The Drake Bulldogs pulled off an upset Thursday night, toppling the No. 6 seed Missouri Tigers.&nbsp;

Bulldogs guard Bennett Stirtz scored 21 points and Tavion Banks put up 15 points of his own while pulling down nine boards as the Bulldogs held on after nearly letting a 15-point lead slip away.&nbsp;

<div class="nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper"><a href="#" aria-controls="nyp-slideshow-modal" data-slideshow-modal="trigger" title="Open a slideshow of all 3 article images." aria-label="Open a slideshow of all 3 article images." data-slideshow-slide-number="1" data-slideshow-slides-total="3"><span class="nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text"> <span data-slideshow-modal="count">3</span> </span> </span></a></div><figcaption>Tavion Banks dunks the ball during Drake’s win against Missouri on March 20. <span class="credit">AP</span></figcaption>

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The win snapped Drake’s four-game losing streak in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.&nbsp;

<div class="nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper"><a href="#" aria-controls="nyp-slideshow-modal" data-slideshow-modal="trigger" title="Open a slideshow of all 3 article images." aria-label="Open a slideshow of all 3 article images." data-slideshow-slide-number="3" data-slideshow-slides-total="3"><img style="aspect-ratio:1.5305084745763;display:block" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="100%" height="auto" src="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?w=1024" alt="Mitch Mascari celebrates during Drake's win over Missouri on March 20." class="wp-image-35350653" srcset="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 4834w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=300,196&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=768,502&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=1024,669&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=1536,1004&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1536w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=2048,1338&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 2048w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=878,574&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 878w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=744,486&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 744w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=576,376&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 576w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=440,288&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 440w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=424,277&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 424w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=180,118&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 180w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=107,70&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 107w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=93,62&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 93w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=84,56&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 84w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=61,40&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 61w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=200,131&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=231,151&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=322,210&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=664,434&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 664w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=92,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 92w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=234,153&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 234w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=150,98&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/celebrates-second-half-first-round-100817864.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"><span class="nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text"> <span data-slideshow-modal="count">3</span> </span> </span></a></div><figcaption>Mitch Mascari celebrates during Drake’s win over Missouri on March 20. <span class="credit">IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect</span></figcaption>

The Bulldogs advance to face the winner of Texas Tech and UNC Wilmington.

The Drake Bulldogs pulled off the upset Thursday night, toppling the No. 6-seed Missouri Tigers. {ai:summary}<p>The Drake Bulldogs upset the No. 6 seed Missouri Tigers in the NCAA Tournament, with Bennett Stirtz scoring 21 points and Tavion Banks contributing 15 points and nine rebounds. This victory ended Drake's four-game losing streak in the tournament's first round.</p><p>The Bulldogs will now advance to face the winner of the Texas Tech and UNC Wilmington matchup. #sports</p>

Drake stuns Missouri in huge March Madness upset

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