Drake drops Green Bay to stay perfect
DES MOINES — Isaiah Jackson scored 21 points as Drake beat Green Bay 72-62 on Saturday night.
Jackson also contributed 12 rebounds for the Bulldogs (11-0). Tavion Banks added 19 points and Cam Manyawu finished with 16 points and seven rebounds.
The Phoenix (2-12) were led in scoring by Mac Wrecke, who finished with 19 points. Green Bay also got 14 points from Preston Ruedinger, but couldn’t avoid its ninth loss in a row.
Drake took the lead with 14:01 to go in the first half and never looked back. The score was 40-32 at halftime, with Jackson racking up 11 points. Drake used a 7-0 run in the second half to build an 11-point lead at 63-52 with 4:29 left in the half before finishing off the win.
Drake 72, Green Bay 62
GREEN BAY (2-12) — Hall 1-6 7-8 10, Oselka 3-5 0-0 6, Ruedinger 6-8 2-2 14, Tweedy 2-2 0-0 4, Wrecke 6-10 5-5 19, Wonders 1-6 2-2 5, O’Hara 1-2 2-2 4, Wade 0-2 0-0 0. TOTALS 20-41 18-19 62.
DRAKE (11-0) — Abreu 1-5 0-1 2, Manyawu 6-9 4-9 16, Jackson 9-12 2-3 21, Mascari 1-6 0-0 3, Stirtz 3-10 4-4 11, Banks 8-12 3-5 19, Combs 0-1 0-0 0, Ferguson 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 28-56 13-22 72.
Halftime–Drake 40-32. 3-Point Goals–Green Bay 4-13 (Wrecke 2-3, Wonders 1-3, Hall 1-4, Oselka 0-1, Ruedinger 0-1, Wade 0-1), Drake 3-19 (Jackson 1-3, Stirtz 1-5, Mascari 1-6, Combs 0-1, Abreu 0-4). Fouled Out–Abreu. Rebounds–Green Bay 20 (Oselka 5), Drake 27 (Jackson 12). Total Fouls–Green Bay 19, Drake 16. A–3,418.