10-20, 5-14 MVC

Final

	1	2	T
Illinois St ILST	32	19	51
Drake DRKE	42	40	82

Drake BulldogsDrakeDRKE

24-6, 15-4 MVC

Illinois State Redbirds @ Drake Bulldogs

Game Information

Des Moines, IA

ESPN+

Referee:Winston Stith

Referee:Kelly Self

Referee:Brian McNutt

NCAA Division I

Missouri Valley Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Murray State	0-0	-	1-0
Belmont	0-0	-	0-0
Bradley	0-0	-	0-0
Drake	0-0	-	0-0
Evansville	0-0	-	0-0
Illinois State	0-0	-	0-0
Indiana State	0-0	-	0-0
Northern Iowa	0-0	-	0-0
Southern Illinois	0-0	-	0-0
UIC	0-0	-	0-0
Valparaiso	0-0	-	0-0

Men's College Basketball News

Standouts, key wins, more reactions from men's hoops opening day

Tracking the best performances, players and noteworthy moments to start the 2026-27 college hoops season.

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Foster scores 24 in Northern Kentucky's 84-76 victory over UTEP

— Willie Foster had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Noah Pagotto added 19 points and 12 boards, and Northern Kentucky defeat UTEP 84-76 on Monday in a season opener for both teams.

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Missouri suspends Jaylen Carey for opener; CJ Gunn ineligible

Missouri has suspended projected starter Jaylen Carey for its opener for a violation of team rules, while transfer CJ Gunn has been ruled ineligible by the SEC.

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