NORMAL, Ill. — Keith Fisher III had a season-high 21 points as Illinois State narrowly defeated Drake 57-53 on Saturday.

Antonio Reeves had 16 points and seven rebounds for Illinois State (9-19, 4-12 Missouri Valley Conference). DJ Horne added seven rebounds.

Drake scored 21 second-half points, a season low for the team.

Liam Robbins had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Bulldogs (18-11, 8-8). Jonah Jackson added 12 points. Roman Penn had six rebounds and six assists.

The Redbirds leveled the season series against the Bulldogs with the win. Drake defeated Illinois State 84-74 on Jan. 16. Illinois State faces Bradley at home on Wednesday. Drake matches up against Loyola of Chicago on the road on Tuesday.

Illinois St. 57, Drake 53

At Normal, Ill.

DRAKE (18-11) — Robbins 6-12 2-4 14, Jackson 4-8 0-0 12, A.Murphy 3-6 0-2 8, Penn 3-8 0-0 7, Wilkins 2-9 0-0 5, Sturtz 2-3 0-0 4, Thomas 1-3 0-0 3, Pilipovic 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-50 2-6 53.

ILLINOIS ST. (9-19) — Fisher 8-12 2-3 21, Copeland 2-5 0-0 5, Hillsman 0-4 0-0 0, Horne 2-10 0-0 6, Torres 0-0 2-2 2, Reeves 6-12 0-1 16, Bruninga 0-2 0-0 0, Idowu 1-1 0-0 2, Donnelly 2-4 0-0 5, Ndiaye 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-51 4-6 57.

Halftime–Drake 32-29. 3-Point Goals–Drake 9-27 (Jackson 4-8, A.Murphy 2-4, Thomas 1-2, Penn 1-4, Wilkins 1-6, Pilipovic 0-1, Robbins 0-1, Sturtz 0-1), Illinois St. 11-30 (Reeves 4-7, Fisher 3-4, Horne 2-7, Donnelly 1-2, Copeland 1-4, Ndiaye 0-1, Bruninga 0-2, Hillsman 0-3). Rebounds–Drake 26 (Robbins 9), Illinois St. 32 (Fisher, Horne, Reeves 7). Assists–Drake 15 (Penn 6), Illinois St. 13 (Torres 5). Total Fouls–Drake 11, Illinois St. 13. A–5,063 (10,200).