Northern Iowa Panthers at Drake Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's BasketballStirtz's 20 help Drake knock off Northern Iowa 66-52
Stirtz had three steals for the Bulldogs (19-2, 9-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Cam Manyawu scored 10 points while finishing 5 of 6 from the floor and added nine rebounds. Daniel Abreu went 3 of 7 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with nine points.
Tytan Anderson finished with 16 points for the Panthers (13-9, 7-4). Trey Campbell added 10 points.
Drake took the lead with 14:59 left in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 36-24 at halftime, with Stirtz racking up 11 points. Stirtz led the way with a team-high nine second-half points.
Up next for Drake is a Saturday matchup with Southern Illinois on the road. Northern Iowa hosts Bradley on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 52 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 52 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Tavion Banks Steal. | 52 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Redek Born Turnover. | 52 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Ben Schwieger Defensive Rebound. | 52 - 66 |
Statistics
UNI |
DRKE |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-47 | FG | 22-44 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 7-16 | 3PT | 10-16 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 63 |
| 3-7 | FT | 12-21 |
| 43 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 10 | Assists | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 5,464 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 2-0 | - | 12-1 |
| Illinois State | 2-0 | - | 10-3 |
| Murray State | 2-0 | - | 10-3 |
| Bradley | 2-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Northern Iowa | 1-0 | 0.5 | 9-3 |
| Drake | 1-1 | 1 | 7-6 |
| Valparaiso | 0-1 | 1.5 | 6-6 |
| Indiana State | 0-2 | 2 | 7-6 |
| Southern Illinois | 0-2 | 2 | 6-7 |
| UIC | 0-2 | 2 | 4-8 |
| Evansville | 0-2 | 2 | 4-9 |


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