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Drake rolls over Abilene Christian 87-70

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December 23rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Kale Abrahamson had 30 points for the second time in his career and Graham Woodward had a career-high 23 points to lead Drake to an 87-70 win over Abilene Christian on Tuesday night. Drake stopped a four-game losing skid and gave coach Ray Giacoletti his 200th career victory.

Abrahamson hit 5 of 9 from beyond the arc and was 9 of 14 from the floor. Woodward was 4 of 6 from long range as the Bulldogs hit 10 of 18 treys and made a scorching 30 of 48 (62.5 from the floor.

Reed Timmer added 10 points for Drake (5-7). The Bulldogs were up 43-32 at the break and were ahead 65-46 midway of the second half. Abilene Christian (4-8) closed to 74-64 with 4:19 left in the game but Timmer scored four straight and Abrahamson hit a three to push the lead to 81-64. Jaylen Franklin led ACU with 24 points.