Tytan Anderson matches up with Bennett Stirtz as Drake meets Northern Iowa in the MVC on Sunday afternoon.

Drake will travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa, this weekend for a men’s college basketball showdown against two Missouri Valley Conference teams. On Sunday, it will face off against Northern Iowa at the McLeod Center. The Drake Bulldogs are 24-3 overall this season and are one of just two teams in the MVC to reach 20 overall wins this season with Bradley. They are 14-3 against teams in the conference with a one-game lead over their opponent and a two-game lead over Bradley. There are 12 games that separates the top and bottom of the conference.

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Game Date: Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025

Game Time: 4 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN2

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Coincidentally, they lost to Bradley at home for their third conference loss last weekend by two points. Despite the loss, Daniel Abreu still dropped 16 points in a game-high performance. Earlier this week, they went on and took on UIC, looking to get back on the winning side. They beat UIC 74-57 on the back of 25 points from Bennett Stirtz.

The Northern Iowa Panthers are 19-9 overall this season. However, it has been two different basketball teams in and out of conference this season. They finished their non-conference schedule with a 6-5 record and have since gone 13-4 against teams inside the Missouri Valley Conference. They are one game behind their opponent, the leader, and one game ahead of Bradley.

They played twice earlier this week, beating Murray State by five points on Monday on the road and then Belmont by seven points on Wednesday, also on the road. Tytan Anderson leads the team in scoring this season, averaging 15.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 2.5 rebounds per game, averaging 58.8% shooting.

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