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Drake rallies to split with No. 22 Loyola

DES MOINES — Tremell Murphy scored 17 points, including the go-ahead basket in overtime, and Drake rallied past No. 22 Loyola 51-50 on Sunday.

Murphy’s layup with 2:50 remaining put the Bulldogs ahead for good, 49-48, as the Missouri Valley Conference powers split a back-to-back set of games in Des Moines. Loyola had two shots blocked in the final 15 seconds before Murphy made the clinching steal and was fouled.

It was Drake’s first win over a ranked opponent since it beat then-No. 17 Creighton on Jan. 23, 2013. Loyola pounded Drake 81-54 on Saturday.

“Great win for us today,” Drake coach Darian DeVries said. “Two teams giving all they had to get a victory.”

The Bulldogs (20-2, 11-2 MVC) shot just 33.3 percent in the rematch, including 3 of 19 from 3-point range.

Loyola (18-4, 13-2) shot 35.1 percent and squandered a 47-29 rebounding advantage.

“The sting right now is tough,” Loyola coach Porter Moser said, “because we had opportunities.”

Cameron Krutwig and Aher Uguak scored 11 points apiece for the Ramblers.

Loyola held a 42-32 lead with 8 minutes remaining, but Drake gradually clawed back into contention.

Roman Penn’s layup with 1:23 left in regulation drew the Bulldogs even, and Loyola Chicago only had one more shot attempt in regulation as the game went OT tied at 45.

After Murphy’s basket in OT, Darnell Brodie scored to give Drake a 51-48 lead with 2:04 left, and the Bulldogs hung on despite failing to score again.

The rivalry game ended with coaches shouting at each other and assistants had to be separated.

“Heat of the battle,” Moser said. “Two teams battling. We’ll move on.”

Loyola tried to pull away with an 11-0 run in the first half. Krutwig scored on consecutive baskets and Marquise Kennedy added a layup to make it 23-14.

Drake closed the gap to 25-22 before halftime on a jumper by D.J. Wilkins. The Bulldogs stayed close despite missing 11 of their first 14 shots and all nine of their first-half attempts from 3-point range.

Drake missed 10 straight from beyond the arc before Wilkins hit a 3-pointer that pulled the Bulldogs within 26-25 early in the second half.

The win improved the Bulldogs’ NCAA Tournament resume while keeping them in contention for the Valley title.

“I think we had to win to stay in those types of conversations,” DeVries said. “Our guys knew that.”

UNI 74, Valparaiso 60

CEDAR FALLS — Trae Berhow and Noah Carter both scored 17 points and Northern Iowa defeated Valparaiso 74-60 Sunday.

Nate Heise added 15 points, Austin Phyfe 12 and Northern Iowa (7-14, 5-10 Missouri Valley Conference) snapped a two-game losing streak.

Ben Krikke scored 12 for Valparaiso (8-14, 5-8), Sheldon Edwards 11 and Donovan Clay 10.

No. 15 Iowa 88, Michigan St. 58

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Joe Wieskamp scored 21 points to lead Iowa’s balanced offense in an 88-58 win over Michigan State on Saturday.

The Hawkeyes (15-6, 9-5 Big Ten) had three players score in double figures and Luka Garza wasn’t one of them. Garza had a season-low eight points, but his teammates more than made up for it. Jack Nunge matched a career high with 18 points and Connor McCaffery had 16 points.

Kansas 64, Iowa St. 50

AMES — Jalen Wilson scored 22 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for his fourth straight double-double as Kansas (15-7, 9-5 Big 12 Conference) broke away in the final nine minutes to defeat Iowa State 64-50 on Saturday.

Iowa State (2-14, 0-11) has lost 10 straight since Jan. 2. Jalen Coleman-Lands led the Cyclones with 20 points, and Rasir Bolton added 13 points, making 7 of 8 at the free throw line. Jaden Walker grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds.

WOMEN

Iowa St. 92, TCU 81

AMES — Lexi Donarski had the biggest game of her young Iowa State career to lead the Cyclones (13-8, 9-5 Big 12) to a high-scoring 92-81 win over TCU (8-10, 3-10 Big 12) Saturday night at Hilton Coliseum.

Iowa State’s 3-point shooting was on-point, with the Cyclones finishing 15-of-33 (45.5 percent) from 3-point range, with the freshman star Donarski leading the way. She notched a career-high and Iowa State single-game freshman record 32 points, which she got on 10-of-14 shooting, and converting 6-of-6 at the line.

Joining Donarski in double figures was Ashley Joens (22, all in the second half) and Kristin Scott (17).

Bradley 78, UNI 63

PEORIA, Ill. — Nyjah White scored a career-high 29 points in addition to collecting 10 rebounds, five assists, a block and three steals as she helped Bradley to a 78-63 victory over Northern Iowa on Saturday afternoon at Renaissance Coliseum.

The Braves (12-8, 8-5 MVC) salvaged a split of the season series with the Panthers (9-9 overall, 6-5 MVC).

Gabi Haack added 21 points for Bradley.

Karli Rucker finished with 19 points for UNI, Bre Gunnels had 10 points, and Megan Maahs added eight points and eight rebounds.

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