50) Bennett Stirtz missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:47) Kael Combs Offensive Rebound.
(12:29) Mitch Mascari missed Jumper.
(12:29) Tayshawn Comer Block.
(12:27) Mitch Mascari Offensive Rebound.
(12:27) Mitch Mascari missed Jumper.
(12:27) Evansville Defensive Rebound.
(12:27) Foul on Joshua Hughes.
(12:27) Bennett Stirtz missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:27) Connor Turnbull Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:26) Connor Turnbull made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gabriel Pozzato.
97
(12:02) Bennett Stirtz Turnover.
+2 (11:48) Connor Turnbull made Jumper. Assisted by Tayshawn Comer.
99
(11:27) Isaia Howard missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:24) Michael Day Defensive Rebound.
(11:00) Gabriel Pozzato missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:56) Daniel Abreu Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:34) Daniel Abreu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mitch Mascari.
129
(10:07) Joshua Hughes Turnover.
(10:07) Cam Manyawu Steal.
(10:03) Cam Manyawu missed Dunk.
(10:03) Connor Turnbull Block.
(9:59) Connor Turnbull Defensive Rebound.
(9:56) Foul on Isaiah Jackson.
+1 (9:56) Tayshawn Comer made Free Throw.
1210
+1 (9:56) Tayshawn Comer made Free Throw.
1211
(9:12) Mitch Mascari missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:09) Daniel Abreu Offensive Rebound.
(8:54) Daniel Abreu missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:52) Trent Hundley Defensive Rebound.
(8:41) Foul on Daniel Abreu.
+1 (8:41) Joshua Hughes made Free Throw.
1212
+1 (8:41) Joshua Hughes made Free Throw.
1213
+2 (8:23) Bennett Stirtz made Jumper.
1413
+3 (8:05) Tayshawn Comer made Three Point Jumper.
1416
(7:45) Mitch Mascari missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:42) Daniel Abreu Offensive Rebound.
(7:37) Mitch Mascari missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:35) Kael Combs Offensive Rebound.
(7:29) Foul on Joshua Hughes.
+1 (7:29) Tavion Banks made Free Throw.
1516
+1 (7:29) Tavion Banks made Free Throw.
1616
(7:06) Connor Turnbull missed Jumper.
(7:01) Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:51) Tavion Banks made Layup. Assisted by Bennett Stirtz.
1816
(6:26) Foul on Bennett Stirtz.
+3 (6:14) Trent Hundley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tayshawn Comer.
1819
+2 (5:56) Isaia Howard made Layup. Assisted by Tavion Banks.
2019
+2 (5:42) Tanner Cuff made Layup.
2021
(5:31) Bennett Stirtz Turnover.
(5:31) Tayshawn Comer Steal.
(5:24) Tayshawn Comer missed Layup.
(5:24) Isaia Howard Block.
(5:19) Bennett Stirtz Defensive Rebound.
(4:55) Foul on Gabriel Pozzato.
+1 (4:55) Daniel Abreu made Free Throw.
2121
+1 (4:55) Daniel Abreu made Free Throw.
2221
+2 (4:41) Gabriel Pozzato made Layup. Assisted by Connor Turnbull.
2223
+3 (4:33) Isaia Howard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bennett Stirtz.
2523
(4:12) Tanner Cuff missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:07) Bennett Stirtz Defensive Rebound.
(3:56) Isaia Howard missed Jumper.
(3:54) Tanner Cuff Defensive Rebound.
(3:33) Tayshawn Comer Turnover.
+2 (3:07) Tavion Banks made Layup. Assisted by Bennett Stirtz.
2723
(2:53) Gabriel Pozzato missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:50) Isaia Howard Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:41) Daniel Abreu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaia Howard.
3023
(2:09) Trent Hundley missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:06) Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.
(1:45) Bennett Stirtz missed Jumper.
(1:42) Joshua Hughes Defensive Rebound.
(1:35) Foul on Daniel Abreu.
+1 (1:35) Tayshawn Comer made Free Throw.
3024
+1 (1:35) Tayshawn Comer made Free Throw.
3025
+2 (1:15) Cam Manyawu made Dunk. Assisted by Bennett Stirtz.
3225
+2 (0:54) Joshua Hughes made Layup.
3227
+2 (0:41) Bennett Stirtz made Layup.
3427
(0:41) Foul on Tayshawn Comer.
+1 (0:41) Bennett Stirtz made Free Throw.
3527
(0:20) Gabriel Pozzato missed Jumper.
(0:16) Bennett Stirtz Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:01) Daniel Abreu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bennett Stirtz.
3827

2nd half

Team Stats

DRKE

EVAN

65Points61

22-54(40.7%)Field Goal(%)22-47(46.8%)

6-22(27.3%)3-Point(%)6-18(33.3%)

15-18(83.3%)Free Throw(%)11-14(78.6%)

30(9)Rebounds(Offensive)31(6)

16Assists12

10Steals2

3Blocks6

8Turnovers13

13(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

11Largest Lead2

Game Details

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Ford Center · Evansville, IN

attendance: 4,526 (45.3%)

tv: ESPN+