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Drake Bulldogs (18-4, 9-2 MVC) at Indiana State Sycamores (19-3, 10-1 MVC)
Terre Haute, Indiana; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Indiana State will look for its 20th victory this season when the Sycamores host the Drake Bulldogs.
The Sycamores are 9-0 on their home court. Indiana State is 1-0 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Bulldogs are 9-2 against conference opponents. Drake is 0-2 in one-possession games.
Indiana State makes 51.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.6 percentage points higher than Drake has allowed to its opponents (43.4%). Drake scores 7.0 more points per game (79.7) than Indiana State allows (72.7).
TOP PERFORMERS: Isaiah Swope is shooting 46.0% and averaging 18.3 points for the Sycamores.
Tucker DeVries averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, scoring 20.3 points while shooting 36.2% from beyond the arc.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sycamores: 8-2, averaging 83.3 points, 35.5 rebounds, 17.1 assists, 5.5 steals and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 49.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.9 points per game.
Bulldogs: 7-3, averaging 80.8 points, 35.2 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 5.9 steals and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 50.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.