They were led by Bennett Stirtz, who scored 24 points and had four rebounds and four assists. Tavion Banks scored 13 for Drake. The Bulldogs became only the second team to win the Missouri Valley Conference’s men’s basketball tournament for three straight seasons.

Bennett Stirtz scored 24 points, Tavion Banks added 13 and top-seeded Drake defeated No. 2-seed Bradley 63-48 to win Arch Madness for the third consecutive time.

Bennett Stirtz, the Missouri Valley Conference player of the year, had 24 points to lead Drake to a 57-50 victory over Belmont in a conference tournament semifinal