Bradley visits Drake for conference matchup
Bradley Braves (9-13, 3-8 MVC) at Drake Bulldogs (14-8, 8-3 MVC)
Des Moines, Iowa; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Drake hosts Bradley in a matchup of MVC teams.
The Bulldogs have gone 7-3 in home games. Drake ranks 97th in college basketball averaging 10.1 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 33.3% from deep. Katie Dinnebier leads the team averaging 3.0 makes while shooting 38.4% from 3-point range.
The Braves are 3-8 against conference opponents. Bradley has a 6-7 record in games decided by 10 points or more.
Drake averages 76.5 points, 18.1 more per game than the 58.4 Bradley allows. Bradley has shot at a 39.3% clip from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points less than the 41.1% shooting opponents of Drake have averaged.
The matchup Sunday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dinnebier is averaging 20.1 points, 7.5 assists and 2.6 steals for the Bulldogs. Anna Miller is averaging 15.1 points over the last 10 games.
Soleil Barnes is shooting 39.3% and averaging 15.5 points for the Braves. Tamia Perryman is averaging 10.8 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 7-3, averaging 75.3 points, 37.5 rebounds, 19.5 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.0 points per game.
Braves: 3-7, averaging 55.7 points, 29.1 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 5.8 steals and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 37.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.1 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.