
Southern Illinois Salukis at Drake Bulldogs
· MVC Tournament - QuarterfinalHoward scores 21 off the bench, Drake defeats Southern Illinois 70-53 in MVC Tournament

The Bulldogs advance to the quarterfinals on Saturday to play the winner of Illinois State-Belmont on Saturday.
Howard added six steals for the Bulldogs (28-3). Bennett Stirtz scored 15 points while shooting 5 for 12 (1 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line and added five rebounds and five assists. Cam Manyawu had 11 points and shot 4 of 5 from the field and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line.
Ali Abdou Dibba led the way for the Salukis (14-19) with 19 points. Drew Steffe added 11 points for Southern Illinois. Kennard Davis had 10 points.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 70 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 53 - 70 |
2nd 0:27 | Jorge Moreno Turnover. | 53 - 70 |
2nd 0:40 | Tavion Banks made Layup. Assisted by Isaiah Jackson. | 53 - 70 |
2nd 0:54 | Sheridan Sharp subbing in for Southern Illinois | 53 - 68 |
Statistics
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19-45 | FG | 25-57 |
42.2 | Field Goal % | 43.9 |
5-18 | 3PT | 7-23 |
27.8 | Three Point % | 30.4 |
10-16 | FT | 13-22 |
62.5 | Free Throw % | 59.1 |
32 | Rebounds | 34 |
10 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
22 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
11 | Assists | 15 |
3 | Steals | 11 |
2 | Blocks | 3 |
15 | Turnovers | 6 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
15 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
6 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
2 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
24 | Points in Paint | 36 |
19 | Fouls | 18 |
3 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Enterprise Center
Location: St. Louis, MO
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Location: St. Louis, MO
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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 |