Valparaiso Beacons at Drake Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Brodie puts up 19, Drake downs Valparaiso 68-63
Brodie had nine rebounds for the Bulldogs (11-3, 2-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Tucker DeVries scored 18 points and added seven rebounds. Garrett Sturtz shot 4 of 10 from the field and 6 for 8 from the line to finish with 14 points, while adding 11 rebounds.
Ben Krikke led the Beacons (6-8, 0-3) in scoring, finishing with 15 points. Kobe King added 14 points for Valparaiso. In addition, Nick Edwards had 11 points, six rebounds, six assists and five steals.
Roman Penn scored six points in the first half and Drake went into halftime trailing 26-24. Drake used an 18-3 second-half run to come back from a five-point deficit and take the lead at 48-38 with 11:31 remaining in the half before finishing off the victory. DeVries scored 13 second-half points.
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Both teams play again on Sunday. Drake visits Missouri State and Valparaiso hosts Indiana State.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 63 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Drake Deadball Team Rebound. | 63 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ben Krikke missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Garrett Sturtz made Free Throw. | 63 - 68 |
Statistics
 VAL |
 DRKE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-59 | FG | 24-56 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 5-20 | 3PT | 3-14 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 12-16 | FT | 17-22 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Assists | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 3,078 | 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 | 23-12 |
| 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 |