Drake Bulldogs @ Southern Illinois Salukis

14-3, 5-1 MVC

Final

	1	2	T
Drake DRKE	36	40	76
S Illinois SIU	25	33	58

Southern Illinois SalukisS IllinoisSIU

12-5, 4-2 MVC

Tucker Devries shows off range with deep 3-pointer

0:18

Tucker Devries shows off the swagger with long 3

0:19

Game Information

Carbondale, IL

Referee:Randy Heimerman

Referee:Gene Grimshaw

Referee:Ervin Wilson

NCAA Division I

Missouri Valley Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Belmont	16-4	-	26-6
Bradley	13-7	3	21-13
Illinois State	12-8	4	23-13
Murray State	12-8	4	20-13
UIC	12-8	4	19-16
Northern Iowa	11-9	5	23-13
Valparaiso	11-9	5	18-15
Southern Illinois	10-10	6	16-16
Drake	6-14	10	14-20
Indiana State	4-16	12	11-21
Evansville	3-17	13	7-25

Men's College Basketball News

Field of 68 opening day basketball marathon features 16 mid-majors

The 2026-27 college basketball season will open Nov. 2 with a Field of 68 eight-game marathon event featuring 16 mid-major programs.

Senate vote on college sports bill now slated for September

The Protect College Sports Act failed to reach a vote during an all-night, pre-recess session in the Senate, though the bill did gain a spot on next month's calendar after the chamber comes back from its summer break.

UConn's Hurley sounds alarm on late additions after court ruling

UConn coach Dan Hurley said coaches who are taking advantage of recent court rulings to make late additions to their programs are doing more harm than good.

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