NCAAB

Drake Bulldogs at Valparaiso Beacons

· NCAA Men's Basketball
21-9, 8-2 Away
Final
71 - 65
13-16, 8-8 Home

Wilkins scores 17 to lift Drake past Valparaiso 71-65

ShanQuan Hemphill had 13 points and eight rebounds for Drake (21-9, 12-5 Missouri Valley Conference), which earned its fourth straight win. Roman Penn added 11 points, nine assists and six rebounds. Garrett Sturtz had seven rebounds.

Kevion Taylor had 20 points for Valpo (13-16, 6-11). Ben Krikke added 16 points. Kobe King had 13 points.

The Bulldogs improve to 2-0 against Valpo this season. Drake defeated Valparaiso 73-66 on Dec. 2.

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  • TV Channel: Drake at Valparaiso 2021 College Basketball, week 16, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Matchup Prediction

Valparaiso: 33.7%
Drake: 66.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 65
2nd 0:06 Eron Gordon made Layup. 71 - 65
2nd 0:11 Roman Penn made Free Throw. 71 - 63
2nd 0:11 Roman Penn made Free Throw. 70 - 63
2nd 0:11 Foul on Eron Gordon. 69 - 63

Statistics

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31-58 FG 23-55
53.4 Field Goal % 41.8
1-10 3PT 8-18
10.0 Three Point % 44.4
8-8 FT 11-13
100.0 Free Throw % 84.6
34 Rebounds 26
8 Offensive Rebounds 7
26 Defensive Rebounds 19
13 Assists 9
2 Steals 1
6 Blocks 1
8 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 4
0 Fast Break Points 4
0 Points in Paint 22
15 Fouls 14
9 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Venue: Athletics-Recreation Center

Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 2,530 | Capacity:

2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Drake 15-3 - 25-3
Bradley 13-5 2 22-7
Northern Iowa 13-5 2 19-10
Belmont 11-7 4 19-10
Illinois State 9-9 6 17-12
UIC 9-9 6 16-12
Murray State 8-10 7 14-15
Evansville 8-10 7 11-18
Indiana State 7-11 8 13-16
Southern Illinois 7-11 8 12-17
Valparaiso 6-12 9 13-16
Missouri State 2-16 13 9-20
Full Standings