Drake Bulldogs at Belmont Bruins
· MVC Tournament - Quarterfinal
Quinn scores 31, No. 9 seed Drake beats No. 1 seed Belmont 100-81 in MVC Tournament quarters
The Bulldogs are the first No. 9 seed to beat a top-seeded team in the MVC Tournament. Drake, which has won back-to-back games after closing the regular season on an eight-game skid, plays the winner between No. 4 seed Murray State fifth-seeded UIC in the semifinals Saturday.
Quinn shot 8 of 19 from the field, including 2 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 13 for 16 from the free-throw line for the Bulldogs (14-19). Owen Larson scored 25 points and added eight rebounds and eight assists. Jaehshon Thomas had 13 points and went 5 of 8 from the field (1 for 4 from 3-point range). The Bulldogs snapped an eight-game slide.
Aidan Noyes finished with 19 points for the Bruins (26-6). Belmont also got 18 points from Sam Orme. Tyler Lundblade finished with 11 points and five assists.
Drake took the lead for good with 4:36 remaining in the first half. The score was 48-41 at halftime, with Larson racking up 13 points. Quinn scored 19 points in the second half to help lead the way as Drake went on to secure a victory, outscoring Belmont by 12 points in the second half.
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Statistics
 DRKE |
 BEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-52 | FG | 27-65 |
| 60 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 11-26 | 3PT | 14-37 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 27-31 | FT | 11-16 |
| 87 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 6 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 15 | Fouls | 21 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 7 |
| 11 | Lead Changes | 11 |
| 69 | Percent Led | 26 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 8,068 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 20-11 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-11 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-12 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-19 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |