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UC Davis beats Drake 64-58 in Great Alaska Shootout

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November 25th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Brynton Lemar scored 17 points and had five assists as UC Davis beat Drake 64-58 in the Great Alaska Shootout on Friday night. UC Davis (5-2) concludes the tournament in the fourth-place game against Oakland, while Drake (1-4) will play Alaska Anchorage for seventh. Both games are Saturday.

Darius Graham added 13 points and five assists for the Aggies. Chima Moneke had 12 points. Casey Schlatter scored 15 points to lead Drake. Reed Timmer, the Bulldogs’ leading scorer, was held to five points on 2-of-9 shooting.

It was tied 42-all with nine minutes left. Graham made a 3-pointer to spark a 19-10 spurt and the Aggies led 61-52 with 2:14 to play. Graham scored eight points and Moneke had six during the stretch. It was the first meeting between the schools.