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Missouri Valley Tournament - Southern Illinois Falls 70-53 to Drake - Recap
Drake got 21 points from Isaia Howard en route to a 70-53 victory over Southern Illinois on Friday at Enterprise Center.
Drake won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -11.0-point spread as favorites.
Bennett Stirtz had 15 points for Drake and Cam Manyawu chipped in with 11 points. Bennett Stirtz had 5 assists for them, while Tavion Banks was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 11 boards.
Southern Illinois got 19 points from Ali Dibba in a losing cause and another 11 points from Drew Steffe. Davion Sykes contributed 4 assists for them, while Davion Sykes had 8 rebounds.
Drake was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
The rebound battle favored Drake as they grabbed 32 boards, while Southern Illinois only had 30