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Drake Bulldogs at Valparaiso Beacons

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Drake Bulldogs
12-5, 1-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
61 - 66
Valparaiso Beacons
9-8, 5-1 Home

Valparaiso uses late free throws to hold off Drake 66-61

Clay hit all seven of his free throws and topped the Crusaders (9-8, 2-2 Missouri Valley Conference) with 18 points and seven rebounds. Freeman-Liberty finished with 15 points, five rebounds and five assists.

Valparaiso shot just 33% from the floor and 32% from distance but made 18 of its 20 free throws.

Roman Penn paced the Bulldogs (12-5, 2-2) with 21 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, but he also had five of Drake's 18 turnovers. Liam Robbins added 13 points and four blocks. Garrett Sturtz pitched in with 12 points and six boards off the bench.

Drake shot 49% overall but made just 2 of 20 from 3-point range. The Bulldogs were 3 of 4 at the foul line.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 61 - 66
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 61 - 66
2nd 0:01 John Kiser Steal. 61 - 66
2nd 0:01 Garrett Sturtz Turnover. 61 - 66
2nd 0:03 Donovan Clay made Free Throw. 61 - 66

Statistics

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28-57 FG 19-57
49 Field Goal % 33
2-20 3PT 10-31
10 Three Point % 32
3-4 FT 18-20
75 Free Throw % 90
36 Rebounds 32
7 Offensive Rebounds 9
29 Defensive Rebounds 23
15 Assists 14
4 Steals 9
4 Blocks 1
18 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 0
18 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 20
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
16 Fouls 12
7 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Venue: Athletics-Recreation Center

Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 3,190 | 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