Drake men’s basketball loses at Illinois State

Drake men’s basketball dug itself a 15-point hole at halftime and lost at Illinois State 86-76 on Feb. 6.

The Bulldogs (12-13 overall, 6-8 Missouri Valley) struggled with their shooting in the loss, making just 42% from the field.

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The Redbirds (16-8, 8-5) shot 50% overall and made 12-of-27 (44%) from 3-point range.

Jalen Quinn and Okku Federiko both scored 17 points to lead Drake. Quinn was 6-of-18 from the floor.

Andrew Alia led the Bulldogs with 11 rebounds.

Ty-Reek Coleman scored 19 points off the bench to lead Illinois State. Chase Walker added 18.

The Redbirds scored 13 points off turnovers; Drake converted its takeaways into just five points. Illinois had a 38-28 edge in points in the paint.

Eric Henderson’s Bulldogs have lost three in a row after a three-game winning streak in January. They play host to Valparaiso at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 9.

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