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Stirtz and Drake take down FGCU 63-61

AP
Nov 17, 2024

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Bennett Stirtz scored 25 points to lead Drake and Daniel Abreu sealed the victory with a 3-pointer with 24 seconds remaining as the Bulldogs knocked off FGCU 63-61 on Saturday.

Stirtz also had seven rebounds and three steals for the Bulldogs (3-0). Abreu scored 17 points, shooting 5 for 10 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line. Nate Ferguson shot 4 of 4 from the field and 2 for 4 from the foul line to finish with 10 points.

Zavian McLean led the Eagles (0-4) in scoring, finishing with 17 points and three steals. Keeshawn Kellman added 16 points, seven rebounds and two blocks for FGCU. Jevin Muniz finished with 13 points and two steals.

Abreu scored 12 points in the first half and Drake went into the break trailing 31-30. Stirtz scored a team-high 17 points for Drake in the second half. Drake outscored FGCU by three points over the final half.

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1st Half
FGCU
Eagles
31
DRAKE
Bulldogs
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Keeshawn Kellman vs. Cam Manyawu (Eagles gains possession)
19:50		Cam Manyawu blocks Keeshawn Kellman's two point layup
19:48		Eagles offensive rebound
19:44	+2	Keeshawn Kellman makes two point layup	2-0
19:21		Daniel Abreu misses three point jump shot
19:19		Michael Duax defensive rebound
18:57		Jump ball. Keeshawn Kellman vs. Bennett Stirtz (Bennett Stirtz gains possession)
18:57		Keeshawn Kellman turnover (lost ball) (Bennett Stirtz steals)
18:42		Jevin Muniz personal foul
18:20	+2	Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup	2-2
18:18		Keeshawn Kellman turnover (out of bounds)
18:00	+2	Cam Manyawu makes two point layup (Bennett Stirtz assists)	2-4
17:42		Zavian McLean misses three point jump shot
17:40		Mitch Mascari defensive rebound
17:14	+2	Daniel Abreu makes two point layup	2-6
17:14		Zavian McLean shooting foul (Daniel Abreu draws the foul)
17:14	+1	Daniel Abreu makes regular free throw 1 of 1	2-7
16:58		Michael Duax misses two point layup
16:56		Bennett Stirtz defensive rebound
16:44		Daniel Abreu misses three point jump shot
16:42		Jevin Muniz defensive rebound
16:19		Zavian McLean misses three point jump shot
16:17		Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound
16:06		Cam Manyawu misses two point layup
16:04		Jevin Muniz defensive rebound
15:56	+2	Jevin Muniz makes two point layup	4-7
15:29		Isaiah Jackson misses three point jump shot
15:27		Bennett Stirtz offensive rebound
15:23		TV timeout
15:21		Bennett Stirtz misses three point jump shot
15:19		Michael Duax defensive rebound
15:17	+2	Rahmir Barno makes two point layup	6-7
14:37		Isaiah Jackson turnover (traveling)
14:25		Zavian McLean misses two point layup
14:23		Zavian McLean offensive rebound
14:22	+2	Zavian McLean makes two point layup	8-7
14:21		Nate Ferguson shooting foul (Zavian McLean draws the foul)
14:21		Zavian McLean misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:21		Bennett Stirtz defensive rebound
13:53		Daniel Abreu turnover (bad pass) (Jevin Muniz steals)
13:44		Rahmir Barno turnover (lost ball) (Bennett Stirtz steals)
13:41	+2	Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup	8-9
14:41		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
13:24	+2	Jevin Muniz makes two point layup	10-9
13:24		Mitch Mascari shooting foul (Jevin Muniz draws the foul)
13:24	+1	Jevin Muniz makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-9
13:09		Keeshawn Kellman shooting foul (Nate Ferguson draws the foul)
12:53	+3	Daniel Abreu makes three point jump shot (Kael Combs assists)	11-12
12:32		Rory Stewart misses three point jump shot
12:30		Kael Combs defensive rebound
12:19	+2	Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup	11-14
12:00		Keeshawn Kellman turnover (traveling)
12:00		TV timeout
11:46	+2	Nate Ferguson makes two point layup	11-16
11:46		Tristen Guillouette shooting foul (Nate Ferguson draws the foul)
11:46		Nate Ferguson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:46		Bulldogs offensive rebound
11:28		Tavion Banks misses three point jump shot
11:26		Tavion Banks offensive rebound
11:13		Daniel Abreu misses three point jump shot
11:11		Nate Ferguson offensive rebound
11:02		Bennett Stirtz turnover (lost ball) (Zavian McLean steals)
10:49		Tristen Guillouette misses two point jump shot
