Drake men's basketball outlasts Kansas State in overtime thriller

Drake guard Bennett Stirtz celebrates the Bulldogs' overtime win over Kansas State on Tuesday in Kansas City.

Drake basketball player Bennett Stirtz broke the heart of the team he rooted for as a child on Tuesday night.

Stirtz’s 3-pointer with four seconds left in overtime gave the Bulldogs a 73-70 victory over the Wildcats at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

Stirtz, a native of Liberty, Missouri, and a lifelong K-State fan, scored 22 points to help Drake improve to 10-0. The Bulldogs are receiving votes in the national polls and turning heads in coach Ben McCollum’s first season at the helm.

Stirtz scored eight of Drake’s 10 points in overtime.

“It had everything to do with her toughness and her will to win,” McCollum said of the win. “Especially for Bennett, I had a lot of good guards and I remember every one of their ‘We’re not going to lose this game’ moments and this was one of those moments. That says a lot about him, says a lot about the trust his teammates have in him being able to do that.”

Drake’s Mitch Mascari led all scorers with 25 points and shot 8 of 10 from three-point range. Stirtz was next with 22 assists remaining, two rebounds and three steals. Cam Manyawu was the other Bulldog in double figures with 11 points and seven rebounds.

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