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Stirtz scores 29, Drake knocks off Valparaiso 66-60
VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) Bennett Stirtz scored 29 points as Drake beat Valparaiso 66-60 on Thursday night.
Stirtz added five rebounds for the Bulldogs (8-0, 1-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Tavion Banks shot 4 of 6 from the field and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line to add 12 points. Cam Manyawu had eight points and shot 4 of 4 from the field.
Tyler Schmidt led the Beacons (4-4, 0-1) in scoring, finishing with 20 points. Isaiah Shaw added 15 points for Valparaiso. Jefferson Monegro also had nine points.
Drake went into halftime leading Valparaiso 35-26.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Beacons gains possession) | Â |
| 19:41 |  | Â | Isaiah Jackson personal foul | Â |
| 19:22 | | Â | Darius DeAveiro turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Jackson steals) | Â |
| 19:10 | | Â | Cam Manyawu turnover (bad pass) (All Wright steals) | Â |
| 19:04 | | +3 | All Wright makes three point jump shot | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | | Â | Cam Manyawu offensive foul | Â |
| 18:48 | | Â | Cam Manyawu turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 18:36 | | Â | Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 18:06 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point jump shot | 2-3 |
| 17:47 | | Â | Cooper Schwieger misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:45 | | Â | Cam Manyawu defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:18 | | Â | Daniel Abreu misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:16 | | Â | Beacons defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:04 | | Â | All Wright misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:02 | | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:37 | | +2 | Cam Manyawu makes two point layup | 4-3 |
| 16:24 | | Â | Darius DeAveiro misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:22 | | Â | Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:15 | | +2 | Devon Ellis makes two point jump shot | 4-5 |
| 16:03 | | Â | Cam Manyawu turnover (bad pass) (Darius DeAveiro steals) | Â |
| 15:44 | | Â | Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:42 | | Â | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:18 | | Â | Isaiah Jackson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:16 | | Â | Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:04 | | Â | Devon Ellis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:02 | | Â | Bennett Stirtz defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:48 | | Â | Daniel Abreu misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:46 | | Â | Devon Ellis defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:36 | | +2 | Devon Ellis makes two point layup | 4-7 |
| 14:15 | | Â | Devon Ellis shooting foul | Â |
| 14:15 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:15 | | +1 | Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-7 |
| 14:15 | | Â | Bennett Stirtz misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 14:15 | | Â | Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:50 | | +3 | Isaiah Shaw makes three point jump shot (Justus McNair assists) | 5-10 |
| 13:20 | | Â | Mitch Mascari misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:18 | | Â | Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:09 | | Â | Tavion Banks shooting foul (Tyler Schmidt draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:09 | | +1 | Tyler Schmidt makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-11 |
| 13:09 | | +1 | Tyler Schmidt makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-12 |
| 12:46 | | +3 | Daniel Abreu makes three point jump shot (Bennett Stirtz assists) | 8-12 |
| 12:35 | | Â | Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:33 | | Â | Tavion Banks defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:14 | | Â | Tavion Banks turnover (bad pass) (Justus McNair steals) | Â |
| 12:09 | | Â | Justus McNair misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:07 | | Â | Mitch Mascari defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:58 | | Â | Tyler Schmidt shooting foul | Â |
| 11:58 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:58 | | +1 | Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-12 |
| 11:58 | | +1 | Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-12 |
| 11:31 | | Â | All Wright misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:29 | | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:17 | | +2 | Nate Ferguson makes two point dunk (Mitch Mascari assists) | 12-12 |
| 10:49 | | +3 | Isaiah Shaw makes three point jump shot | 12-15 |
| 10:25 | | +2 | Tavion Banks makes two point layup (Bennett Stirtz assists) | 14-15 |
| 10:08 | | Â | Nate Ferguson personal foul | Â |
| 10:07 | | Â | Isaia Howard personal foul | Â |
| 10:03 | | Â | Isaia Howard shooting foul | Â |
