Illinois State Redbirds at Drake Bulldogs
· MVC WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL
54 - 65
Hittner heats up, No. 21 Drake women reach MVC finale
Sara Rhine added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulldogs (27-5), who take a 12-game winning streak into the title game they have won the past two years. Drake faces second-seeded Missouri State on Sunday.
Drake led most of the first quarter but Illinois State (19-12) led throughout the second quarter before the half ended tied at 26. The Redbirds built a six-point with less than four minutes to go in the third when the Bulldogs put together a 14-0 run in less than three minutes. Most of the damage came at the foul line as Drake was 8 of 10.
The Redbirds, who lost the regular-season matchups by 18 and 27 points, were down 47-40 going into the fourth but cut the deficit to four near the midway point. Sammie Bachrodt and Nicole Miller hit back-to-back 3-pointers to make it a 10-point game and after Lexi Wallen made a layup for ISU, Hittner hit two 3s and it was 63-49 with 2 1/2 minutes to go.
Despite shooting just 36 percent overall with 16 turnovers, Drake went 10 of 25 from 3-point range and 19 of 24 from the foul line.
Illinois State shot just 29 percent, going 7 of 22 from distance.
Tete Maggett hit five 3-pointers and scored 21 points for the Redbirds. Simone Goods, who averages 17.4 points, was held to two as she only played 15 minutes due to foul trouble.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 54 - 65 |
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Monica Burich Offensive Rebound. | 54 - 65 |
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Hannah Fuller missed Layup. | 54 - 65 |
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TeTe Maggett made Three Point Jumper. | 54 - 65 |
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Drake Turnover. | 51 - 65 |
Statistics
 ILST |
DRKE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-65 | FG | 18-50 |
| 29 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 10-25 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 9-11 | FT | 19-24 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Assists | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 14 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Moline, IL
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 |