NCAAB

Drake Bulldogs at Northern Iowa Panthers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Drake Bulldogs
25-3, 8-1 Away
Final
64 - 58
Northern Iowa Panthers
19-10, 13-3 Home

Bennett Stirtz scores 26 to lead Drake over Northern Iowa 64-58 in OT

Bennett Stirtz's dagger OT triple seals win for for Drake

Tytan Anderson had a basket for Northern Iowa to begin the extra period. Stirtz followed with a layup to tie it and his 3-pointer with 16 seconds left set the final margin.

Stirtz also grabbed 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs (25-3, 15-3 Missouri Valley Conference). Tavion Banks totaled 17 points and nine rebounds.

Anderson finished with 21 points, six rebounds and two steals to pace the Panthers (19-10, 13-5), who saw a six-game win streak end. Jacob Hutson added 14 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. Ben Schwieger pitched in with 12 points and seven rebounds.

Mitch Mascari made 2 of 3 free throws for the Bulldogs with one second left to force overtime tied at 55.

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Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 64 - 58
3rd 0:00 End of 1st OT 64 - 58
3rd 0:02 Jacob Hutson Defensive Rebound. 64 - 58
3rd 0:02 Isaia Howard missed Free Throw. 64 - 58
3rd 0:02 Drake Deadball Team Rebound. 64 - 58

Statistics

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23-58 FG 19-52
40 Field Goal % 37
6-19 3PT 3-17
32 Three Point % 18
12-19 FT 17-22
63 Free Throw % 77
46 Rebounds 29
16 Offensive Rebounds 7
30 Defensive Rebounds 22
6 Assists 5
7 Steals 4
0 Blocks 4
13 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 10
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 10
0 Fast Break Points 6
30 Points in Paint 32
24 Fouls 17
8 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Venue: McLeod Center

Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 6,652 | 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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