DES MOINES, Iowa -- Dequon Miller scored 23 points with four 3-pointers and Missouri State erupted for 50 second-half points to beat Drake 79-70 on Wednesday night.
Drake led 39-29 at the half before the Bears used a 14-2 run in a little more than four minutes to take a two-point lead.
By comparison, Missouri State (8-11, 4-3 Missouri Valley) used nearly 11 minutes in the first half to score 15 points.
The lead traded hands in the second half, but Miller's 3 with 10:15 left gave Missouri State a 55-52 lead it would never surrender.