Green Bay Phoenix @ Drake Bulldogs
15-13, 4-10 Away
54
15-13, 4-10 Away
13-15, 9-5 Home
71
13-15, 9-5 Home
Drake 71, Green Bay 54
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Ben Simons scored 16 points and Drake held Green Bay to just 19 second-half points on the way to a 71-54 victory in a Bracketbusters game on Saturday night.
Drake (13-15) also got 15 points and 10 rebounds from Seth VanDeest, 14 points from Chris Hines and 10 points from Ken Babineaux.
Green Bay (15-13) got 12 points apiece from Keifer Sykes and Brennan Cougill. Sykes also had three steals.
Drake hit 9 of 21 attempts from 3-point range, including four from Hines.
Drake had a 20-3 scoring advantage off turnovers.
Green Bay had a 10-point lead with 13:19 left in the first half, but could not hold on a trailed by 2 at the break.
Game Information
Des Moines, IA
Referee:Bill Jacobson
Referee:Charles Russell
Referee:Larry Martin
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Horizon League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Robert Morris | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| Green Bay | 12-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Detroit Mercy | 12-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Oakland | 12-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 17-15 |
| Northern Kentucky | 10-10 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Youngstown State | 8-12 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Milwaukee | 8-12 | 7 | 12-20 |
| Cleveland State | 6-14 | 9 | 11-22 |
| IU Indianapolis | 3-17 | 12 | 7-25 |
| 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 |
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