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Drake men outlast SE Missouri St.

DES MOINES — Roman Penn led a balanced attack with 16 points and Drake scored the last six points of the game to defeat Southeastern Missouri State 78-73 on Saturday night.

The Redhawks took a 73-72 lead on a Skyler Hogan 3-pointer with 2:10 remaining. Penn tied it with a free throw at 1:57 and the Bulldogs made 6 of 8 from the line while Southeast Missouri missed its last five shots plus two free throws and had a turnover.

D.J. Walkins added 15 points for Drake (8-2), Anthony Murphy had 14 and Robbins and Thomas 11 apiece.

Alex Caldwell had 18 points and Sage Tolbert 17 for the Redhawks (3-6).

DRAKE 78, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ST. 73

At Des Moines

SE MISSOURI (3-6) — Wilson 2-4 0-0 4, Tolbert 4-7 9-14 17, Hogan 3-6 1-2 9, Caldwell 6-11 0-1 18, Nicholas 3-11 1-3 7, Agnew 5-7 0-1 11, Gable 2-3 0-0 5, Russell 0-1 0-0 0, Kao 0-0 2-2 2. TOTALS 25-50 13-23 73.

DRAKE (8-2) — T.Murphy 1-2 0-2 2, Robbins 3-6 5-8 11, A.Murphy 5-11 2-2 14, Penn 6-10 3-5 16, Wilkins 4-9 6-6 15, Pilipovic 0-3 0-1 0, Yesufu 0-2 0-0 0, Sturtz 0-0 6-6 6, Jackson 1-2 0-0 3, Thomas 4-6 2-4 11. TOTALS 24-51 24-34 78.

Halftime–SEMO 43-37. 3-Point Goals–SEMO 10-19 (Caldwell 6-9, Hogan 2-5, Agnew 1-1, Gable 1-1, Tolbert 0-1, Nicholas 0-2), Drake 6-23 (A.Murphy 2-6, Penn 1-2, Jackson 1-2, Thomas 1-2, Wilkins 1-6, Yesufu 0-1, T.Murphy 0-1, Pilipovic 0-3). Fouled Out–Hogan, Wilson. Rebounds–SEMO 35 (Hogan 12), Drake 27 (Penn 8). Assists–SEMO 12 (Agnew 4), Drake 9 (Penn 3). Total Fouls–SEMO 22, Drake 19. A–2,723 (7,152).

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