NCAAB

Drake Bulldogs at Kansas State Wildcats

· Wildcat Classic
10-0, 1-0 Away
Final
73 - 70

Drake blows 20-point lead, beats K-State on Stirtz 3-pointer in overtime 73-70

Bennett Stirtz's late 3 secures OT win for Drake in frenetic finish

Mitch Mascari tied a career high with eight 3-pointers in scoring 22 points for the Bulldogs (10-0). Cam Manyawu added 11 points.

Coleman Hawkins scored 16 points but was just 3 of 8 from the line including 2 of 6 in overtime for Kansas State (6-4). David N’Guessan added 13 points and a game-high nine rebounds. Max Jones scored 12 points and Dug McDaniel 10.

Drake's Daniel Abreu made two free throws to tie the game with 23 seconds left in regulation before K-State's Brendan Hausen missed a well-defended 3 attempt.

In overtime, Stirtz scored five straight points and Abreau jammed home a follow for a six-point edge with two minutes left. The Wildcats scored the next six points with Hawkins hitting a 3 to tie with 12.3 seconds remaining. Stirtz took the inbounds and sank his 3 before Jones' deep 3 went off the back of the rim at the buzzer.

Kansas State tied the game for the first time midway through the second half and took its first lead shortly thereafter.

Mascari was 6 of 6 from the arc in the first half in scoring 18 first-half points for a 36-27 lead. His fifth 3-pointer made it a 20-point lead with six minutes remaining in the period. He finished the game 8 of 10 from the arc.

Saturday, Kansas State plays at Wichita State and Drake is host to Green Bay.

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Matchup Prediction

Kansas State: 59.8%
Drake: 40.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 73 - 70
3rd 0:00 End of 1st overtime 73 - 70
3rd 0:00 Kansas State Deadball Team Rebound. 73 - 70
3rd 0:01 Max Jones missed Three Point Jumper. 73 - 70
3rd 0:04 Bennett Stirtz made Three Point Jumper. 73 - 70

Statistics

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24-49 FG 26-52
49.0 Field Goal % 50.0
9-16 3PT 7-21
56.3 Three Point % 33.3
16-22 FT 11-20
72.7 Free Throw % 55.0
31 Rebounds 26
8 Offensive Rebounds 8
23 Defensive Rebounds 18
14 Assists 21
8 Steals 12
2 Blocks 3
14 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
21 Points Off Turnovers 20
6 Fast Break Points 8
26 Points in Paint 38
18 Fouls 15
20 Largest Lead 3

Game Information

Venue: T-Mobile Center

Location: Kansas City, MO
Attendance: 9,210 | Capacity:

2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Indiana State 2-0 - 8-4
Drake 1-0 0.5 11-0
Bradley 1-0 0.5 10-2
Belmont 1-0 0.5 9-3
Northern Iowa 1-0 0.5 7-5
Murray State 1-1 1 7-6
Illinois State 0-1 1.5 8-4
UIC 0-1 1.5 7-4
Missouri State 0-1 1.5 7-5
Valparaiso 0-1 1.5 7-5
Southern Illinois 0-1 1.5 5-7
Evansville 0-1 1.5 3-9

2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Iowa State 0-0 - 10-1
Cincinnati 0-0 - 10-1
West Virginia 0-0 - 9-2
Arizona State 0-0 - 9-2
BYU 0-0 - 9-2
Colorado 0-0 - 9-2
Kansas 0-0 - 9-2
Texas Tech 0-0 - 9-2
UCF 0-0 - 9-2
Houston 0-0 - 8-3
Oklahoma State 0-0 - 8-3
Utah 0-0 - 8-3
Baylor 0-0 - 7-3
TCU 0-0 - 7-4
Arizona 0-0 - 6-5
Kansas State 0-0 - 6-5
Full Standings