Missouri Valley Men's Basketball Tracker
Since the 2017–18 season, Drake and Illinois State have met 19 times, with Drake holding a 13–6 edge in the series.
Most recently Illinois State won 86–76 on February 6, 2026.
Right now Drake is 0–0 and Illinois State is 0–0, with Drake at 222 days since a win against Illinois State's 203.
| Date | Site | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Feb 6 2026 | Illinois State home | Illinois State | 86–76 |
| Mon, Dec 29 2025 | Drake home | Illinois State | 73–56 |
| Wed, Feb 12 2025 | Illinois State home | Drake | 84–77 |
| Wed, Jan 15 2025 | Drake home | Drake | 66–62 |
| Wed, Jan 17 2024 | Illinois State home | Drake | 77–56 |
| Tue, Jan 2 2024 | Drake home | Drake | 88–71 |
| Wed, Feb 22 2023 | Drake home | Drake | 82–51 |
| Wed, Jan 26 2022 | Illinois State home | Drake | 89–88 |
| Wed, Jan 12 2022 | Drake home | Drake | 86–75 |
| Mon, Feb 1 2021 | Drake home | Drake | 95–60 |
| Sun, Jan 31 2021 | Drake home | Drake | 78–76 |
| Thu, Mar 5 2020 | Neutral site | Drake | 75–65 |
| Sat, Feb 22 2020 | Illinois State home | Illinois State | 57–53 |
| Thu, Jan 16 2020 | Drake home | Drake | 84–74 |
| Fri, Mar 8 2019 | Neutral site | Drake | 78–62 |
| Sun, Feb 24 2019 | Illinois State home | Illinois State | 67–60 |
| Wed, Jan 30 2019 | Drake home | Illinois State | 69–55 |
| Wed, Feb 21 2018 | Illinois State home | Illinois State | 89–81 |
| Wed, Jan 3 2018 | Drake home | Drake | 87–62 |
Full schedules and drought counters: Drake Bulldogs and Illinois State Redbirds.
Drake vs Belmont, Drake vs Bradley, Drake vs Evansville, Drake vs Indiana State, Drake vs Murray State, Drake vs Northern Iowa, Drake vs Southern Illinois, Drake vs UIC, Drake vs Valparaiso.
Illinois State vs Belmont, Illinois State vs Bradley, Illinois State vs Evansville, Illinois State vs Indiana State, Illinois State vs Murray State, Illinois State vs Northern Iowa, Illinois State vs Southern Illinois, Illinois State vs UIC, Illinois State vs Valparaiso.