Drake 55-45 Murray State (Feb 4, 2025) Play-by-Play

Drake Bulldogs

21-2, 11-2 MVC

	1	2	T
DRKE	32	23	55
MUR	18	27	45

Murray State Racers

11-13, 5-8 MVC

TIME		DRKE	MUR
19:40	Nick Ellington made Layup. Assisted by Terence Harcum.	0	2
19:08	Drake Turnover.	0	2
18:37	Kylen Milton missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
18:33	Isaiah Jackson Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:05	Isaiah Jackson Turnover.	0	2
18:05	Terence Harcum Steal.	0	2
17:25	Foul on AJ Ferguson.	0	2
17:25	Kylen Milton missed Layup.	0	2
17:25	Isaiah Jackson Defensive Rebound.	0	2
17:21	Bennett Stirtz made Free Throw.	1	2
17:21	Bennett Stirtz made Free Throw.	2	2
16:51	Terence Harcum missed Jumper.	2	2
16:47	Nick Ellington Offensive Rebound.	2	2
16:34	Kylen Milton Turnover.	2	2
16:34	Isaiah Jackson Steal.	2	2
16:19	Cam Manyawu missed Layup.	2	2
16:19	Kylen Milton Block.	2	2
16:18	Murray State Defensive Rebound.	2	2
16:03	AJ Ferguson missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
15:58	Isaiah Jackson Defensive Rebound.	2	2
15:38	Bennett Stirtz made Three Point Jumper.	5	2
15:14	Nick Ellington made Layup. Assisted by Kylen Milton.	5	4
14:44	Tavion Banks made Jumper.	7	4
14:10	JaCobi Wood made Jumper.	7	6
13:45	Foul on AJ Ferguson.	7	6
13:45	Official TV Timeout	7	6
13:45	Bennett Stirtz made Free Throw.	8	6
13:45	Bennett Stirtz made Free Throw.	9	6
13:23	Kylen Milton missed Layup.	9	6
13:20	Isaia Howard Defensive Rebound.	9	6
13:09	Mitch Mascari made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bennett Stirtz.	12	6
12:45	Foul on Isaia Howard.	12	6
12:30	JaCobi Wood missed Jumper.	12	6
12:25	Kylen Milton Offensive Rebound.	12	6
12:11	Alden Applewhite made Jumper.	12	8
11:47	Tavion Banks made Layup. Assisted by Bennett Stirtz.	14	8
11:13	JaCobi Wood made Layup.	14	10
10:54	Tavion Banks made Layup. Assisted by Bennett Stirtz.	16	10
10:27	JaCobi Wood missed Three Point Jumper.	16	10
10:23	Isaia Howard Defensive Rebound.	16	10
10:02	Bennett Stirtz missed Jumper.	16	10
9:58	Isaia Howard Offensive Rebound.	16	10
9:54	Daniel Abreu missed Layup.	16	10
9:50	Terence Harcum Defensive Rebound.	16	10
9:35	Alden Applewhite made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaCobi Wood.	16	13
9:14	Tavion Banks made Layup. Assisted by Bennett Stirtz.	18	13
9:14	Foul on KyeRon Lindsay.	18	13
9:14	Official TV Timeout	18	13
9:14	Tavion Banks missed Free Throw.	18	13
9:12	Alden Applewhite Defensive Rebound.	18	13
8:47	JaCobi Wood missed Three Point Jumper.	18	13
8:43	Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.	18	13
8:27	Tavion Banks missed Layup.	18	13
8:24	Kael Combs Offensive Rebound.	18	13
8:17	Kael Combs missed Three Point Jumper.	18	13
8:15	Drake Turnover.	18	13
8:15	Drake Offensive Rebound.	18	13
8:02	Foul on Kael Combs.	18	13
8:02	Alden Applewhite missed Free Throw.	18	13
8:02	Murray State Offensive Rebound.	18	13
8:02	Alden Applewhite made Free Throw.	18	14
7:37	Official TV Timeout	18	14
7:28	Kael Combs made Jumper.	20	14
7:03	Foul on Daniel Abreu.	20	14
6:42	AJ Ferguson missed Jumper.	20	14
6:37	Kael Combs Defensive Rebound.	20	14
6:13	Bennett Stirtz missed Three Point Jumper.	20	14
6:08	Justin Morgan Defensive Rebound.	20	14
6:03	Alden Applewhite missed Three Point Jumper.	20	14
5:59	Kael Combs Defensive Rebound.	20	14
5:40	Mitch Mascari missed Three Point Jumper.	20	14
5:36	Justin Morgan Defensive Rebound.	20	14
5:11	Terence Harcum missed Three Point Jumper.	20	14
5:06	Mitch Mascari Defensive Rebound.	20	14
5:03	Foul on JaCobi Wood.	20	14
5:03	Kael Combs made Free Throw.	21	14
5:03	Kael Combs made Free Throw.	22	14
4:45	Nick Ellington Turnover.	22	14
4:45	Bennett Stirtz Steal.	22	14
4:26	Tavion Banks missed Layup.	22	14
4:25	Murray State Defensive Rebound.	22	14
4:09	Terence Harcum missed Three Point Jumper.	22	14
4:04	Mitch Mascari Defensive Rebound.	22	14
3:48	Bennett Stirtz missed Jumper.	22	14
3:43	Tavion Banks Offensive Rebound.	22	14
3:42	Bennett Stirtz made Dunk. Assisted by Tavion Banks.	24	14
3:19	Terence Harcum missed Three Point Jumper.	24	14
3:16	Mitch Mascari Defensive Rebound.	24	14
2:57	Daniel Abreu made Layup.	26	14
2:56	Murray State Timeout	26	14
2:56	Official TV Timeout	26	14
2:28	Foul on Bennett Stirtz.	26	14
2:20	JaCobi Wood made Layup.	26	16
1:57	Foul on AJ Ferguson.	26	16
1:57	Tavion Banks made Free Throw.	27	16
1:57	Tavion Banks made Free Throw.	28	16
1:42	Nick Ellington made Layup. Assisted by Terence Harcum.	28	18
1:35	Drake Timeout	28	18
1:20	Bennett Stirtz made Jumper.	30	18
0:58	JaCobi Wood missed Three Point Jumper.	30	18
0:54	Bennett Stirtz Defensive Rebound.	30	18
0:50	Tavion Banks made Layup. Assisted by Isaia Howard.	32	18
0:25	Foul on Mitch Mascari.	32	18
0:04	Murray State Turnover.	32	18
0:02	Foul on Kylen Milton.	32	18
0:00	End of 1st half	32	18

Bennett Stirtz gets up for the beautiful flush

0:14

Bennett Stirtz rocks the rim with powerful slam

0:14

Nick Ellington rocks the rim with flush

0:13

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Line: DRKE -4.5

Over/Under: 123.5

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