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Drake vs. St. Ambrose Postgame Notes

TEAM NOTES
  • Drake is 4-0 for the first time since the 1979-80 season and the 12th time in program history.
  • The win was Drake's 20th-straight non-conference home game. Drake's last home non-conference loss came to South Dakota State Dec. 19, 2016.
  • Drake has won 20 of its last 22 home games.
  • Under head coach Darian DeVries, Drake is 15-0 in non-conference home games and 29-4 in all home games.
  • The win was Drake's 40th home win in the last four seasons.
  • Drake's season-high 97 points marked the third time Drake has scored 80 or more points and the 19th time during DeVries tenure Drake has done so. The Bulldogs are 19-0 when scoring or 80 more points under DeVries.
  • The 97 points were Drake's most since scoring 98 against Simpson Nov. 17, 2019. 
  • Drake's 42 first-half points were a season high and marked the second-straight game and third time this season Drake has scored 40 or more first-half points. Drake is averaging 38.0 points in the first half this season.
  • Drake's 14 three-pointers were a season high and its most since hitting 14 against McKendree Dec. 29, 2018.
  • Drake outrebounded St. Ambrose 42-40 to improve to 36-7 under DeVries when outrebounding an opponent.
  • Drake outscored St. Ambrose in the paint 44-12. Drake has outscored all four of its opponents in the paint this season by an average of 17.0 points per game. Drake is averaging 42.5 points per game in the paint.
  • Drake came into the game ranked 15th nationally in turnovers among teams that had played three or more games with 10.7 per game. The Bulldogs only committed 11 turnovers in the high-possession game. 
  • Drake's bench scored 62 points to mark the fourth-straight game this season the Bulldogs' bench has scored 30 or more points. Drake's bench is averaging 41.8 points per game to account for 51.1 percent of the Bulldogs scoring.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
  • Jonah Jackson hit a season-high four three-pointers, one shy of matching his career high. Jackson is 11-of-23 from the three-point arc this season. He finished with 12 points and has yet to make a two-point shot in his 38 career games.
  • D.J. Wilkins missed three-pointer at 18:30 in the first half snapped a streak of five-straight makes from the arc. He was 4-for-4 against Omaha and made another three-pointer in the opening minute of the game. He finished with nine points and matched a career high with five assists.
  • D.J. Wilkins and Roman Penn combined for 11 assists and no turnovers. Only four of the 16 Bulldogs that played recorded a negative assist-to-turnover ratio.
  • Shanquan Hemphill scored 10 points and has scored in double-figures in all four games as a Bulldog.
  • Garrett Sturtz was held to six points, the first time Drake's leading scorer has not hit double figures this season.
  • Okay Djamgouz (12 points) and Bryceson Burns (11) each had career highs in scoring. As did Jordan Kwiecinski (5).
  • Freshman Deven Dahlke made his first appearance as a Bulldogs with 2:07 left in the game and scored two points.

SERIES NOTES
  • Drake improved to 3-2 all-time against St. Ambrose and 3-0 in Des Moines.
  • It was the first meeting between the two programs since 1945 and Drake's 97 points were the most points scored in the series.
  • The 44-point victory was Drake's largest margin of victory against the Bees. 
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Players Mentioned

Okay Djamgouz

#10 Okay Djamgouz

G
6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
Jonah Jackson

#20 Jonah Jackson

G
6' 3"
Senior
Roman Penn

#12 Roman Penn

G
6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
Garrett Sturtz

#3 Garrett Sturtz

G
6' 3"
Junior
D.J. Wilkins

#0 D.J. Wilkins

G
6' 2"
Junior
ShanQuan Hemphill

#4 ShanQuan Hemphill

F
6' 6"
Senior
Bryceson Burns

#11 Bryceson Burns

G/F
6' 5"
Freshman
Jordan Kwiecinski

#21 Jordan Kwiecinski

F
6' 9"
Freshman
Deven Dahlke

#41 Deven Dahlke

G
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Okay Djamgouz

#10 Okay Djamgouz

6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
G
Jonah Jackson

#20 Jonah Jackson

6' 3"
Senior
G
Roman Penn

#12 Roman Penn

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
G
Garrett Sturtz

#3 Garrett Sturtz

6' 3"
Junior
G
D.J. Wilkins

#0 D.J. Wilkins

6' 2"
Junior
G
ShanQuan Hemphill

#4 ShanQuan Hemphill

6' 6"
Senior
F
Bryceson Burns

#11 Bryceson Burns

6' 5"
Freshman
G/F
Jordan Kwiecinski

#21 Jordan Kwiecinski

6' 9"
Freshman
F
Deven Dahlke

#41 Deven Dahlke

6' 2"
Freshman
G