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Drake travels to Indiana State for conference matchup

Drake Bulldogs (1-8) at Indiana State Sycamores (3-4)

Terre Haute, Indiana; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Tierney Kelsey and Indiana State host Abbie Aalsma and Drake in MVC play Wednesday.

The Sycamores are 2-0 on their home court. Indiana State is 2-3 against opponents over .500.

The Bulldogs have gone 1-2 away from home. Drake is sixth in the MVC scoring 65.8 points per game and is shooting 40.3%.

Indiana State’s average of 5.1 made 3-pointers per game is 3.9 fewer made shots on average than the 9.0 per game Drake allows. Drake has shot at a 40.3% clip from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points below the 40.4% shooting opponents of Indiana State have averaged.

The Sycamores and Bulldogs square off Wednesday for the first time in MVC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kelsey is scoring 17.7 points per game and averaging 2.3 rebounds for the Sycamores. Jayci Allen is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers.

Aalsma is averaging 14.7 points and 1.6 steals for the Bulldogs. Grace Knutson is averaging 13.6 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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