Drake Bulldogs at Valparaiso Beacons
· NCAA Men's BasketballWilkins scores 17 to lift Drake past Valparaiso 71-65
ShanQuan Hemphill had 13 points and eight rebounds for Drake (21-9, 12-5 Missouri Valley Conference), which earned its fourth straight win. Roman Penn added 11 points, nine assists and six rebounds. Garrett Sturtz had seven rebounds.
Kevion Taylor had 20 points for Valpo (13-16, 6-11). Ben Krikke added 16 points. Kobe King had 13 points.
The Bulldogs improve to 2-0 against Valpo this season. Drake defeated Valparaiso 73-66 on Dec. 2.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Eron Gordon made Layup. | 71 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Roman Penn made Free Throw. | 71 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Roman Penn made Free Throw. | 70 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Foul on Eron Gordon. | 69 - 63 |
Statistics
DRKE |
VAL |
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|---|---|---|
| 31-58 | FG | 23-55 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 1-10 | 3PT | 8-18 |
| 10 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 8-8 | FT | 11-13 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 13 | Assists | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 1 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Venue: Athletics-Recreation Center
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 2,530 | Capacity:
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 2,530 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray State | 8-0 | - | 16-3 |
| Belmont | 7-2 | 1.5 | 17-3 |
| Bradley | 6-3 | 2.5 | 13-7 |
| Illinois State | 5-3 | 3 | 13-6 |
| Northern Iowa | 4-4 | 4 | 12-7 |
| UIC | 4-4 | 4 | 9-10 |
| Drake | 3-5 | 5 | 9-10 |
| Valparaiso | 3-5 | 5 | 9-10 |
| Indiana State | 2-6 | 6 | 9-10 |
| Southern Illinois | 2-6 | 6 | 8-11 |
| Evansville | 1-7 | 7 | 5-14 |


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