10:47		Bennett Stirtz defensive rebound
10:36		Tavion Banks turnover (lost ball) (Tristen Guillouette steals)
10:31	+2	Zavian McLean makes two point layup	13-16
10:30		Kael Combs shooting foul (Zavian McLean draws the foul)
10:30	+1	Zavian McLean makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-16
10:08		Nate Ferguson turnover (Dallion Johnson steals)
9:58		Jevin Muniz turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Jackson steals)
9:56		Dallion Johnson personal foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul)
9:41		Keeshawn Kellman blocks Daniel Abreu's two point layup
9:39		Tavion Banks offensive rebound
9:27		Bennett Stirtz misses three point jump shot
9:25		Bulldogs offensive rebound
9:25		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
9:13	+2	Keeshawn Kellman makes two point dunk (Rahmir Barno assists)	16-16
9:00		Bennett Stirtz turnover (Rahmir Barno steals)
8:53		Rahmir Barno turnover
8:32	+3	Daniel Abreu makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Jackson assists)	16-19
8:09		Cam Manyawu personal foul (Keeshawn Kellman draws the foul)
7:50		Rahmir Barno misses three point jump shot
7:48		Keeshawn Kellman offensive rebound
7:45		Keeshawn Kellman misses two point layup
7:43		Rory Stewart offensive rebound
7:43	+2	Rory Stewart makes two point layup	18-19
7:27		Rory Stewart personal foul (Cam Manyawu draws the foul)
7:27		TV timeout
7:08		Isaiah Jackson misses three point jump shot
7:06		Keeshawn Kellman defensive rebound
6:40		Rahmir Barno misses two point jump shot
6:38		Rahmir Barno offensive rebound
6:36		Cam Manyawu shooting foul (Jevin Muniz draws the foul)
6:35	+1	Jevin Muniz makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-19
6:35	+1	Jevin Muniz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-19
6:09		Michael Duax personal foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul)
6:09	+1	Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-20
6:09		Isaiah Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:09		Keeshawn Kellman defensive rebound
5:57		Dallion Johnson misses two point layup
5:55		Mitch Mascari defensive rebound
5:39		Rahmir Barno shooting foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul)
5:39	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-21
5:39	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-22
5:23		Keeshawn Kellman turnover (out of bounds)
5:07	+2	Nate Ferguson makes two point layup (Bennett Stirtz assists)	20-24
4:52	+2	Zavian McLean makes two point layup (Jevin Muniz assists)	22-24
4:36		Bennett Stirtz turnover (bad pass) (Zavian McLean steals)
4:26		Keeshawn Kellman turnover (lost ball) (Mitch Mascari steals)
4:07		Keeshawn Kellman personal foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul)
4:07		Bennett Stirtz misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:07		Rory Stewart defensive rebound
3:56		Zavian McLean misses three point jump shot
3:54		Bennett Stirtz defensive rebound
3:43	+3	Daniel Abreu makes three point jump shot (Bennett Stirtz assists)	22-27
3:26		Mitch Mascari personal foul (Michael Duax draws the foul)
3:26		TV timeout
3:17	+2	Jevin Muniz makes two point jump shot	24-27
2:40		Bennett Stirtz misses two point jump shot
2:38		Isaia Howard offensive rebound
2:26		Mitch Mascari misses three point jump shot
2:24		Isaia Howard offensive rebound
2:22	+2	Isaia Howard makes two point layup	24-29
2:22		Rory Stewart shooting foul (Isaia Howard draws the foul)
2:22		Isaia Howard misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:22		Rory Stewart defensive rebound
1:58	+2	Dallion Johnson makes two point jump shot	26-29
1:47		Mitch Mascari misses three point jump shot
1:45		Michael Duax defensive rebound
1:37	+2	Zavian McLean makes two point layup	28-29
1:22		Bennett Stirtz misses two point jump shot
1:20		Michael Duax defensive rebound
1:15		Rahmir Barno misses two point layup
1:13		Tavion Banks defensive rebound
0:52		Isaia Howard misses three point jump shot
0:50		Tavion Banks offensive rebound
0:50		Michael Duax personal foul (Tavion Banks draws the foul)
0:50		Tavion Banks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:50	+1	Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-30
0:22	+3	Zavian McLean makes three point jump shot (Rahmir Barno assists)	31-30
0:00		Isaiah Jackson misses three point jump shot
0:00		Bulldogs offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FGCU
Eagles
30
DRAKE
Bulldogs
33

