Missouri State Bears at Drake Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 70
79 - 70
Missouri State defeats Drake 79-70 behind Miller's 23 points
Drake led 39-29 at the half before the Bears used a 14-2 run in a little more than four minutes to take a two-point lead.
By comparison, Missouri State (8-11, 4-3 Missouri Valley) used nearly 11 minutes in the first half to score 15 points.
The lead traded hands in the second half, but Miller's 3 with 10:15 left gave Missouri State a 55-52 lead it would never surrender. Chris Kendrix went on his own 8-0 run with a dunk, layup and four free throws in 1:15 to put the Bears up 66-54.
Drake (5-14, 0-7) countered with 14-5 run, and Reed Trimmer's layup cut the deficit to 73-68 with 1:53 left, but the Bulldogs shot just 1 for 6 from the floor the rest of the way.
Trimmer led Drake with 21 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Obediah Church Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Billy Wampler missed Three Point Jumper. | 79 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Ore Arogundade Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Jarred Dixon missed Free Throw. | 79 - 70 |
Statistics
 MOST |
 DRKE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-58 | FG | 25-61 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 5-13 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 20-24 | FT | 14-18 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 11 | Assists | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 23 | Fouls | 21 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: Knapp Center
Location: Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 2,561 | Capacity:
Location: Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 2,561 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
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 |