NORMAL, Ill. -- Deontae Hawkins scored 19 points and Illinois State pulled away in the second half to beat Drake, 72-58 Saturday to keep its Missouri Valley Conference unblemished.
Graham Woodward hit a 3-pointer with one second left in the first half to get Drake within four at intermission, 30-26. But the Bulldogs got no closer in the second half after Billy Wampler's 3-pointer made it 46-42 with just over 10 minutes left.
Phil Fayne's layup with 8:04 remaining gave the Redbirds a 10-point lead and DJ Clayton's tip-in off an offensive rebound pushed the lead to 14.