DES MOINES, Iowa -- Indiana State basketball was not able to overcome poor second half shooting as Drake walked away with a 74-58 victory Monday night in Des Moines.
 
ISU shot just 25 percent in the second half after a first half in which Indiana State shot 43 percent from the field and 53 percent from behind the arc.
 
Turnovers plagued the Sycamores for the second consecutive game as Drake was able to turn 15 ISU miscues into 16 points. DU (20-9, 11-5 MVC) had just seven turnovers in the game which ISU turned into two points.
 
Indiana State (11-17, 4-12 MVC) hit four of its first six shots from deep and jumped out to a 14-11 lead before the first media break six minutes into action. Cameron Henry would extend the ISU lead to six points with his 11th point of the game with a layup seven minutes into play. A 7-0 run pushed Drake back out in front for the first time since it was 7-6.
 
ISU outscored Drake 17-12 in the final nine minutes of the first, going 4-for-5 from deep during the stretch. Kailex Stephens scored six, while Cooper Neese added four during the run.
 
Stephens and Henry led the Sycamores with 12 and 11 points in the first 20 minutes as ISU shot 42.9 percent from the field and 53.3 percent (8-for-15) from distance. Stephens knocked in four of ISU's eight triples while Henry hit two.
 
The Sycamores held Drake without a point in the final two minutes to take a 36-32 lead into the locker room.
 
Drake opened the second half on a 9-2 run to regain the lead before ISU answered back. The Bulldogs would pick up their largest lead since early in the first half at 51-47 after a 6-0 spurt thanks in part to D.J. Wilkins and Roman Penn to energize the Knapp Center just before the under-12 media break.
 
The run continued for the Bulldogs over a nine-minute period as DU scored 23 points while holding ISU to just four points to open their lead to the biggest of the game at 64-49.
 
Henry finished the game with 17 points and three rebounds while Stephens scored 16 and grabbed six boards. Neese finished with 11 but shot just 3-for-13 from the field. Wilkins led Drake with 17 while DeVries added 14.
 
UP NEXT
Indiana State returns home for their final game at Hulman Center Wednesday night when Northern Iowa comes to town for a 7 p.m. ET tip.
 
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