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Jevin Muniz misses two point layup
19:46		Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
19:25	+3	Bennett Stirtz makes three point jump shot	31-33
19:06	+2	Zavian McLean makes two point jump shot	33-33
18:37	+3	Bennett Stirtz makes three point jump shot	33-36
18:03		Daniel Abreu blocks Michael Duax's three point jump shot
18:01		Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
17:38		Keeshawn Kellman blocks Cam Manyawu's two point dunk
17:36		Bulldogs offensive rebound
17:34	+2	Cam Manyawu makes two point hook shot	33-38
17:11		Zavian McLean misses two point jump shot
17:09		Bennett Stirtz defensive rebound
16:49	+2	Bennett Stirtz makes two point jump shot	33-40
16:49		Michael Duax shooting foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul)
16:49		Bennett Stirtz misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:49		Keeshawn Kellman defensive rebound
16:34		Cam Manyawu personal foul (Keeshawn Kellman draws the foul)
16:17	+2	Rahmir Barno makes two point layup	35-40
15:47	+2	Bennett Stirtz makes two point jump shot	35-42
15:37		Eagles 30 second timeout
15:37		TV timeout
15:30		Mitch Mascari shooting foul (Jevin Muniz draws the foul)
15:29		TV timeout
15:29		Jevin Muniz misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:29	+1	Jevin Muniz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-42
15:14		Isaiah Jackson misses three point jump shot
15:12		Keeshawn Kellman defensive rebound
15:03	+2	Keeshawn Kellman makes two point dunk (Rahmir Barno assists)	38-42
14:47		Rory Stewart shooting foul (Nate Ferguson draws the foul)
14:47	+1	Nate Ferguson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-43
14:47	+1	Nate Ferguson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-44
14:32	+2	Keeshawn Kellman makes two point dunk (Rahmir Barno assists)	40-44
14:12	+2	Nate Ferguson makes two point layup (Isaia Howard assists)	40-46
14:08		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
13:53		Jevin Muniz misses three point jump shot
13:51		Bulldogs defensive rebound
13:36		Tavion Banks turnover (lost ball) (Rahmir Barno steals)
13:24		Jump ball. Dallion Johnson vs. Bennett Stirtz (Bennett Stirtz gains possession)
13:24		Dallion Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Bennett Stirtz steals)
12:54		Official timeout
12:52		Daniel Abreu turnover (out of bounds)
12:40	+2	Keeshawn Kellman makes two point dunk (Jevin Muniz assists)	42-46
12:21		Michael Duax shooting foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul)
12:21	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-47
12:21	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-48
12:04		Tavion Banks personal foul (Keeshawn Kellman draws the foul)
11:53		Rahmir Barno misses two point layup
11:51		Daniel Abreu defensive rebound
11:30		Tavion Banks misses two point layup
11:28		Zavian McLean defensive rebound
11:28		Isaia Howard personal foul (Zavian McLean draws the foul)
11:28		TV timeout
11:13		Jevin Muniz turnover (lost ball) (Isaia Howard steals)
11:13		Kael Combs misses three point jump shot
11:11		Rahmir Barno defensive rebound
10:38		Isaia Howard personal foul (Rahmir Barno draws the foul)
10:24		Dallion Johnson turnover (bad pass)
10:14		Kael Combs turnover (lost ball) (Zavian McLean steals)
10:07		Mitch Mascari personal foul (Rahmir Barno draws the foul)
10:03		Dallion Johnson offensive foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul)
10:03		Dallion Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
9:42		Nate Ferguson turnover (lost ball)
9:14		Rahmir Barno turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Jackson steals)
9:05	+2	Bennett Stirtz makes two point layup (Isaiah Jackson assists)	42-50
