DES MOINES, Iowa – It will be a matchup of the top two Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball teams on Super Bowl Sunday in the Knapp Center when Drake (15-7, 10-0 MVC) hosts Missouri State (12-9, 8-2 MVC). Tipoff with the Lady Bears is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the game will be the MVC's game of the week on ESPN3.
Drake earned a thrilling 84-73 comeback victory over Southern Illinois Friday night. The Bulldogs erased a 14-point, third-quarter deficit, scoring 54 points after halftime. In the game, Drake shot a blistering 62.0 percent from the floor, including an impressive 21-of-27 (77.