NCAAB

Drake Bulldogs at Northern Iowa Panthers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Drake Bulldogs
11-9, 2-7 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
54 - 68
Northern Iowa Panthers
10-9, 8-3 Home

Northern Iowa pulls away early in 2nd, beats Drake 68-54

Northern Iowa (10-9, 2-5 Missouri Valley Conference) has won two straight since snapping a seven-game skid, and has beaten Drake (11-9, 5-2) in 16 of the last 18 games.

The Bulldogs had their last lead, 38-37 with 15 minutes left before Northern Iowa used a 23-11 surge for a 60-49 lead with four minutes remaining. Back-to-back 3s from Spencer Haldeman and Tywhon Pickford made it a 17-point Panther advantage with 2:28 to go.

Pickford added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Northern Iowa. Haldeman chipped in 12 points and Klint Carlson had 10.

Reed Timmer had 17 points and Nick McGlynn 13 to lead Drake, which has lost two of its last three games.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 54 - 68
2nd 0:26 Isaiah Brown Defensive Rebound. 54 - 68
2nd 0:26 Jalen Gibbs missed Three Point Jumper. 54 - 68
2nd 0:37 Isaiah Brown made Free Throw. 54 - 68
2nd 0:37 Isaiah Brown made Free Throw. 54 - 67

Statistics

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21-52 FG 25-51
40 Field Goal % 49
8-23 3PT 6-15
35 Three Point % 40
4-5 FT 12-14
80 Free Throw % 86
23 Rebounds 34
2 Offensive Rebounds 5
21 Defensive Rebounds 29
16 Assists 10
5 Steals 3
1 Blocks 1
11 Turnovers 12
2 Team Turnovers 1
11 Total Turnovers 12
1 Technical Fouls 2
1 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 14
5 Fast Break Points 2
21 Points in Paint 32
18 Fouls 10
16 Largest Lead 17

Game Information

Venue: McLeod Center

Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 3,880 | 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