TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Kiley Bess and Mya Glanton scored 14 points apiece Saturday afternoon, but regular season champion Drake's fast-paced offense proved too much for Indiana State in a 96-64 defeat for the Sycamores inside Hulman Center.
 
Bella Finnegan added 13 points for the Sycamores, while Chelsea Cain nearly had a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds.
 
Indiana State kept pace early with the league leaders, with Cain and Glanton picking up early paint points for the Sycamores. Asia Donald added a pair of early baskets, but the Bulldogs led by 10 after a quarter and never looked back. Indiana State's freshmen got the Trees within nine midway through the second, but a 14-2 run for the Bulldogs increased the visitors' lead to more than 20. Drake's relentless attack of the paint, combined with the Bulldogs finding their 3-point stroke late, propelled the regular season champions to a win.
  
First Half
Cain opened Indiana State's scoring with a layup, and Glanton added a pair of inside baskets to keep the Trees within three early on. Donald connected on a pair of baskets late in the first quarter, but Drake picked up the pace to take a 20-10 lead after the opening 10 minutes.
 
Indiana State got early second quarter baskets from Glanton and Finnegan, but it was the Sycamores' freshman class that kept the Trees within reach. Keslyn Secrist knocked down a 3-pointer and Saige Stahl added a jumper, as the Sycamores cut their deficit down to 31-22 just past the midway point of the quarter. Finnegan added a late 3-pointers for the Syacmores, but Indiana State faced a 38-25 deficit heading into halftime.
 
Second Half
Drake opened the third quarter with an 11-2 run to extend its lead out to 49-27, with Glanton scoring the Sycamores' lone points in that span. Bess tacked on a three-point play and Ella Sawyer added a jumper to make it 50-32, and a Bess three-ball further cut into the Indiana State deficit. Another 3-pointer from Bess, along with a layup from Cain, got the Trees within 60-40, and Glanton added a pair of baskets late in the quarter. Drake's offense continued to find ways to score, though, as the Sycamores trailed 64-44 entering the fourth quarter.
 
Jumpers from Glanton and Finnegan pulled the Sycamores within 19 early in the fourth quarter at 69-50. Cain added a 3-pointer and Finnegan hit a jumper midway through, but an 11-2 run for the visitors followed as Drake extended its lead to 86-57. Bess knocked down another 3-pointer late, and Cain and Pelly both tacked on baskets inside the last two minutes, but Drake's high-powered attack led the Bulldogs to a 96-64 win.
 
News and Notes

• Indiana State recognized its senior class, consisting of Ella Sawyer, Chelsea Cain and Reagan Smalley, before Saturday's game. The Sycamores also recognized Mya Glanton and Kiley Bess, who are seniors with additional years of eligibility available, in-game.
• Indiana State registered its third consecutive game with five or more blocks Saturday, finishing with five blocks against Drake.
• All of Indiana State's 12 bench points Saturday came from the Sycamores' freshman class.
• All five starters for Indiana State dished out multiple assists Saturday. The Sycamores finished with 12 assists as a team.
• Saturday's game was the fifth straight game that the Sycamores knocked down at least six 3-pointers. Indiana State has hit five or more 3-pointers in nine of the last 10 games.

 
Up Next
Indiana State turns its attention to Hoops in the Heartland. The Sycamores will be seeded ninth at the MVC Tournament and will face Southern Illinois in the opening round Thursday at 1 p.m.
 
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