Timmer scores 27, Drake beats Omaha 93-74
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Reed Timmer scored 27 points with six 3-pointers, including three straight 3s in a game-breaking run, and Drake beat Omaha 93-74 on Saturday night to snap a three-game skid.
Jalen Gibbs scored 16 points and C.J. Rivers and Casey Schlatter added 10 apiece for Drake (5-4), who avenged a 75-73 loss to the Mavericks on Nov. 29.
Omaha scored eight straight and tied it at 47 on Zach Jackson's 3-point play, but Timmer hit 12 straight points in a 14-2 run, including three consecutive 3-pointers, and Drake led 61-49 on Jalen Gibbs' layup with 13:04 left to play. Graham Woodward's jumper capped a 10-0 run and Drake led by 22 on his 3 with 1:23 to go.
Drake was outshot 52.6 percent to 50 percent from the floor, but made 15 of 31 3-pointers (48.4 percent) and had only five turnovers.
Jackson scored 13 points with 13 rebounds for his first career double-double. Daniel Norl also scored 13, KJ Robinson had 11 and JT Gibson 10 for Omaha (1-10), which has lost three straight.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Mike Stuart
- Toby Martinez
- Mike O'Neill
2024-25 Summit League Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 8-1 | - | 14-10 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 7-1 | 0.5 | 17-6 |
| South Dakota State | 6-3 | 2 | 15-9 |
| North Dakota State | 5-3 | 2.5 | 16-7 |
| South Dakota | 4-4 | 3.5 | 13-10 |
| North Dakota | 3-6 | 5 | 9-15 |
| Kansas City | 2-7 | 6 | 10-14 |
| Denver | 2-7 | 6 | 8-16 |
| Oral Roberts | 2-7 | 6 | 6-16 |
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 10-2 | - | 20-2 |
| Bradley | 9-2 | 0.5 | 18-4 |
| Belmont | 7-4 | 2.5 | 15-7 |
| Northern Iowa | 7-4 | 2.5 | 13-9 |
| UIC | 7-5 | 3 | 14-8 |
| Illinois State | 6-6 | 4 | 14-9 |
| Evansville | 5-6 | 4.5 | 8-14 |
| Indiana State | 5-7 | 5 | 11-12 |
| Murray State | 5-7 | 5 | 11-12 |
| Southern Illinois | 5-7 | 5 | 10-13 |
| Valparaiso | 3-9 | 7 | 10-13 |
| Missouri State | 1-11 | 9 | 8-15 |
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