Fayne and the Redbirds used a 22-5 run from the end of the first half to the beginning of the second to put away Drake in a battle for second place in the Missouri Valley Conference. Fayne scored 22 points as ISU routed the Bulldogs, 69-55, before a Knapp Center crowd of 3.511.
Zach Copeland added 19 points, Milik Yarbrough contributed 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists and Keyshawn Evans scored 11 points as ISU improved to 13-9 overall and 6-3 in the Valley at the league's halfway point. It also set up a showdown at 9 p.