Drake wins 8th straight at home, tops Indiana State
Roman Penn
DES MOINES — D.J. Wilkins and Roman Penn scored 16 points apiece as Drake extended its home winning streak to eight games, narrowly beating Indiana State 80-76 on Saturday at the Knapp Center.
Liam Robbins added 15 points and Jonah Jackson added 12 while Penn had six assists and Robbins posted six blocks for the Bulldogs (11-4, 1-1 Missouri Valley Conference).
Indiana State put up 41 first-half points, a season high for the team.
Jake LaRavia scored a season-high 21 points for the Sycamores (8-5, 1-1), whose eight-game win streak was broken. Tyreke Key added 19 points and eight rebounds and Jordan Barnes had 15 points.
Drake matches up against Loyola of Chicago at home on Tuesday. Indiana State plays Northern Iowa on the road on Tuesday.
Drake 80, Indiana St. 76
At Des Moines
INDIANA ST. (8-5) — Key 4-10 9-9 19, Laravia 9-12 3-5 21, T.Williams 6-12 2-3 14, J.Barnes 6-12 0-0 15, Neese 1-4 0-0 3, C.Williams 1-2 0-0 2, Bacote 0-0 0-0 0, Kessinger 1-2 0-0 2, C.Barnes 0-0 0-0 0, Washington 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 28-54 14-17 76.
DRAKE (11-4) — Wilkins 6-11 2-2 16, Jackson 4-8 0-0 12, Robbins 6-9 3-4 15, A.Murphy 2-7 7-9 12, Penn 5-8 4-5 16, Sturtz 0-2 0-3 0, Thomas 3-4 0-0 7, Ernst 1-2 0-0 2, Pilipovic 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 27-52 16-23 80.
Halftime–Drake 49-41. 3-Point Goals–Indiana St. 6-18 (J.Barnes 3-6, Key 2-6, Neese 1-4, Kessinger 0-1, C.Williams 0-1), Drake 10-21 (Jackson 4-8, Penn 2-3, Wilkins 2-4, Thomas 1-1, A.Murphy 1-3, Pilipovic 0-1, Sturtz 0-1). Rebounds–Indiana St. 29 (Key 8), Drake 26 (Sturtz 7). Assists–Indiana St. 12 (Neese 3), Drake 21 (Penn 6). Total Fouls–Indiana St. 18, Drake 18. A–3,490 (7,152).
