MOLINE, Ill. —
Backed by a gritty effort down the stretch that spilled into overtime, top-seeded Drake prevailed in a 74-69 thriller over No. 2 seed Northern Iowa, clinching the Bulldogs' first Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title since 2007.
Reaching overtime took some last-second heroics on both sides. After forcing a shot clock violation down a point, Ellie Herzberg drained what appeared to be the game-winner, splashing home a trey to put UNI up, 63-61, with 5 seconds to go.
But Drake's Caitlin Ingle (22 points) found a tad bit of separation, calmly pulled up and knocked down a game-tying mid-range jumper at the buzzer, pushing the game to overtime.