DES MOINES -- A slew of turnovers and Indiana State's sharp second-half shooting sent the Drake University women's basketball team to a 78-70 loss in the opening game of the Missouri Valley Conference season at the Knapp Center on Thursday night.
Indiana State broke a 10-game losing streak to Drake and handed the Bulldogs' their first loss in a conference opener since Jan 1, 2016, when Drake lost to Southern Illinois 77-67.
Drake (8-4) led by as many as 13 points in the first half and was up by nine early in the fourth quarter before the Sycamores (6-6) rallied to beat the Bulldogs for the first time since a 68-53 victory in Terre Haute on Feb.