| 10:03 | | Â | Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 10:03 | | +1 | Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-16 |
| 9:51 | | Â | Nate Ferguson offensive foul | Â |
| 9:51 | | Â | Nate Ferguson turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 9:34 | | Â | Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:32 | | Â | Bennett Stirtz defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:25 | | +3 | Bennett Stirtz makes three point jump shot | 17-16 |
| 9:09 | | Â | Isaiah Shaw misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:07 | | Â | Beacons offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:54 | | Â | Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro turnover (lost ball) (Isaia Howard steals) | Â |
| 8:29 | | +2 | Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup | 19-16 |
| 8:13 | | Â | Devon Ellis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:11 | | Â | Isaia Howard defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:04 | | Â | All Wright shooting foul | Â |
| 8:04 | | +1 | Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-16 |
| 8:04 | | Â | Bennett Stirtz misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 8:04 | | Â | Bennett Stirtz offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:49 | | Â | Devon Ellis shooting foul | Â |
| 7:49 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:49 | | +1 | Daniel Abreu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-16 |
| 7:49 | | +1 | Daniel Abreu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-16 |
| 7:22 | | +3 | Tyler Schmidt makes three point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists) | 22-19 |
| 6:56 | | Â | Cam Manyawu turnover (lost ball) (Cooper Schwieger steals) | Â |
| 6:30 | | Â | Isaiah Shaw misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:28 | | Â | Mitch Mascari defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:19 | | Â | All Wright personal foul | Â |
| 5:59 | | Â | Isaiah Jackson misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:57 | | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:57 | | Â | Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 5:39 | | Â | Cooper Schwieger misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:37 | | Â | Mitch Mascari defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:11 | | +2 | Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup | 24-19 |
| 4:49 | | +2 | Isaiah Shaw makes two point layup (Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro assists) | 24-21 |
| 4:25 | | Â | Isaiah Shaw personal foul | Â |
| 4:22 | | +2 | Daniel Abreu makes two point layup (Bennett Stirtz assists) | 26-21 |
| 4:22 | | Â | Tyler Schmidt shooting foul | Â |
| 4:22 | | +1 | Daniel Abreu makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-21 |
| 4:05 | | Â | Devon Ellis turnover (lost ball) (Nate Ferguson steals) | Â |
| 3:45 | | +2 | Nate Ferguson makes two point dunk (Tavion Banks assists) | 29-21 |
| 3:31 | | Â | Daniel Abreu shooting foul | Â |
| 3:31 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:31 | | Â | Isaiah Shaw misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | Â |
| 3:31 | | +1 | Isaiah Shaw makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 29-22 |
| 3:31 | | +1 | Isaiah Shaw makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 29-23 |
| 3:01 | | Â | Tavion Banks misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:59 | | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:59 | | Â | Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 2:48 | | Â | Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro turnover (bad pass) (Bennett Stirtz steals) | Â |
| 2:45 | | +2 | Bennett Stirtz makes two point dunk | 31-23 |
| 2:23 | | Â | Cooper Schwieger turnover (lost ball) (Tavion Banks steals) | Â |
| 2:06 | | +2 | Tavion Banks makes two point jump shot | 33-23 |
| 1:55 | | Â | Tyler Schmidt turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 1:55 | | Â | Beacons 30 second timeout | Â |
| 1:27 | | Â | Tavion Banks misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:25 | | Â | Tavion Banks offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:23 | | +2 | Tavion Banks makes two point layup | 35-23 |
| 1:15 | | Â | Isaiah Shaw turnover (lost ball) (Nate Ferguson steals) | Â |
| 1:15 | | Â | Isaiah Shaw personal foul | Â |
| 1:15 | | Â | Nate Ferguson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 1:15 | | Â | Kaspar Sepp defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:52 | | Â | Darius DeAveiro misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:50 | | Â | Bennett Stirtz defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:47 | | Â | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:33 | | Â | Nate Ferguson misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:31 | | Â | Kaspar Sepp defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:03 | | +3 | Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes three point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists) | 35-26 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |