Box Score (PDF) | Postgame Press Conference NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State women's basketball team was defeated by first-place Drake, 87-36, in Missouri Valley Conference action Sunday on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena in the team's annual "We Back Pat" contest. In the first quarter, four different Redbirds scored the first nine points, as the Bulldogs (13-4, 6-0 MVC) led 11-9 in the early going. Drake then tallied the next five and pushed its lead out to eight, before Illinois State (4-12, 1-4 MVC) cut the deficit to 19-13, which would be the score at the end of the first 10 minutes.
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Women's Basketball Falls to First-Place Drake in "We Back Pat" Game
