Indiana State Sycamores at Drake Bulldogs
· NCAA Women's Basketball
77 - 96
Hittner, Rhine lead No. 24 Drake women to 96-77 victory
The Bulldogs (21-5, 13-1 Missouri Valley Conference) are tied for first with Missouri State. The league leaders each have four regular-season games remaining with the two facing off next Sunday.
Hittner was 12-of-19 shooting while Rhine was 7 of 8 and also 7 of 8 from the foul line. Maddy Dean added 15 points.
Drake shot 57 percent overall and made 8 of 19 from the arc for 42 percent while dominating the boards 42-24 in taking its sixth straight victory.
Tamara Lee made five 3-pointers and scored 19 points, Daijah Smith added 16 and Ty Battle 15 for the Sycamores (11-15, 5-10).
Drake led by five at halftime before pulling away with a 28-8 third quarter, with Rhine and Hittner scoring seven points each.
The Bulldogs moved back into the The AP Top 25 this past week after being ranked in Weeks 3 and 4.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 77 - 96 |
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Allie Wooldridge Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 96 |
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Mya Mertz Block. | 77 - 96 |
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Regan Wentland missed Layup. | 77 - 96 |
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Drake Turnover. | 77 - 96 |
Statistics
 INST |
DRKE |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-70 | FG | 36-63 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 11-31 | 3PT | 8-19 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 6-10 | FT | 16-19 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 22 | Fouls | 13 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 26 |
Game Information
Location: Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 2,878 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray State | 19-1 | - | 31-4 |
| Belmont | 16-4 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Illinois State | 13-7 | 6 | 24-14 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Northern Iowa | 13-7 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Drake | 10-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| UIC | 9-11 | 10 | 14-18 |
| Southern Illinois | 7-13 | 12 | 10-20 |
| Indiana State | 5-15 | 14 | 10-22 |
| Evansville | 5-15 | 14 | 10-25 |
| Valparaiso | 0-20 | 19 | 0-32 |