 
Belmont Bruins at Drake Bulldogs
· MVC Tournament - SemifinalDrake 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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Recent Plays
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 20-50 | FG | 17-44 | 
| 40.0 | Field Goal % | 38.6 | 
| 7-26 | 3PT | 4-19 | 
| 26.9 | Three Point % | 21.1 | 
| 3-6 | FT | 19-25 | 
| 50.0 | Free Throw % | 76.0 | 
| 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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2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 17-3 | - | 31-4 | 
| Bradley | 15-5 | 2 | 28-9 | 
| Northern Iowa | 14-6 | 3 | 20-13 | 
| Belmont | 13-7 | 4 | 22-11 | 
| Illinois State | 10-10 | 7 | 22-14 | 
| UIC | 10-10 | 7 | 17-14 | 
| Murray State | 9-11 | 8 | 16-17 | 
| Indiana State | 8-12 | 9 | 14-18 | 
| Southern Illinois | 8-12 | 9 | 14-19 | 
| Evansville | 8-12 | 9 | 11-21 | 
| Valparaiso | 6-14 | 11 | 15-19 | 
| Missouri State | 2-18 | 12 | 9-23 | 

