Tucker DeVries

ST. LOUIS — Tucker DeVries had 27 points in Drake’s 74-62 win against Murray State on Friday night in the Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball tournament quarterfinals.

DeVries added five rebounds for the Bulldogs (24-7). Roman Penn added 16 points while finishing 7 of 9 from the floor, and he also had 10 assists. Darnell Brodie shot 4 of 6 from the field and 1 for 3 from the line to finish with nine points. The Bulldogs prolonged their winning streak to 11 games.

The Racers (16-14) were led by Rob Perry, who posted 22 points and 12 rebounds. Jamari Smith added 12 points for Murray State. Quincy Anderson also had nine points.

Drake took the lead as time expired in the first half and never looked back. DeVries led their team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 33-31 at the break. Drake extended its lead to 62-47 during the second half, fueled by a 14-2 scoring run. DeVries scored a team-high 14 points in the second half as their team closed out the win.

Bradley knocks out UNI

Rienk Mast scored 30 points and Bradley beat Northern Iowa 72-66 on Friday in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament for its 10th straight victory.

Mast also contributed nine rebounds for the Braves (24-8). Ja’Shon Henry scored 12 points and added eight rebounds. Malevy Leons was 3 of 7 shooting, including 1 for 4 from distance, and went 3 for 3 from the line to finish with 10 points.

Bowen Born finished with 34 points and three steals for the Panthers (14-18). Michael Duax added nine points for Northern Iowa.

Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Championship

At Enterprise Center, St. Louis

(All games on MVC TV unless noted)

First Round

Thursday, March 2

UNI 75, Illinois St. 62

Indiana St. 97, Evansville 58

Murray St. 78, Valparaiso 50

Missouri St. 74, Illinois-Chicago 57

Quarterfinals

Friday, March 3

Bradley 72, UNI 66

Indiana St. 94, Belmont 91

Drake 74, Murray St. 62

Southern Illinois vs. Missouri St., (late)

Semifinals

Saturday, March 4

No. 1 Bradley (24-8) vs. No. 5 Indiana St. (22-11), 2:30 p.m. (CBSSN)

No. 2 Drake (25-7) vs. No. 3 Southern Illinois or No. 6 Missouri St., 5 p.m. (CBSSN)

Championship

Sunday, March 5

Semifinal winners, 1 p.m. (CBS)

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Bradley 72, UNI 66

N. IOWA (14-18) — Betz 2-8 0-0 5, Born 11-29 7-8 34, Campbell 1-2 2-2 4, Anderson 2-5 3-4 7, Duax 3-4 3-6 9, Wolf 1-2 0-0 3, Daniel 0-2 0-0 0, C.Henry 2-3 0-0 4, Peksari 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 22-56 15-20 66.

BRADLEY (24-8) — Leons 3-7 3-3 10, Mast 12-20 3-5 30, Deen 2-9 0-0 6, Hickman 2-4 2-4 6, Montgomery 1-4 0-0 2, Tahvanainen 1-4 0-0 3, J.Henry 2-4 8-14 12, Hannah 1-3 1-2 3. TOTALS 24-55 17-28 72.

Halftime–Bradley 34-28. 3-Point Goals–UNI 7-21 (Born 5-12, Wolf 1-2, Betz 1-5, Anderson 0-1, Campbell 0-1), Bradley 7-23 (Mast 3-5, Deen 2-6, Leons 1-4, Tahvanainen 1-4, Hickman 0-2, Montgomery 0-2). Fouled Out–Duax. Rebounds–UNI 25 (Campbell, Anderson 6), Bradley 38 (Mast 9). Assists–UNI 10 (Born, Campbell 3), Bradley 17 (Deen 4). Total Fouls–UNI 22, Bradley 16.

Drake 74, Murray St. 62

MURRAY ST. (17-15) — D.Burns 1-1 2-2 4, Smith 5-10 0-0 12, Moore 3-8 0-0 6, Perry 11-20 0-2 22, Wood 2-5 0-0 5, Anderson 2-10 5-6 9, White 1-4 2-4 4. TOTALS 25-58 9-14 62.

DRAKE (25-7) — Brodie 4-6 1-3 9, Penn 7-9 2-2 16, Sturtz 2-4 2-2 6, Wilkins 2-9 0-0 6, DeVries 9-14 6-7 27, Calhoun 1-2 0-0 3, Ferguson 1-2 0-0 2, Djamgouz 1-2 0-0 3, Enright 1-4 0-0 2. TOTALS 28-52 11-14 74.

Halftime–Drake 33-31. 3-Point Goals–Murray St. 3-12 (Smith 2-5, Wood 1-1, Perry 0-2, Anderson 0-4), Drake 7-20 (DeVries 3-6, Wilkins 2-9, Calhoun 1-2, Djamgouz 1-2, Enright 0-1). Rebounds–Murray St. 29 (Perry 12), Drake 27 (Ferguson 6). Assists–Murray St. 13 (D.Burns 6), Drake 18 (Penn 10). Total Fouls–Murray St. 13, Drake 14.