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Stirtz scores 23 as Drake takes down Murray State 55-45

AP
Feb 04, 2025

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) Bennett Stirtz's 23 points helped Drake defeat Murray State 55-45 on Tuesday night and extend its winning streak to nine games.

Stirtz shot 9 of 16 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Bulldogs (21-2, 11-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Tavion Banks added 16 points while going 7 of 10 and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line while they also had five rebounds. Kael Combs went 2 of 4 from the field to finish with six points.

Nick Ellington finished with 10 points for the Racers (11-13, 5-8). Murray State also got 10 points from Kylen Milton. AJ Ferguson also recorded eight points.

Drake took the lead with 15:42 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Banks led their team in scoring with 12 points in the first half to help put them ahead 32-18 at the break.

These two teams both play Saturday. Drake hosts Indiana State and Murray State visits Valparaiso.

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1st Half
DRAKE
Bulldogs
32
MURR
Racers
18

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Racers gains possession)
19:40	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup (Terence Harcum assists)	0-2
19:08		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
18:40		Kylen Milton misses three point jump shot
18:38		Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound
18:08		Isaiah Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Terence Harcum steals)
17:38		Kylen Milton misses two point layup
17:36		Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound
17:24		AJ Ferguson shooting foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul)
17:24	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-2
17:24	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-2
16:56		Terence Harcum misses two point jump shot
16:54		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
16:39		Kylen Milton turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Jackson steals)
16:23		Kylen Milton blocks Cam Manyawu's two point layup
16:21		Racers defensive rebound
16:07		AJ Ferguson misses three point jump shot
16:05		Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound
15:42	+3	Bennett Stirtz makes three point jump shot	5-2
15:19	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup (Kylen Milton assists)	5-4
14:49	+2	Tavion Banks makes two point jump shot	7-4
14:11	+2	JaCobi Wood makes two point jump shot	7-6
13:44		AJ Ferguson shooting foul
13:45		TV timeout
13:44	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-6
13:44	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-6
13:18		Kylen Milton misses two point layup
13:16		Isaia Howard defensive rebound
13:09	+3	Mitch Mascari makes three point jump shot (Bennett Stirtz assists)	12-6
12:45		Isaia Howard personal foul
12:31		JaCobi Wood misses two point jump shot
12:29		Kylen Milton offensive rebound
12:15	+2	Alden Applewhite makes two point jump shot	12-8
11:50	+2	Tavion Banks makes two point layup (Bennett Stirtz assists)	14-8
11:16	+2	JaCobi Wood makes two point jump shot	14-10
10:56	+2	Tavion Banks makes two point jump shot (Bennett Stirtz assists)	16-10
10:28		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
10:26		Isaia Howard defensive rebound
10:05		Bennett Stirtz misses two point jump shot
10:03		Isaia Howard offensive rebound
9:57		Daniel Abreu misses two point layup
9:55		Terence Harcum defensive rebound
9:38	+3	Alden Applewhite makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists)	16-13
9:14	+2	Tavion Banks makes two point layup (Bennett Stirtz assists)	18-13
9:14		KyeRon Lindsay shooting foul (Tavion Banks draws the foul)
9:14		TV timeout
9:14		Tavion Banks misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:14		Alden Applewhite defensive rebound
8:43		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
8:41		Tavion Banks defensive rebound
8:30		Tavion Banks misses two point layup
8:28		Kael Combs offensive rebound
8:19		Kael Combs misses three point jump shot
8:17		Bulldogs offensive rebound
8:15		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
8:02		Kael Combs shooting foul (Alden Applewhite draws the foul)
8:02		Alden Applewhite misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:02	+1	Alden Applewhite makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-14
7:37		TV timeout
7:28	+2	Kael Combs makes two point jump shot	20-14
7:03		Daniel Abreu personal foul
6:42		AJ Ferguson misses two point jump shot
6:40		Kael Combs defensive rebound
6:13		Bennett Stirtz misses three point jump shot
6:11		Justin Morgan defensive rebound
6:03		Alden Applewhite misses three point jump shot
6:01		Kael Combs defensive rebound
5:40		Mitch Mascari misses three point jump shot
5:38		Justin Morgan defensive rebound
5:11		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
5:09		Mitch Mascari defensive rebound
5:03		JaCobi Wood shooting foul (Kael Combs draws the foul)
5:03	+1	Kael Combs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-14
5:03	+1	Kael Combs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-14
4:45		Nick Ellington turnover (lost ball) (Bennett Stirtz steals)
4:28		Tavion Banks misses two point layup
4:26		Racers defensive rebound
4:09		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
4:07		Mitch Mascari defensive rebound
3:48		Bennett Stirtz misses two point jump shot
3:46		Tavion Banks offensive rebound
3:40	+2	Bennett Stirtz makes two point dunk (Tavion Banks assists)	24-14
3:19		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
3:17		Mitch Mascari defensive rebound
2:57	+2	Daniel Abreu makes two point layup	26-14
2:56		Racers 30 second timeout
2:56		TV timeout
2:28		Bennett Stirtz personal foul
2:22	+2	JaCobi Wood makes two point layup	26-16
1:57		AJ Ferguson shooting foul (Tavion Banks draws the foul)
1:57	+1	Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-16
1:57	+1	Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-16
1:42	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup (Terence Harcum assists)	28-18
1:35		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:20	+2	Bennett Stirtz makes two point jump shot	30-18
0:58		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
0:56		Bennett Stirtz defensive rebound
0:50	+2	Tavion Banks makes two point layup (Isaia Howard assists)	32-18
0:50		Mitch Mascari personal foul
0:04		Racers turnover (shot clock violation)
0:02		Kylen Milton personal foul
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DRAKE
Bulldogs
23
MURR
Racers
27

