Illinois State Redbirds at Drake Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Abreu scores 23 as Drake takes down Illinois State 66-62
Abreu shot 7 for 9 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Bulldogs (15-2, 5-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Bennett Stirtz scored 20 points while shooting 7 for 15, including 4 for 9 from beyond the arc and added eight assists. Mitch Mascari shot 3 for 8 from beyond the arc to finish with nine points.
Chase Walker led the way for the Redbirds (10-8, 2-5) with 20 points. Illinois State also got 13 points from Dalton Banks. Landon Wolf had 12 points and two steals.
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Both teams play again on Saturday. Drake visits Indiana State and Illinois State hosts Missouri State.
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Matchup Prediction
Drake: 77.2%
Illinois State: 22.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Dalton Banks made Jumper. | 62 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Daniel Abreu made Free Throw. | 60 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Daniel Abreu made Free Throw. | 60 - 66 |
Statistics
 ILST |
 DRKE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-48 | FG | 23-44 |
| 50.0 | Field Goal % | 52.3 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 11-23 |
| 28.6 | Three Point % | 47.8 |
| 8-11 | FT | 9-11 |
| 72.7 | Free Throw % | 81.8 |
| 22 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 10 | Assists | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Knapp Center
Location: Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 3,117 | Capacity:
Location: Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 3,117 | Capacity:
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 16-3 | - | 26-3 |
| Bradley | 14-5 | 2 | 23-7 |
| Northern Iowa | 14-5 | 2 | 20-10 |
| Belmont | 12-7 | 4 | 20-10 |
| Illinois State | 9-10 | 7 | 17-13 |
| UIC | 9-10 | 7 | 16-13 |
| Murray State | 9-10 | 7 | 15-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 8-11 | 8 | 13-17 |
| Evansville | 8-11 | 8 | 11-19 |
| Indiana State | 7-12 | 9 | 13-17 |
| Valparaiso | 6-13 | 10 | 13-17 |
| Missouri State | 2-17 | 14 | 9-21 |