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Drake Bulldogs vs Evansville Purple Aces

College Basketball
Drake
7-6
66-65
Final
Evansville
4-9
Ford Center

Lead tracker

DRKE leadsBiggest lead DRKE 14, EVAN 9
H1H2
EVAN leads
Team1H2HT
DRKE293766
EVAN273865

Who won: Drake 66-65

The Drake Bulldogs beat the Evansville Purple Aces 66-65 on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at Ford Center. Jaehshon Thomas led the Drake in points (18). Connor Turnbull led the Evansville in points (20).

Player of the game

Connor Turnbull

EVAN · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK

8.2

Win probability

100%DRKE final
DRKEEVAN

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:03DRK

    Dead ball rebound

    Drake Deadball Team Rebound.

  4. H2 0:03Connor Turnbull

    Misses 54-foot three point jumper

    Connor Turnbull misses 54-foot three point jumper

    C. Turnbull · 20 PTS

  5. H2 0:03Connor Turnbull

    Defensive rebound

    Connor Turnbull Defensive Rebound.

  6. H2 0:04Owen Larson

    Misses free throw 1 of 1

    Owen Larson misses free throw 1 of 1

    O. Larson · 5 PTS

  7. H2 0:04Bryce Quinet

    Foul on Bryce Quinet

    Foul on Bryce Quinet.

    B. Quinet

  8. H2 0:06Owen Larson

    Defensive rebound

    Owen Larson Defensive Rebound.

  9. H2 0:08Alex Hemenway

    Misses 29-foot three point jumper

    Alex Hemenway misses 29-foot three point jumper

    A. Hemenway · 11 PTS

  10. H2 0:26Jaehshon Thomas

    Misses free throw 1 of 1

    Jaehshon Thomas misses free throw 1 of 1

    J. Thomas · 18 PTS

  11. H2 0:26EVA

    Shorttimeout

    Evansville Timeout

  12. H2 0:26AJ Casey

    Foul on AJ Casey

    Foul on AJ Casey.

    AJ Casey · 12 PTS

  13. H2 0:28Jaehshon Thomas

    Defensive rebound

    Jaehshon Thomas Defensive Rebound.

  14. H2 0:29Connor Turnbull

    Misses free throw 2 of 2

    Connor Turnbull misses free throw 2 of 2

    C. Turnbull · 20 PTS

  15. H2 0:29EVA

    Dead ball rebound

    Evansville Deadball Team Rebound.

  16. H2 0:29Connor Turnbull

    Misses free throw 1 of 2

    Connor Turnbull misses free throw 1 of 2

    C. Turnbull · 20 PTS

  17. H2 0:29Okku Federiko

    Foul on Okku Federiko

    Foul on Okku Federiko.

    O. Federiko · 7 PTS

  18. H2 0:32Connor Turnbull

    Offensive Rebound

    Connor Turnbull Offensive Rebound.

    C. Turnbull · 20 PTS

  19. H2 0:33Alex Hemenway

    Misses free throw 2 of 2

    Alex Hemenway misses free throw 2 of 2

    A. Hemenway · 11 PTS

  20. H2 0:33Alex Hemenway
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Alex Hemenway makes free throw 1 of 2

    A. Hemenway · 11 PTS

    DRKE 66 - 65 EVAN
  21. H2 0:33Owen Larson

    Foul on Owen Larson

    Foul on Owen Larson.

    O. Larson · 5 PTS

  22. H2 0:49Bryce Quinet

    Defensive rebound

    Bryce Quinet Defensive Rebound.

  23. H2 0:50Jaehshon Thomas

    Misses free throw 1 of 1

    Jaehshon Thomas misses free throw 1 of 1

    J. Thomas · 18 PTS

  24. H2 0:50Bryce Quinet

    Foul on Bryce Quinet

    Foul on Bryce Quinet.

    B. Quinet

  25. H2 1:09Connor Turnbull
    +2

    Layup

    Connor Turnbull makes layup

    C. Turnbull · 20 PTS

    DRKE 66 - 64 EVAN

Leaders

DRKEEVAN
Points
Jaehshon Thomas
18
Connor Turnbull
20
Assists
Jaehshon Thomas
2
Leif Moeller
3
Rebounds
Eli Shetlar
7
Connor Turnbull
15

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