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Kylen Milton personal foul
19:39		Daniel Abreu turnover (bad pass)
19:28	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point dunk (JaCobi Wood assists)	32-20
19:00	+2	Bennett Stirtz makes two point jump shot	34-20
18:43		JaCobi Wood turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Jackson steals)
18:16		Isaiah Jackson misses two point layup
18:14		Cam Manyawu offensive rebound
18:10	+2	Cam Manyawu makes two point layup	36-20
17:56	+2	Kylen Milton makes two point dunk	36-22
17:25		Isaiah Jackson misses two point layup
17:23		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
17:07	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point dunk (Kylen Milton assists)	36-24
16:53		Nick Ellington shooting foul (Cam Manyawu draws the foul)
16:53		Cam Manyawu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:53	+1	Cam Manyawu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-24
16:25		Terence Harcum misses two point jump shot
16:23		Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
15:53		Cam Manyawu misses two point jump shot
15:51		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
15:36		Racers 30 second timeout
15:36		TV timeout
15:23		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
15:21		Racers offensive rebound
15:21		TV timeout
15:12		Mitch Mascari personal foul
14:58		Kael Combs personal foul
14:43		Kylen Milton misses two point layup
14:41		Tavion Banks defensive rebound
14:26	+2	Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup	39-24
14:09		JaCobi Wood turnover (bad pass) (Bennett Stirtz steals)
14:03	+2	Kael Combs makes two point layup (Tavion Banks assists)	41-24
13:37		JaCobi Wood misses two point layup
13:35		Bennett Stirtz defensive rebound
13:12		Bennett Stirtz turnover (bad pass)
12:54		Terence Harcum misses two point layup
12:52		Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
12:30		Bennett Stirtz misses two point jump shot
12:28		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
12:21		Alden Applewhite turnover (bad pass) (Mitch Mascari steals)
12:07		Mitch Mascari misses three point jump shot
12:05		Isaia Howard offensive rebound
11:58		Bennett Stirtz misses two point layup
11:56		Bennett Stirtz offensive rebound
11:54	+2	Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup	43-24
11:52		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
11:52		TV timeout
11:37		Mitch Mascari personal foul
11:32		Cam Manyawu shooting foul (KyeRon Lindsay draws the foul)
11:32	+1	KyeRon Lindsay makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-25
11:32		KyeRon Lindsay misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:32		Isaia Howard defensive rebound
11:05		Cam Manyawu misses two point layup
11:03		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
10:55	+3	AJ Ferguson makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists)	43-28
10:23		Bennett Stirtz misses three point jump shot
10:21		Cam Manyawu offensive rebound
10:18		Cam Manyawu misses two point layup
10:16		KyeRon Lindsay defensive rebound
10:09	+3	AJ Ferguson makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists)	43-31
10:04		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
9:43		Tavion Banks turnover (lost ball) (KyeRon Lindsay steals)
9:31		Daniel Abreu personal foul
9:25	+2	KyeRon Lindsay makes two point layup (Terence Harcum assists)	43-33
8:55		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
8:38		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
8:36		Tavion Banks defensive rebound
8:08		Kael Combs misses three point jump shot
8:06		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
7:55		AJ Ferguson turnover (lost ball) (Mitch Mascari steals)
7:23		Alden Applewhite personal foul
7:23		TV timeout
7:05	+2	Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup (Kael Combs assists)	45-33
6:34		KyeRon Lindsay misses two point jump shot
6:32		AJ Ferguson offensive rebound
6:31		Racers turnover (shot clock violation)
6:15	+2	Tavion Banks makes two point layup (Kael Combs assists)	47-33
5:46		Alden Applewhite misses two point jump shot
5:44		KyeRon Lindsay offensive rebound
5:32	+2	AJ Ferguson makes two point layup	47-35
5:01		Bennett Stirtz turnover (bad pass)
4:50		Mitch Mascari shooting foul (Kylen Milton draws the foul)
4:50	+1	Kylen Milton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-36
4:50	+1	Kylen Milton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-37
4:20	+2	Tavion Banks makes two point layup	49-37
3:59		Isaia Howard personal foul
3:59		TV timeout
3:59	+1	Kylen Milton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-38
3:59	+1	Kylen Milton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-39
3:35	+2	Daniel Abreu makes two point jump shot	51-39
3:16	+2	Kylen Milton makes two point jump shot	51-41
3:01		Tavion Banks misses two point layup
2:59		Kylen Milton defensive rebound
2:59		Isaia Howard personal foul
2:59	+1	Kylen Milton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-42
2:59	+1	Kylen Milton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-43
2:54	+2	Bennett Stirtz makes two point dunk (Tavion Banks assists)	53-43
2:26	+2	Terence Harcum makes two point layup	53-45
2:23		Racers 30 second timeout
1:53		Bennett Stirtz misses two point layup
1:51		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
1:24		Kylen Milton misses two point jump shot
1:22		Daniel Abreu defensive rebound
0:55	+2	Bennett Stirtz makes two point jump shot	55-45
0:44		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
0:42		Tavion Banks defensive rebound
0:34		JaCobi Wood personal foul
0:18		Terence Harcum personal foul
0:00		End of period

Terence Harcum personal foul