Wright nets 22 in Drake’s rally around Saint Louis
DES MOINES — Atin Wright scored 22 points as Drake beat Saint Louis 75-69 on Wednesday night.
Wright was 5 of 11 shooting, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 10 for 11 from the line for the Bulldogs (8-1). Kevin Overton was 8 of 13 shooting, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 5 from the line to add 21 points. Darnell Brodie shot 4 of 9 from the field and 4 for 6 from the line to finish with 12 points, while adding six rebounds.
The Billikens (5-5) were led in scoring by Gibson Jimerson, who finished with 23 points and two steals. Tim Dalger added 14 points and two steals for Saint Louis. In addition, Bruce Zhang had nine points, six rebounds and two steals.
Drake 75, Saint Louis 69
SAINT LOUIS (5-4) — Dalger 4-11 6-7 14, Hargrove 1-3 2-2 4, Zhang 4-7 1-2 9, Jimerson 6-17 7-9 23, Medley 3-7 2-2 8, Curcic 2-4 0-0 4, Thames 3-3 0-0 7, van Bussel 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 23-52 18-22 69.
DRAKE (7-1) — Brodie 4-9 4-6 12, Enright 2-6 1-2 7, Overton 8-13 3-5 21, Wright 5-11 10-11 22, DeVries 3-12 2-2 10, Garland 0-0 1-2 1, Rosario 0-0 0-0 0, Ferguson 0-1 2-2 2, Gibson 0-2 0-0 0. TOTALS 22-54 23-30 75.
Halftime–Saint Louis 41-25. 3-Point Goals–Saint Louis 5-14 (Jimerson 4-8, Thames 1-1, Dalger 0-1, Hargrove 0-1, Medley 0-1, Curcic 0-2), Drake 8-24 (Enright 2-5, Wright 2-5, Overton 2-6, DeVries 2-7, Gibson 0-1). Fouled Out–Hargrove, Enright. Rebounds–Saint Louis 31 (Hargrove 9), Drake 29 (DeVries 10). Assists–Saint Louis 6 (Medley 3), Drake 15 (DeVries 5). Total Fouls–Saint Louis 22, Drake 16.