Yesufu lifts Drake past Missouri St. 71-69 in MVC tourney

<p>ST. LOUIS &mdash; <a href="https://twitter.com/ValleyHoops/status/1368335910060851204">Joseph Yesufu knifed down the lane</a>, splitting two defenders, and kissed the winning basket off the glass with 2.5 seconds remaining as Drake defeated Missouri State 71-69 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.</p>
<p>Yesufu scored 25 points, Tremell Murphy added 20 points for the second-seeded Bulldogs (25-3). Drake advances to Sunday’s tournament championship against top-seeded — and No. 20-ranked — Loyola-Chicago.</p>
<p>Yesufu hit 8 of 10 foul shots. Murphy also had seven rebounds. Garrett Sturtz had nine rebounds for Drake. Darnell Brodie added 10 rebounds.</p>
<p>Gaige Prim had 19 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks for the Bears (17-7). Keaton Hervey added 18 points. Demarcus Sharp had 16 points and eight assists.</p>
<p>Sharp had knotted the score at 69-69 with a drive at the 19-second mark.</p>
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