DES MOINES I.A. – The Wofford men's basketball team fell in a tough road battle 72-80 to Drake at the Knapp Center Monday night. Corey Tripp led the way for the Terriers with 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting while also adding two steals and assists.

Freshman Jackson Paveletzke dropped 15 points while B.J. Mack netted 13 points with eight rebounds. Amarri Tice finished with 11 points, three rebounds and an assist.

Drake opened the game with a fast 10-2 run before Tripp drained a three-pointer just shy of the first media timeout. The Terriers continued to battle back and pulled within one at 15-14 after a three from Paveletzke and a basket from Mack with 11:21 left in the opening half.

The two sides continued to exchange baskets until Adam Silas tied the game at 24-24 with 6:34 left until halftime. Wofford continued to answer each Drake basket until the final seconds when a Tucker DeVries layup with seven seconds left gave the Bulldogs a 36-33 lead at halftime.

Wofford took its first lead of the game just over the 17-minute mark after Tripp drilled a three-pointer to put the Terriers ahead 41-40. The Bulldogs followed with an 9-2 run to go up 49-43 with 14 minutes remaining. 

Back-to-back three-pointers from Tice and Mack brought the score even, with another three by Tripp, following a Drake basket, giving the Terriers a 52-51 advantage with 12:12 left in the game.

A quick three-point play gave the lead back to Drake, but a Messiah Jones free throw followed by a Tripp layup off a Drake turnover tied the game back up at 58-58 with 9:22 left.

The Bulldogs used the next two minutes to embark on an 8-0 run to go up 64-58. Paveletzke kept Wofford in the game with a three-pointer following the media timeout, but another 8-0 run by Drake put the Bulldogs ahead 73-61 with just over three minutes remaining, allowing Drake to hold on for the win.

Quick Hits
Wofford shot 26-of-55 (47.3%) in the game and 11-of-26 (42.3%) from three-point range.
Drake was held to 5-of-24 (20.8%) from three-point range.
Wofford committed 12 turnovers in the game compared to only three by Drake.
The Bulldogs won the paint battle 46-28
Drake scored 35 points off the bench, compared to 12 for Wofford.

Up Next
Wofford will head back home before hosting the Battle of the Carolinas this weekend. The Terriers will face Gardner-Webb on Friday, Nov. 18 with tip-off set for 7 p.m. Gardner-Webb will face North Carolina A&T on Saturday with Wofford wrapping the tournament up on Sunday against NCA&T.