Missouri State Bears at Drake Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
76 - 73
Johnson's 15th double-double leads Missouri State past Drake
It was Johnson's 15th double-double of the season. Dequon Miller added 16 points for Missouri State (16-13, 7-9 Missouri Valley). Graham Woodward and Reed Timmer scored 15 points apiece to lead Drake (7-21, 5-11).
Miller made a pair of free throws to give the Bears a 73-72 lead with 29 seconds left. Obediah Church blocked Billy Wampler's layup and grabbed the rebound on Drake's next possession. Jarred Dixon's free throws stretched the Bears' lead to 75-72.
De'Antae McMurray made a free throw and intentionally missed the second attempt to pull Drake to 75-73. Johnson grabbed the rebound and was immediately fouled with three seconds left, and made 1 of 2 free throws.
Following a Missouri State timeout, Woodward shot a deep 3-pointer but it hit the back of the rim at the buzzer.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Missouri St Deadball Team Rebound. | 76 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Graham Woodward missed Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Missouri St Timeout | 76 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Alize Johnson made Free Throw. | 76 - 73 |
Statistics
 MOST |
 DRKE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-57 | FG | 24-62 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 10-26 | 3PT | 12-23 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 20-23 | FT | 13-16 |
| 87 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 9 | Assists | 15 |
| 1 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Des Moines, IA
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 |