Drake outlasts Wichita State 93-86 in 3 OT

DES MOINES - Ben Simons scored 29 points and Kurt Alexander scored six of his 17 points in the third overtime as Drake outlasted Wichita State 93-86 on Saturday night.

Rayvonte Rice added 19 points, 14 rebounds, eight assists and four steals for the Bulldogs (13-9, 6-5 Missouri Valley).

Garrett Stutz scored 27 points and Joe Ragland 25 for the Shockers (18-4, 9-2), who lost for the first time in seven road games this season and fell out of a first-place tie in the conference with Creighton, which defeated Bradley on Saturday.

Kraidon Woods made a layup for Drake with two seconds remaining in regulation to knot the score at 63-all. Alexander's 3-pointer gave the Bulldogs an 82-79 lead with 19 seconds remaining in the second OT, but Ben Smith matched it for Wichita State with eight seconds left.

Jeremy Jeffers scored 11 points for Drake.

Toure' Murry had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Shockers, whose eight-game winning streak was snapped.

WICHITA ST. (18-4)

Hall 2-5 2-2 6, Ragland 8-15 5-5 25, Williams 1-2 0-1 2, Murry 6-18 3-3 16, Stutz 10-16 6-6 27, Smith 3-8 1-2 8, Orukpe 0-0 0-0 0, Kyles 1-12 0-0 2, Cotton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-76 17-19 86.<

DRAKE (13-9)

Clarke 1-3 2-5 4, Jeffers 4-6 2-2 11, Simons 11-22 4-4 29, Madison 2-4 0-1 4, Rice 5-23 9-12 19, Hawley 1-2 0-0 2, Alexander 5-9 6-9 17, Woods 3-4 1-3 7. Totals 32-73 24-36 93.<

Halftime_Drake 38-37. End Of Regulation_Tied 63. End Of 1st Overtime_Tied 70. End Of 2nd Overtime_Tied 82. 3-Point Goals_Wichita St. 7-25 (Ragland 4-6, Murry 1-2, Stutz 1-3, Smith 1-5, Williams 0-1, Kyles 0-8), Drake 5-17 (Simons 3-6, Alexander 1-1, Jeffers 1-3, Madison 0-1, Hawley 0-1, Rice 0-5). Fouled Out_Murry, Stutz, Woods. Rebounds_Wichita St. 46 (Murry 10), Drake 48 (Rice 14). Assists_Wichita St. 15 (Ragland 6), Drake 16 (Rice 8). Total Fouls_Wichita St. 29, Drake 20. A_4,895.