Belmont Bruins at Drake Bulldogs
· MVC Tournament - Semifinal
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
50 - 57
50 - 57
Drake defeats Belmont 57-50 in Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinal
Stirtz added five rebounds and four steals for the Bulldogs (29-3), who set a school record for wins in a single season. Top-seeded Drake will play No. 2 seed Bradley or 11th seed Valparaiso in Sunday's final with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament on the line.
Sam Orme led the Bruins (22-11) with 13 points, six rebounds and two steals.
Stirtz scored 16 points in the second half to help lead Drake rally from a 30-21 deficit at the break.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 50 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 50 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Bennett Stirtz Defensive Rebound. | 50 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Daniel Abreu Block. | 50 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Tyler Lundblade missed Three Point Jumper. | 50 - 57 |
Statistics
BEL |
DRKE |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-50 | FG | 17-44 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 7-26 | 3PT | 4-19 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 3-6 | FT | 19-25 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 16 | Assists | 7 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 21 | Fouls | 12 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 7 |
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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