Drake Bulldogs at Bradley Braves
· NCAA Men's BasketballBanks scores 19 as Drake downs Bradley 64-57
Banks added seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (13-2, 3-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Mitch Mascari scored 12 points while shooting 4 for 10 from beyond the arc and added five steals. Kael Combs shot 4 of 4 from the field and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 10 points.
The Braves (13-3, 4-1) were led by Zek Montgomery, who recorded 17 points and six rebounds. Darius Hannah added 14 points and two blocks for Bradley. The loss ended a five-game winning streak for the Braves.
Drake entered halftime tied with Bradley 31-31. Banks paced the team in scoring in the first half with 10 points. Banks scored nine second-half points.
Both teams play on Saturday. Drake hosts Evansville and Bradley travels to play UIC.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Drake Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Christian Davis missed Three Point Jumper. | 64 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Bennett Stirtz made Free Throw. | 64 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Bennett Stirtz made Free Throw. | 63 - 57 |
Statistics
DRKE |
BRAD |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-47 | FG | 20-45 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 5-20 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 18-28 | FT | 12-15 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 12 | Assists | 8 |
| 15 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fouls | 17 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Peoria, IL
Attendance: 6,188 | 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 |


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