
Drake Bulldogs at Valparaiso Beacons
· NCAA Men's BasketballStirtz scores 29, Drake knocks off Valparaiso 66-60

Stirtz added five rebounds for the Bulldogs (8-0, 1-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Tavion Banks shot 4 of 6 from the field and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line to add 12 points. Cam Manyawu had eight points and shot 4 of 4 from the field.
Tyler Schmidt led the Beacons (4-4, 0-1) in scoring, finishing with 20 points. Isaiah Shaw added 15 points for Valparaiso. Jefferson Monegro also had nine points.
Drake went into halftime leading Valparaiso 35-26.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 60 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 60 |
2nd 0:04 | Kaspar Sepp Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 60 |
2nd 0:05 | Tavion Banks missed Free Throw. | 66 - 60 |
2nd 0:07 | Tavion Banks made Free Throw. | 66 - 60 |
Statistics
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23-42 | FG | 19-46 |
54.8 | Field Goal % | 41.3 |
4-14 | 3PT | 10-27 |
28.6 | Three Point % | 37.0 |
16-26 | FT | 12-18 |
61.5 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
31 | Rebounds | 21 |
6 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
25 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
8 | Assists | 9 |
8 | Steals | 5 |
0 | Blocks | 0 |
13 | Turnovers | 10 |
5 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
12 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
2 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
32 | Points in Paint | 18 |
18 | Fouls | 20 |
14 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: Athletics-Recreation Center
Location: Valparaiso, IN
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Location: Valparaiso, IN
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2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Drake | 17-3 | - | 31-4 |
Bradley | 15-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
Northern Iowa | 14-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
Belmont | 13-7 | 4 | 22-11 |
Illinois State | 10-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
UIC | 10-10 | 7 | 17-14 |
Murray State | 9-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
Indiana State | 8-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
Southern Illinois | 8-12 | 9 | 14-19 |
Evansville | 8-12 | 9 | 11-21 |
Valparaiso | 6-14 | 11 | 15-19 |
Missouri State | 2-18 | 15 | 9-23 |