Southern Illinois Salukis at Drake Bulldogs
· MVC Tournament - Quarterfinal
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
53 - 70
53 - 70
Howard scores 21 off the bench, Drake defeats Southern Illinois 70-53 in MVC Tournament
The Bulldogs advance to the quarterfinals on Saturday to play the winner of Illinois State-Belmont on Saturday.
Howard added six steals for the Bulldogs (28-3). Bennett Stirtz scored 15 points while shooting 5 for 12 (1 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line and added five rebounds and five assists. Cam Manyawu had 11 points and shot 4 of 5 from the field and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line.
Ali Abdou Dibba led the way for the Salukis (14-19) with 19 points. Drew Steffe added 11 points for Southern Illinois. Kennard Davis had 10 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 53 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Jorge Moreno Turnover. | 53 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:40 | Tavion Banks made Layup. Assisted by Isaiah Jackson. | 53 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:54 | Sheridan Sharp subbing in for Southern Illinois | 53 - 68 |
Statistics
SIU |
DRKE |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-45 | FG | 25-57 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 10-16 | FT | 13-22 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 59 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 11 | Assists | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Enterprise Center
Location: St. Louis, MO
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Location: St. Louis, MO
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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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