Scores

Final

Northern Iowa 69

(18-7, 9-4 MVC)

Drake 72

(10-14, 5-8 MVC)

Coverage: ESPNU/WatchESPN

1:00 PM ET, February 5, 2011

Knapp Center, Des Moines, IA

1 2 T
UNI 35 3469
DRKE 34 3872

Top Performers

Northern Iowa: K. Ahelegbe 26 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Drake: R. Rice 19 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Blk

Drake 72, N. Iowa 69

Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Rayvonte Rice scored 19 points, including the go-ahead basket with 2:17 remaining, as Drake knocked off Northern Iowa 72-69 Saturday.

Rice's layup put Drake (10-14, 5-8 Missouri Valley) ahead 66-65 and the Bulldogs held on from there, snapping an eight-game Panthers' win streak and avenging a 69-49 loss to Northern Iowa on Jan. 22.

Kwadzo Ahelegbe led the Panthers (18-7, 9-4) with 26 points. Anthony James added 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Jake Koch had 13 points.

Ben Simons had 12 points and Ryan Wedel 10 for Drake.

Both teams shot 49 percent from the field and combined for just seven turnovers -- four from Northern Iowa and three from Drake -- in a game that featured 12 lead changes and 13 ties.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
UNI
DRKE
Points 69 72
FG Made-Attempted 24-49 (.490) 26-53 (.491)
3P Made-Attempted 5-16 (.313) 5-14 (.357)
FT Made-Attempted 16-23 (.696) 15-21 (.714)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 19 (1/0)
Largest Lead 8 5

Game Leaders

 
UNI
DRKE
PointsK. Ahelegbe 26R. Rice 19
ReboundsA. James 11J. Clarke 7
AssistsJ. Koch 2B. Simons 3
StealsK. Ahelegbe 1J. Clarke 1
BlocksJ. Koch 2R. Rice 1
Team Stats: Northern Iowa | Drake

2010-11 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 22, 2011 @UNI 69, DRKE 49Recap
» Feb 5, 2011 @DRKE 72, UNI 69Recap

Next 5 Games

UNI
DRKE
02/08 @EVAN 8:05pm
02/12 WICH 10:00pm
02/15 @BRAD 8:00pm
02/19 GMU 7:00pm
02/22 INST 8:00pm
 02/08 CREI 8:05pm
02/12 @INST 1:05pm
02/15 @MOSU 8:05pm
02/19 DET 8:05pm
02/23 EVAN 8:05pm
Complete Schedule: Northern Iowa | Drake

Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Missouri State15-325-8
Wichita State14-424-8
Indiana State12-620-13
Northern Iowa10-819-13
Creighton10-819-14
Evansville9-915-15
Drake7-1113-18
Southern Illinois5-1313-19
Illinois State4-1412-19
Bradley4-1412-20
View expanded standings »