Drake vs. Murray State Postgame Notes

TEAM NOTES

Drake has won 19 of its last 24 games.
Drake shot 44.2 percent in the win and 56 percent in the first half. The Bulldogs rebounded after shooting 31.9 percent (38-of-119) in its first two Gulf Coast Showcase games.
Drake held Murray State to 32.1 percent shooting the lowest by a Drake opponent this season.
Drake and Murray State tied at halftime at 36-36, marking the first time in the last two seasons Drake has gone into the locker room tied.
Drake was outrebounded by three, marking the first time this year Drake has won when being outrebounded and the seventh time in the last two years.
Drake has held opponents below 60 points in all six of its wins this season. Opponents in Drake's wins have averaged 55.6 points per game.

PLAYER NOTES

D.J. Wilkins matched a season-high with four three-pointers and finished with 18 points, his second-highest output of the season.
Tremell Murphy posted a season-high 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting. He and his brother, Anthony, combined for 24 points on 10-of-14 shooting.
Anthony Murphy scored 13 points to mark his ninth double-figure scoring game in the last 11 outings.
After being held to one assist against Northeastern, Roman Penn posted six assists against Murray State. He has had six or more assists in six games this season.

SERIES NOTES

The win was Drake's first against Murray State. Murray State had won the previous two meetings in 1935 and 2014.
Drake is now 4-2 all-time in the Gulf Coast Showcase with wins over Western Kentucky (2015), Pepperdine (2015), Northeastern (2019) and Murray State (2019).

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