8:44	+3	Zavian McLean makes three point jump shot (Jevin Muniz assists)	45-50
8:22		Bennett Stirtz turnover (lost ball)
8:09	+2	Jevin Muniz makes two point layup	47-50
8:09		Nate Ferguson shooting foul (Jevin Muniz draws the foul)
8:09	+1	Jevin Muniz makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-50
8:02		Isaia Howard turnover (bad pass) (Jevin Muniz steals)
7:55	+3	Darren Williams makes three point jump shot (Rahmir Barno assists)	51-50
7:41		Jevin Muniz personal foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul)
7:41		TV timeout
7:12		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
6:57	+2	Keeshawn Kellman makes two point layup	53-50
6:46		Bennett Stirtz misses two point jump shot
6:44		Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound
6:27		Isaiah Jackson misses two point layup
6:27		Keeshawn Kellman defensive rebound
6:27		Rahmir Barno misses two point jump shot
6:25		Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound
6:07	+2	Nate Ferguson makes two point layup (Andrew Alia assists)	53-52
6:07		Darren Williams shooting foul (Nate Ferguson draws the foul)
6:07		Nate Ferguson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:07		Darren Williams defensive rebound
5:50	+2	Keeshawn Kellman makes two point hook shot	55-52
5:27		Darren Williams shooting foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul)
5:27	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 1 of 3	55-53
5:27	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 2 of 3	55-54
5:27	+1	Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 3 of 3	55-55
5:02		Zavian McLean turnover (lost ball) (Cam Manyawu steals)
4:50		Cam Manyawu offensive foul (Rahmir Barno draws the foul)
4:50		Cam Manyawu turnover (offensive foul)
4:33		Zavian McLean misses three point jump shot
4:31		Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound
4:16		Cam Manyawu misses two point layup
4:14		Zavian McLean defensive rebound
3:46		Rahmir Barno turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Jackson steals)
3:42		Dallion Johnson personal foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul)
3:42		TV timeout
3:42	+1	Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-56
3:42	+1	Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-57
3:30	+2	Dallion Johnson makes two point layup	57-57
3:05		Michael Duax shooting foul (Cam Manyawu draws the foul)
3:05		Cam Manyawu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:05	+1	Cam Manyawu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-58
2:52		Dallion Johnson misses three point jump shot
2:50		Bulldogs defensive rebound
2:38		Isaiah Jackson misses three point jump shot
2:36		Keeshawn Kellman defensive rebound
2:23	+2	Rahmir Barno makes two point layup	59-58
1:54		Jevin Muniz personal foul (Daniel Abreu draws the foul)
1:54	+1	Daniel Abreu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-59
1:54	+1	Daniel Abreu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-60
1:40	+2	Keeshawn Kellman makes two point dunk (Rahmir Barno assists)	61-60
1:08		Daniel Abreu misses two point jump shot
1:06		Dallion Johnson defensive rebound
0:58		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:37		Keeshawn Kellman misses two point dunk
0:35		Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
0:30		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:24	+3	Daniel Abreu makes three point jump shot (Bennett Stirtz assists)	61-63
0:22		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
0:05		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:03		Dallion Johnson misses two point jump shot
0:01		Bennett Stirtz defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Bennett Stirtz defensive rebound