NCAAB

Northern Iowa Panthers at Drake Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Northern Iowa Panthers
13-9, 3-4 Away
Final
52 - 66
Drake Bulldogs
19-2, 11-1 Home

Stirtz's 20 help Drake knock off Northern Iowa 66-52

Bennett Stirtz fights off defender for and-1

Stirtz had three steals for the Bulldogs (19-2, 9-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Cam Manyawu scored 10 points while finishing 5 of 6 from the floor and added nine rebounds. Daniel Abreu went 3 of 7 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with nine points.

Tytan Anderson finished with 16 points for the Panthers (13-9, 7-4). Trey Campbell added 10 points.

Drake took the lead with 14:59 left in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 36-24 at halftime, with Stirtz racking up 11 points. Stirtz led the way with a team-high nine second-half points.

Up next for Drake is a Saturday matchup with Southern Illinois on the road. Northern Iowa hosts Bradley on Sunday.

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  • TV Channel: Northern Iowa at Drake 2021 College Basketball, week 13, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Matchup Prediction

Drake: 76.8%
Northern Iowa: 23.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 52 - 66
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 52 - 66
2nd 0:15 Tavion Banks Steal. 52 - 66
2nd 0:15 Redek Born Turnover. 52 - 66
2nd 0:36 Ben Schwieger Defensive Rebound. 52 - 66

Statistics

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21-47 FG 22-44
44.7 Field Goal % 50.0
7-16 3PT 10-16
43.8 Three Point % 62.5
3-7 FT 12-21
42.9 Free Throw % 57.1
25 Rebounds 28
10 Offensive Rebounds 10
15 Defensive Rebounds 18
10 Assists 8
4 Steals 11
1 Blocks 3
14 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 2
14 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 21
5 Fast Break Points 2
24 Points in Paint 24
16 Fouls 13
1 Largest Lead 19

Game Information

Venue: Knapp Center

Location: Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 5,464 | 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
UIC 9-9 6 16-12
Illinois State 9-10 6.5 17-13
Murray State 9-10 6.5 15-15
Evansville 8-10 7 11-18
Southern Illinois 8-11 7.5 13-17
Indiana State 7-12 8.5 13-17
Valparaiso 6-12 9 13-16
Missouri State 2-16 13 9-20
Full Standings