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Drake Bulldogs at Valparaiso Beacons

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Drake Bulldogs
10-8, 2-6 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
60 - 77
Valparaiso Beacons
11-7, 7-1 Home

Walker's 26 points help Valparaiso beat Drake 77-60

Walker, Max Joseph and Bakari Evelyn combined to make eight 3-pointers, and Derrik Smits had two dunks, in an explosive first half for the Crusaders (11-7, 2/3 Missouri Valley Conference) that gave them a 46-35 lead at intermission.

Drake closed to 57-49 midway through the second half but another hail of 3s by Walker, Joseph and Evelyn helped stretch the Crusaders lead to 70-54 with 4 1/2 left and they cruised from there.

It was the first conference loss for MVC leader, Drake.

Walker made 10 of 16 from the field including five from beyond the arc. Joseph finished with 16 points, four rebounds and eight assists. Smits chipped in 10 points.

Graham Woodward scored 15 points off the bench to lead the Bulldogs (10-8, 4-1).

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 60 - 77
2nd 0:03 Valparaiso Turnover. 60 - 77
2nd 0:33 Noah Thomas Turnover. 60 - 77
2nd 0:36 Jalen Gibbs Steal. 60 - 77
2nd 0:37 Micah Bradford Turnover. 60 - 77

Statistics

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23-51 FG 29-52
45 Field Goal % 56
6-19 3PT 12-24
32 Three Point % 50
8-11 FT 7-9
73 Free Throw % 78
21 Rebounds 30
4 Offensive Rebounds 5
17 Defensive Rebounds 25
20 Assists 25
8 Steals 10
2 Blocks 2
16 Turnovers 17
0 Team Turnovers 1
16 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 10
7 Fast Break Points 8
24 Points in Paint 28
11 Fouls 15
1 Largest Lead 17

Game Information

Venue: Athletics-Recreation Center

Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 2,710 | 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