Drake ends 3-game skid, beats Maryland-Eastern Shore 81-57
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Reed Timmer had 21 points, De'Antae McMurray scored 16 and Drake snapped a three-game skid with an 81-57 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Friday night.
The Bulldogs (6-7) led throughout the second half and pulled away with a 19-2 run capped at 75-50 on Ore Arogundade's basket with 2:28 left. McMurray had three 3-pointers during the run and Graham Woodward added another.
Drake didn't take the lead for good until late in the first half and the Hawks (3-11) kept it close for the first few minutes of the second. Drake took control with an 8-0 run to lead 49-36 and kept the lead between 9 and 11 until its late run.
Arogundade finished with 10 points for Drake.
Cameron Bacote scored 11 and Miryne Thomas and Ahmad Frost added 10 each for UMES.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Jeb Hartness
- Pat Boegh
- John Hendricks
2024-25 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Morgan State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Norfolk State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
South Carolina State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Coppin State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Delaware State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Howard | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Maryland Eastern Shore | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
North Carolina Central | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Belmont | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Bradley | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Drake | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Murray State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Northern Iowa | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
UIC | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Evansville | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Illinois State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Indiana State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Missouri State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Southern Illinois | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Valparaiso | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |