Back-to-back Illinois State three-pointers and an 8-0 run in overtime pushed the Redbirds past the Drake University men's basketball team, 89-81, Wednesday evening at Redbird Arena.
Reed Timmer (New Berlin, Wis.) scored 26 points for the Bulldogs with six boards while Graham Woodward (Edina, Minn.) added 16 points and Ore Arogundade (Chicago, Ill.) had 13 points and five boards as Drake was even on the boards with the Redbirds.
However, Drake's (16-14, 10-7 MVC) four double-figure scorers couldn't overcome a pair of 20-point efforts from Illinois State's (16-13, 10-7 MVC) Keyshawn Evans and Milik Yarborough.