{"id":31176,"date":"2025-03-21T06:13:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T05:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=31176"},"modified":"2025-03-24T09:44:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T08:44:19","slug":"2025-march-madness-drake-defeats-missouri-for-first-ncaa-tournament-win-in-54-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/2025-march-madness-drake-defeats-missouri-for-first-ncaa-tournament-win-in-54-years\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 March Madness: Drake Defeats Missouri for First NCAA Tournament Win in 54 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 11-seed Drake basketball team qualified for the round of 32 for the first time in 54 years after a 67-57 win over Missouri. Bulldogs overcame sixth-seed Missouri in a March Madness first-round game. <\/p><p>Ben McCollum&rsquo;s team made history on Thursday at Intrust Bank Arena. It was the first time since 1971 when Drake won a first-round game in the NCAA basketball championship. Drake has been in four of the last five NCAA tournaments, but they failed to win a first-round game. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Drake is into the Rd of 32 for the first time since 1971. In the 1st year of Ben McCollum coaching D1 hoops. <br><br>31-3 overall<br>7-0 vs Q1\/2<br>4-0 vs Power conf opp<br><br>R U NOT ENTERTAINED!? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6xjKKTIqq6\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/6xjKKTIqq6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Chris Hassel (@Hassel_Chris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hassel_Chris\/status\/1902905049455501810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 21, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/who-are-the-oldest-active-players-in-the-nba\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Who are the Oldest Active Players in the NBA? Who is the Oldest NBA Player Right Now?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/march-madness-first-four-results-mount-st-mary-advances-to-first-round-to-meet-duke-in-march-madness-2025\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March Madness First Four Results: Mount St Mary Advances to First Round To Meet Duke in March Madness 2025<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/boston-celtics-sold-for-record-breaking-6-1-billion-who-is-bill-chisholm\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Boston Celtics sold for Record-Breaking $6.1 Billion: Who is Bill Chisholm?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Drake secures place in round-of-32 for the first time since 1971<\/h2><p>Drake made a fluent start to the game and held the Tigers to 23 points in the first half. It was the season-low for the sixth-seed Missouri. They hit only two 3-pointers a piece in the first half. The Tigers shot just 4-of-16 from the 3-point line as a team.<\/p><p>Drake sparked a 13-5 run in the second half and extended their lead to 15 points. Missouri improved their offense and pulled off a comeback with 10 straight points. The Bulldogs thwarted the comeback attempt of the Tigers with a 6-0 burst to grab a first-round win. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A straightaway three off one leg. Bennett Stirtz remains PERFECT from deep <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrakeBulldogsMB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@DrakeBulldogsMB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2BS7V4VLgo\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/2BS7V4VLgo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CBS Sports (@CBSSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSSports\/status\/1902897091539816928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 21, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Bennett Stirtz, the conference&rsquo;s Player of the Year, scored 14 points for Drake and shot 5-of-8 from the field in the first 20 minutes. He finished with 21 points, four rebounds and one assist. Caleb Grill led Missouri with 14 points but shot just 1-of-7 from behind the arc. Tamar Bates 10.  <\/p><p>Ben McCollum is setting a new benchmark for Drake&rsquo;s basketball team in his first year in charge. He is 4-0 against the power conference opposition and 7-0 against Q1\/2 in NCAA. <\/p><p>It was a bitter defeat for the Tigers as they dropped six of their last eight games. Their four defeats came against the unranked opponents. On the flip side, the Bulldogs improved to 31-3 and will either play Texas Tech (3) or UNC Wilmington (14) in the next round on Saturday.<\/p><p><em>Image Credit: Nick Tre. 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