Anna Miller scored 25 points, including the winning two-pointer as time expired, and top-seeded Drake defeated No. 3 seed Missouri State 76-75 for the Missouri Valley Conference championship and another trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs made it back-to-back conference championships and will be making their 15th appearance in the NCAAs.
MOLINE, Ill. — Anna Miller scored 25 points, including the winning two-pointer as time expired, and top-seeded Drake defeated No. 3 seed Missouri State 76-75 on Sunday for the Missouri Valley Conference championship and another trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Lacy Stokes made a left-handed runner in the lane to give the Bears their only lead of the game, 75-74, with 2.6 seconds left. Drake, which had blown a 14-point fourth-quarter lead, then called timeout, advancing the ball to the frontcourt. Miller scored the first nine points of the third quarter and a layup by Katie Dinnebier made it an 11-0 run for the Bulldogs who led 49-35 near the 7-minute mark. Kennedy Taylor scored Missouri State’s last seven points of the quarter and the Bears got within 59-50 heading to the fourth.
Missouri State tied it at 70, then Miller scored the next four points in the paint for Drake. Paige Rocca hit a 3-pointer — her only points of the game — to get the Bears within 74-73. Drake had a basket overturned on a shot-clock violation, then Stokes put the Bears ahead prior to Miller’s even more dramatic basket.
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