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Yesufu lifts Drake past Missouri St. 71-69 in MVC tourney | |
ST. LOUIS (AP) Joseph Yesufu knifed down the lane, splitting two defenders, and kissed the winning basket off the glass with 2.5 seconds remaining as Drake defeated Missouri State 71-69 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. Yesufu scored 25 points, Tremell Murphy added 20 points for the second-seeded Bulldogs (25-3). Drake advances to Sunday's tournament championship against top-seeded - and No. 20-ranked - Loyola-Chicago. Yesufu hit 8 of 10 foul shots. Murphy also had seven rebounds. Garrett Sturtz had nine rebounds for Drake. Darnell Brodie added 10 rebounds. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | I. Mosley | 19.8 | |||
| Rebounds: | G. Prim | 9.1 | |||
| Assists: | I. Mosley | 3.1 | |||
| FG%: | G. Prim | 59.9% | |||
| FT%: | I. Mosley | 84.7% | |||
| 3P%: | J. Ridder | 36.5% | |||
| Steals: | G. Prim | 1.2 | |||
| Blocks: | G. Prim | 1.3 | |||
| Missouri Valley Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| 17 Loyola Chicago | 16-2 | 26-5 |
| Drake | 15-3 | 26-5 |
| Missouri State | 12-6 | 17-7 |
| Indiana State | 11-7 | 15-10 |
| UNI | 7-11 | 10-15 |
| Evansville | 7-11 | 9-16 |
| Valparaiso | 7-11 | 10-18 |
| Bradley | 6-12 | 12-16 |
| Southern Illinois | 5-13 | 12-14 |
| Illinois State | 4-14 | 7-18 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 73.4 (115) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 7.9 (304) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.5 (147) | ||||
| FG%: | 47.8% (26) | ||||
| FT%: | 74.2% (64) | ||||
| 3P%: | 35.0% (118) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 66.4 (61) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 29.0 (9) | ||||
| Assists: | 10.4 (23) | ||||
| FG%: | 41.0% (49) | ||||
| FT%: | 68.7% (74) | ||||
| 3P%: | 32.6% (115) | ||||
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