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Illinois State Redbirds at Drake Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Illinois State Redbirds
20-5, 7-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
82 - 53
Drake Bulldogs
7-18, 6-7 Home

Illinois St. bounces back strong and clobbers Drake 82-53

Illinois State (20-5, 12-1 Missouri Valley) rebounded from Saturday's 86-45 defeat against Wichita State and moved a half-game up of the Shockers (21-4, 11-1) for first place in the conference. Deontae Hawkins added 15 points for the Redbirds.

Illinois State led 37-34 at halftime, and just after intermission, Ore Arogundade made a 3 to bring Drake within 42-41. But the Redbirds took control with a 16-4 run, with nine points coming from Lee, and never looked back.

The Redbirds shot 69.2 percent (18 for 26) in the second half, including 4 for 8 from 3-point range. Drake (7-18, 5-8) shot 18.2 percent (6 for 33) from the floor and 3 for 15 from 3-point range.

Billy Wampler scored 12 points and was the only player in double figures for the Bulldogs.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 82 - 53
2nd 0:04 Johannes Dolven made Layup. 82 - 53
2nd 0:06 Johannes Dolven Offensive Rebound. 82 - 51
2nd 0:06 Graham Woodward missed Three Point Jumper. 82 - 51
2nd 0:06 Foul on Andre Washington. 82 - 51

Statistics

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34-59 FG 17-62
58 Field Goal % 27
9-22 3PT 8-30
41 Three Point % 27
5-12 FT 11-13
42 Free Throw % 85
37 Rebounds 34
5 Offensive Rebounds 13
32 Defensive Rebounds 21
11 Assists 10
7 Steals 3
2 Blocks 2
10 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 12
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 10
14 Fast Break Points 2
40 Points in Paint 12
11 Fouls 15
31 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Venue: Knapp Center

Location: Des Moines, IA
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
Full Standings