23-2, 13-2 MVC

Final

	1	2	T
Drake DRKE	40	44	84
Illinois St ILST	32	45	77

Illinois State RedbirdsIllinois StILST

15-11, 7-8 MVC

Drake Bulldogs @ Illinois State Redbirds

Game Information

Normal, IL

Referee:Jeff Campbell

Referee:Ervin Wilson

Referee:Tommy Johnson

NCAA Division I

Missouri Valley Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
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

Men's College Basketball News

Men's college basketball coaching changes for 2026-27

We're tracking all the coaching changes in men's college basketball for the 2026-27 season.

Transfers, recruits and roster moves for key men's NCAA basketball teams

With one month left until games tip for the 2026-27 season, we're tracking player movement across key programs.

Ahmed Nur commits to Ole Miss for school's top recruit in decades

Top-20 senior Ahmed Nur has committed to Ole Miss, giving the Rebels their highest-ranked recruit in at least 20 years.

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