VALPARAISO, Ind. — Bennett Stirtz scored 29 points as Drake beat Valparaiso 66-60 on Thursday night.

Stirtz added five rebounds for the Bulldogs (8-0, 1-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Tavion Banks shot 4 of 6 from the field and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line to add 12 points. Cam Manyawu had eight points and shot 4 of 4 from the field.

Tyler Schmidt led the Beacons (4-4, 0-1) in scoring, finishing with 20 points. Isaiah Shaw added 15 points for Valparaiso. Jefferson Monegro also had nine points.

Drake went into halftime leading Valparaiso 35-26.

Drake 66, Valparaiso 60

DRAKE (8-0) — Abreu 2-5 3-3 8, Manyawu 4-4 0-2 8, Jackson 1-4 1-2 3, Mascari 1-4 0-1 2, Stirtz 9-15 8-11 29, Banks 4-6 4-6 12, Ferguson 2-3 0-1 4, Howard 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 23-42 16-26 66.

VALPARAISO (4-4) — Ellis 2-5 0-0 4, Co.Schwieger 0-3 0-0 0, De La Cruz Monegro 2-8 3-6 9, DeAveiro 0-3 0-0 0, Wright 3-8 0-1 8, Shaw 5-7 2-3 15, Schmidt 7-9 3-4 20, Sepp 0-0 2-2 2, McNair 0-3 2-2 2. TOTALS 19-46 12-18 60.

Halftime–Drake 35-26. 3-Point Goals–Drake 4-14 (Stirtz 3-6, Abreu 1-3, Mascari 0-1, Banks 0-2, Jackson 0-2), Valparaiso 10-27 (Shaw 3-4, Schmidt 3-5, Wright 2-6, De La Cruz Monegro 2-7, Ellis 0-1, McNair 0-1, Co.Schwieger 0-1, DeAveiro 0-2). Fouled Out–De La Cruz Monegro. Rebounds–Drake 28 (Manyawu 10), Valparaiso 17 (Sepp 7). Assists–Drake 8 (Stirtz 4), Valparaiso 9 (Wright 3). Total Fouls–Drake 18, Valparaiso 20. A–1,488 (5,000).