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Drexel Dragons at Illinois State Redbirds

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Drexel Dragons
1-1, 1-1 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
78 - 70
Illinois State Redbirds
0-2, 0-1 Home

Drexel defeats Illinois State 78-70

The win gave head coach Bruiser Flint his 213th victory at Drexel, tying him with Sam Cozen for the most in program history.

Drexel (1-1) trailed 30-27 late in the first half but went on a 14-2 run that spanned into the second half to take a 41-32 lead. The Dragons shot 46.7 percent from the field while holding Illinois State (0-2) to just 32.3 percent.

Drexel had five players score in double figures. In addition to Fouch and Kazembe, Frantz Massenat and Tavon Allen each had 12 points, and Damion Lee had 11.

Drexel was coming off a 72-67 loss on Saturday at then-No. 22 UCLA.

Michael Middlebrooks recorded his first career double-double for Illinois State, scoring 10 points and grabbing 15 rebounds.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 78 - 70
2nd 0:04 Chris Fouch Defensive Rebound. 78 - 70
2nd 0:04 Bobby Hunter missed Layup. 78 - 70
2nd 0:07 Damion Lee made Free Throw. 78 - 70
2nd 0:07 Damion Lee made Free Throw. 77 - 70

Statistics

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28-60 FG 21-65
47 Field Goal % 32
6-16 3PT 5-20
38 Three Point % 25
16-23 FT 23-35
70 Free Throw % 66
42 Rebounds 44
10 Offensive Rebounds 17
32 Defensive Rebounds 27
12 Assists 9
3 Steals 4
6 Blocks 2
9 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 9
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 11
15 Fast Break Points 10
36 Points in Paint 28
24 Fouls 23

Game Information

Venue: CEFCU Arena

Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 4,313 | Capacity:

2025-26 Coastal Athletic Association Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
UNC Wilmington 15-3 - 27-7
Charleston 14-4 1 21-11
Hofstra 12-6 3 24-11
Monmouth 11-7 4 19-15
William & Mary 10-8 5 20-12
Drexel 10-8 5 17-16
Towson 9-9 6 19-15
Stony Brook 9-9 6 17-15
Campbell 8-10 7 16-18
Hampton 7-11 8 13-19
Elon 6-12 9 14-18
North Carolina A&T 4-14 11 11-19
Northeastern 2-16 13 7-24

2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Belmont 16-4 - 26-6
Bradley 13-7 3 21-13
Illinois State 12-8 4 23-13
Murray State 12-8 4 20-13
UIC 12-8 4 19-16
Northern Iowa 11-9 5 23-13
Valparaiso 11-9 5 18-15
Southern Illinois 10-10 6 16-16
Drake 6-14 10 14-20
Indiana State 4-16 12 11-21
Evansville 3-17 13 7-25
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