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Missouri Valley Tournament - Belmont Falls 57-50 to Drake - Recap
Drake grabbed a 57-50 win over Belmont on Saturday, behind a 24-point effort from Bennett Stirtz at Enterprise Center.
Drake won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -8.0-point spread.
Isaia Howard had 9 points for Drake and Daniel Abreu chipped in with 7 points. Tavion Banks had 2 assists for them, while Cam Manyawu was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 7 boards.
Belmont got 13 points from Sam Orme in a losing cause and another 9 points from Tyler Lundblade. Carter Whitt contributed 6 assists for them, while Sam Orme had 6 rebounds.
Drake trailed at halftime, 30-22.
Belmont had a 29-22 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.