Northern Iowa Panthers at Drake Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's BasketballPenn, DeVries lead Drake to 88-81 2OT win over N. Iowa
The Bulldogs overcame a career-high tying, 30-point effort from Bowen Born who made a 3-pointer at the horn at the end of regulation to tie it at 64-all. Born duplicated the effort burying a 3 with as time expired at the end of overtime.
Tucker DeVries' 3 to start overtime for Drake gave the Bulldogs the lead for good.
Garrett Sturtz scored 12 points and added 13 rebounds and three steals.for the Bulldogs (18-6, 9-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Darnell Brodie scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
Logan Wolf scored 15 points for Northern Iowa and Trey Campbell finished with 13 points and eight rebounds for the Panthers (12-11, 8-5).
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Both teams next play Saturday. Drake visits Valparaiso while Northern Iowa hosts Bradley.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 88 |
| 4th 0:00 | End of 2nd overtime | 81 - 88 |
| 4th 0:00 | Drake Deadball Team Rebound. | 81 - 88 |
| 4th 0:02 | Ege Peksari missed Three Point Jumper. | 81 - 88 |
| 4th 0:03 | Garrett Sturtz made Free Throw. | 81 - 88 |
Statistics
UNI |
DRKE |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-68 | FG | 31-75 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 12-31 | 3PT | 7-29 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 9-12 | FT | 19-25 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Assists | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 25 | Fouls | 15 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 6,229 | 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 |


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