Illinois State Redbirds at Drake Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
62 - 87
Timmer hits 6 3s, scores 28; Drake beats Illinois St. 87-62
McGlynn finished with 11 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and two blocks. De'Antae McMurray had 12 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and Jalen Gibbs also scored 12 for Drake (9-7, 3-0 Missouri Valley).
McGlynn's dunk about seven minutes in made it 10-9 and the Bulldogs led the rest of the way. Drake scored 11 of the final 14 points, including seven by Timmer, to take a 40-26 lead into the break and Illinois State trailed by double figures throughout the second half.
Keyshawn Evans scored 13 points and Milik Yarbrough added 11 points, five rebounds, seven assists and two blocks for Illinois State (8-7, 2-1). The Redbirds tied their lowest scoring output of the season and had their four-game win streak snapped.
Drake hit 15 of 30 from 3-point range.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Samm Jones Offensive Rebound. | 62 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Antonio Pilipovic missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Kory Kuenstling Offensive Rebound. | 62 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Kory Kuenstling missed Free Throw. | 62 - 87 |
Statistics
 ILST |
 DRKE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-64 | FG | 28-61 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 10-37 | 3PT | 15-30 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 4-7 | FT | 16-21 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 18 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 25 |
Game Information
Location: Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 3,113 | 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 |