
Drake Bulldogs at Northern Iowa Panthers
· NCAA Men's BasketballBennett Stirtz scores 26 to lead Drake over Northern Iowa 64-58 in OT

Tytan Anderson had a basket for Northern Iowa to begin the extra period. Stirtz followed with a layup to tie it and his 3-pointer with 16 seconds left set the final margin.
Stirtz also grabbed 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs (25-3, 15-3 Missouri Valley Conference). Tavion Banks totaled 17 points and nine rebounds.
Anderson finished with 21 points, six rebounds and two steals to pace the Panthers (19-10, 13-5), who saw a six-game win streak end. Jacob Hutson added 14 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. Ben Schwieger pitched in with 12 points and seven rebounds.
Mitch Mascari made 2 of 3 free throws for the Bulldogs with one second left to force overtime tied at 55.
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Recent Plays
3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 58 |
3rd 0:00 | End of 1st OT | 64 - 58 |
3rd 0:02 | Jacob Hutson Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 58 |
3rd 0:02 | Isaia Howard missed Free Throw. | 64 - 58 |
3rd 0:02 | Drake Deadball Team Rebound. | 64 - 58 |
Statistics
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23-58 | FG | 19-52 |
39.7 | Field Goal % | 36.5 |
6-19 | 3PT | 3-17 |
31.6 | Three Point % | 17.6 |
12-19 | FT | 17-22 |
63.2 | Free Throw % | 77.3 |
46 | Rebounds | 29 |
16 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
30 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
6 | Assists | 5 |
7 | Steals | 4 |
0 | Blocks | 4 |
13 | Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
8 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
30 | Points in Paint | 32 |
24 | Fouls | 17 |
8 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: McLeod Center
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 6,652 | Capacity:
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 6,652 | 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 |