GAMEDAY Mens Basketball
Valparaiso 74, Drake 57
(AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
Associated Press
VALPARAISO, Ind. - Ben Krikke scored 15 points and Valparaiso handed No. 25 Drake its first loss of the season with a 74-57 romp.
The defeat by Drake (18-1, 9-1 Missouri Valley) left No. 1 Gonzaga and No. 2 Baylor as the only remaining major college teams still undefeated this season.
A day after Valparaiso (7-12, 4-6) squandered a double-digit lead in the second half and lost to Drake 80-77, the Crusaders pulled away for just their second victory over a ranked opponent since beating Mississippi in the 1998 NCAA tournament.
The Crusaders beat No. 25 Rhode Island 65-62 on Nov. 29, 2016 and are now 2-42 against ranked opponents since the start of the 1999-2000 season.
Roman Penn scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half, trying to rally the Bulldogs back from a 36-24 halftime deficit. He helped cut Valparaiso's lead down to 10 points on multiple occasions, but the Bulldogs could never get within single digits.
February 7, 2021
| Drake | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| S. Hemphill | F | 35 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| D. Brodie | F | 20 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| T. Murphy | F | 15 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| D. Wilkins | G | 31 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| R. Penn | G | 28 | 8-17 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| J. Yesufu | 29 | 3-12 | 3-4 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| G. Sturtz | 23 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| J. Jackson | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| I. Samake | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| O. Djamgouz | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Ferguson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 201 | 23-63 (.365) |
9-17 (.529) |
2-15 (.133) |
11-40 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 57 | |
| Valparaiso | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| D. Clay | F | 35 | 1-6 | 7-9 | 0-1 | 1-14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| B. Krikke | F | 24 | 5-7 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| E. Gordon | G | 40 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| S. Edwards | G | 36 | 4-14 | 2-2 | 1-7 | 0-5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| D. Sackey | G | 27 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| J. Ognacevic | 15 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Z. Morgan | 13 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| M. McMillan | 5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| G. Kpegeol | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 199 | 23-51 (.451) |
24-29 (.828) |
4-15 (.267) |
3-37 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 74 | |
Officials: Gary Maxwell, Terry Wymer, Shane Staggs