Drake Bulldogs vs. Evansville Purple Aces

FINAL

Dec 21, 2025

Box Score

	1	2	T
DRKE	29	37	66
EVAN	27	38	65

Game Recap

Jaehshon Thomas scores 18 to help Drake slip past Evansville 66-65. Jaehshon Thomas had 18 points to help Drake hold on for a 66-65 victory over Evansville on Sunday.

Player Stats

DRAKE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
8Okku Federiko	17	3-5	1-2	0-0	5	2	0	2	5	7
7Wilguens Jr. Exacte	29	5-15	1-6	0-1	4	0	0	0	0	11
1Owen Larson	32	2-7	1-4	0-1	3	2	3	3	3	5
22Jaehshon Thomas	30	7-12	4-6	0-2	3	2	1	1	1	18
21Andrew Alia	25	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	2	0	5	0
2Griffen Goodbary	20	2-3	1-2	4-6	2	1	0	0	3	9
24Isaiah Carr	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
10Eli Shetlar	18	3-5	1-3	1-1	7	1	1	1	1	8
0Braden Appelhans	10	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	1	0	2
3Jalen Quinn	16	3-7	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	2	2	6
TOTAL	-	26-5745.6%	9-2536.0%	5-1145.5%	27	13	7	10	20	66

EVANSVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Joshua Hughes	22	0-1	0-1	1-2	3	2	0	0	1	1	1
22Connor Turnbull	28	8-18	0-3	4-6	15	1	1	3	1	3	20
6Leif Moeller	29	1-5	1-3	4-4	3	3	2	0	4	1	7
0Bryce Quinet	21	0-4	0-1	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	3	0
12Alex Hemenway	19	3-6	3-6	2-4	0	1	0	0	0	0	11
2James Dyson-Merwe	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
45Trent Hundley	20	2-7	2-7	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	0	6
23AJ Casey	28	4-6	0-0	4-5	4	0	3	1	0	1	12
9Kaia Berridge	8	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	1	5
1Keishon Porter	23	1-4	0-1	1-1	3	0	0	0	1	3	3
TOTAL	-	21-5339.6%	7-2330.4%	16-2272.7%	33	10	8	5	11	14	65

Play-by-Play

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1st halfDRKEEVAN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Drake.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Evansville.
+3 (19:40) Jaehshon Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Okku Federiko assists).
30
+2 (19:13) Connor Turnbull makes layup.
32
(18:56) Wilguens Jr. Exacte misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:52) Leif Moeller Defensive Rebound.
(18:46) Foul on Jaehshon Thomas.
(18:36) Connor Turnbull misses 6-foot jumper.
(18:32) Owen Larson Defensive Rebound.
(18:22) Owen Larson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:17) Jaehshon Thomas Offensive Rebound.
(18:07) Jaehshon Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:59) Connor Turnbull Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:37) Connor Turnbull makes layup.
34
(17:20) Owen Larson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:16) Joshua Hughes Defensive Rebound.
(16:58) Leif Moeller bad pass turnover.
(16:58) Andrew Alia Steal.
+2 (16:51) Wilguens Jr. Exacte makes layup (Andrew Alia assists).
54
(16:24) Foul on Okku Federiko.
+1 (16:24) Connor Turnbull makes free throw 1 of 2.
55
+1 (16:24) Connor Turnbull makes free throw 2 of 2.
56
(16:08) Wilguens Jr. Exacte misses layup.
(16:08) AJ Casey Block.
(16:08) Drake Offensive Rebound.
(15:55) Okku Federiko misses 13-foot jumper.
(15:54) Drake Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:54) team shot clock turnover .
(15:34) Joshua Hughes bad pass turnover.
(15:34) Andrew Alia Steal.
(15:20) Foul on Joshua Hughes.
+1 (15:20) Griffen Goodbary makes free throw 1 of 2.
66
+1 (15:20) Griffen Goodbary makes free throw 2 of 2.
76
+2 (14:58) AJ Casey makes 12-foot jumper.
78
(14:35) Eli Shetlar misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:31) Bryce Quinet Defensive Rebound.
(14:22) Leif Moeller misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:18) Owen Larson Defensive Rebound.
(14:11) Jaehshon Thomas misses 12-foot jumper.
(14:09) Trent Hundley Defensive Rebound.
(14:09) Foul on Andrew Alia.
(14:00) Foul on Owen Larson.
+1 (14:00) AJ Casey makes free throw 1 of 2.
79
+1 (14:00) AJ Casey makes free throw 2 of 2.
710
(13:31) Braden Appelhans misses 12-foot jumper.
(13:31) Connor Turnbull Block.
(13:30) Drake Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:30) team shot clock turnover .
(13:17) Connor Turnbull misses 9-foot jumper.
(13:14) AJ Casey Offensive Rebound.
+3 (13:08) Leif Moeller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trent Hundley assists).
713
(12:42) Eli Shetlar misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:38) Keishon Porter Defensive Rebound.
(12:15) Keishon Porter misses 4-foot jumper.
(12:11) Okku Federiko Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:53) Okku Federiko makes layup (Braden Appelhans assists).
913
(11:38) Keishon Porter bad pass turnover.
(11:38) Owen Larson Steal.
(11:33) Braden Appelhans bad pass turnover.
(11:33) AJ Casey Steal.
+2 (11:17) Kaia Berridge makes layup (Connor Turnbull assists).
915
(11:09) Owen Larson bad pass turnover.
(11:09) AJ Casey Steal.
(10:43) Connor Turnbull misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:40) Eli Shetlar Defensive Rebound.
(10:18) Okku Federiko misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:13) Connor Turnbull Defensive Rebound.
(9:55) Connor Turnbull misses 11-foot jumper.
(9:51) Eli Shetlar Defensive Rebound.
(9:39) Wilguens Jr. Exacte misses 6-foot jumper.
(9:39) Drake Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:26) Jaehshon Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Braden Appelhans assists).
1215
(9:07) Keishon Porter misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:03) Joshua Hughes Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:00) Alex Hemenway makes 24-foot three point jumper (Joshua Hughes assists).
1218
(8:32) Braden Appelhans misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:27) James Dyson-Merwe Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:14) Kaia Berridge makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alex Hemenway assists).
1221
(8:11) Drake Timeout.
+3 (7:54) Owen Larson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Okku Federiko assists).
1521
(7:40) Foul on James Dyson-Merwe.
(7:40) James Dyson-Merwe turnover.
(7:30) Foul on Okku Federiko.
(7:30) Okku Federiko turnover.
(7:16) Kaia Berridge bad pass turnover.
(7:16) Owen Larson Steal.
(7:11) Jaehshon Thomas misses layup.
(7:11) Kaia Berridge Block.
(7:06) Griffen Goodbary Offensive Rebound.
(7:06) Foul on Kaia Berridge.
(7:06) Griffen Goodbary misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:06) Griffen Goodbary misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:06) Drake Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:01) Evansville Defensive Rebound.
(6:48) Bryce Quinet misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:42) Drake Defensive Rebound.
(6:24) Owen Larson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:21) Drake Offensive Rebound.
(6:14) Jaehshon Thomas misses 15-foot jumper.
(6:09) Drake Offensive Rebound.
(5:56) Owen Larson misses 14-foot jumper.
(5:52) AJ Casey Defensive Rebound.
(5:30) Leif Moeller bad pass turnover.
(5:30) Jaehshon Thomas Steal.
(5:22) Owen Larson misses layup.
(5:19) Connor Turnbull Defensive Rebound.
(5:02) Alex Hemenway misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(4:59) Isaiah Carr Defensive Rebound.
(4:50) Jaehshon Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:46) Connor Turnbull Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:27) Connor Turnbull makes layup.
1523
+3 (4:03) Jaehshon Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eli Shetlar assists).
1823
(3:43) Connor Turnbull misses dunk.
(3:42) Connor Turnbull Offensive Rebound.
(3:41) Foul on Andrew Alia.
(3:39) Bryce Quinet out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (3:18) Wilguens Jr. Exacte makes layup.
2023
(2:58) Foul on Andrew Alia.
+1 (2:58) Leif Moeller makes free throw 1 of 2.
2024
+1 (2:58) Leif Moeller makes free throw 2 of 2.
2025
+2 (2:41) Braden Appelhans makes 14-foot jumper.
2225
(2:30) Leif Moeller bad pass turnover.
(2:30) Eli Shetlar Steal.
+2 (2:25) Eli Shetlar makes layup.
2425
(2:05) Trent Hundley out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (1:42) Eli Shetlar makes layup.
2625
(1:42) Foul on Leif Moeller.
+1 (1:42) Eli Shetlar makes free throw 1 of 1.
2725
(1:24) AJ Casey misses 5-foot jumper.
(1:22) Connor Turnbull Offensive Rebound.
(1:20) Trent Hundley misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:16) Eli Shetlar Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:01) Owen Larson makes layup.
2925
(0:43) Foul on Griffen Goodbary.
+1 (0:43) Connor Turnbull makes free throw 1 of 2.
2926
+1 (0:43) Connor Turnbull makes free throw 2 of 2.
2927
(0:26) Wilguens Jr. Exacte misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:23) Joshua Hughes Defensive Rebound.
(0:05) Connor Turnbull misses layup.
(0:02) Griffen Goodbary Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Foul on Bryce Quinet.

2nd half

Team Stats

DRKE

EVAN

66Points65

26-57(45.6%)Field Goal(%)21-53(39.6%)

9-25(36.0%)3-Point(%)7-23(30.4%)

5-11(45.5%)Free Throw(%)16-22(72.7%)

34(9)Rebounds(Offensive)35(10)

13Assists10

7Steals8

0Blocks5

12Turnovers12

20(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

14Largest Lead9

Game Details

Sunday, December 21, 2025 · 4:00 PM

Ford Center · Evansville, IN

attendance: 4,207 (42.1%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: EVAN -2.5

over/under: 141.5