ST. LOUIS, Missouri – Senior Wyatt Lohaus finished with 27 points and scored the game-winner against Drake to advance the Panthers into the MVC Championship game.
The Panthers and Bulldogs tipped off in the 5 p.m. in the Enterprise Center for the second semifinal game of the day.
The Panthers and Bulldogs traded leads four times in the first half but it was the Bulldogs that took a three-point lead into the break. The Panthers shot 40.7 percent from the field in the opening 20 minutes of play and knocked down four three-pointers.