
Belmont Bruins at Drake Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's BasketballDrake wins 65-46 against Belmont

Stirtz added three steals for the Bulldogs (12-0, 2-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Daniel Abreu scored 15 points while shooting 5 for 11, including 3 for 9 from beyond the arc and added five rebounds. Mitch Mascari had nine points and shot 3 for 7, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc. The Bulldogs prolonged their winning streak to 12 games.
Sam Orme led the Bruins (9-4, 1-1) in scoring, finishing with 11 points. Brody Peebles added 10 points for Belmont. Jonathan Pierre had nine points.
Drake took the lead with 10:21 left in the first half and never looked back. Stirtz led their team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 39-21 at the break. Drake outscored Belmont in the second half by one point, with Abreu scoring a team-high eight points after intermission.
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Statistics
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15-40 | FG | 24-51 |
37.5 | Field Goal % | 47.1 |
5-13 | 3PT | 6-19 |
38.5 | Three Point % | 31.6 |
11-16 | FT | 11-15 |
68.8 | Free Throw % | 73.3 |
24 | Rebounds | 30 |
6 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
18 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
11 | Assists | 13 |
8 | Steals | 13 |
3 | Blocks | 1 |
16 | Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
16 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
7 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
20 | Points in Paint | 32 |
14 | Fouls | 15 |
3 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 5,231 | Capacity:
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 |