Drake Bulldogs at Missouri State Bears
· MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND
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67 - 69
67 - 69
Missouri St. beats Drake 69-67 in MVC tourney opener
The Bears will play second-seeded Evansville (23-8) in the quarterfinals Friday.
Kreklow scored 10 of his 13 points in the second half, and Dequon Miller had 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Missouri State.
Drake (7-23) scored five-straight points to take a 66-64 lead with 1:48 to play and Kreklow answered with a 3-pointer 17 seconds later. After the Bulldogs committed turnovers on back-to-back possessions, Loomis Gerring made a pair of foul shots to make it 69-66 with 11 seconds to go and Missouri State (12-18) held on from there.
Dominik Olejniczak led Drake with 18 points, on 9-of-13 shooting, and eight rebounds. Casey Schlatter had a career-high 11 assists.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Reed Timmer Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Chris Kendrix missed Free Throw. | 67 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Missouri St Deadball Team Rebound. | 67 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Chris Kendrix missed Free Throw. | 67 - 69 |
Statistics
 DRKE |
 MOST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-54 | FG | 22-52 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 5-15 | 3PT | 10-20 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 10-15 | FT | 15-22 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| 1 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 18 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Enterprise Center
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 6,929 | Capacity:
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 6,929 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |