ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Drake withstood a furious second half rally by top-seeded Indiana State to capture its second straight State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title 84-80, Sunday afternoon at the Enterprise Center.
No. 2 seed Drake, playing in its fourth straight MVC Tournament championship game under head coach Darian DeVries, advances to its seventh NCAA Tournament appearance with the championship. The Bulldogs are now 28-6 on the season.
Indiana State, the MVC's regular-season champion and tournament top seed, fell to 28-6 on the season. The Sycamores will await their NCAA Tournament future when the announcement comes next Sunday, March 17.