Drake and Northern Iowa went head-to-head Sunday at the McLeod Center with the top spot in the conference on the line. A Bulldogs win would guarantee a share of the Valley’s regular-season title; a Panthers win would mean a two-way tie for first place.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Bennett Stirtz scored five of his 26 points in overtime to lead Drake to a 64-58 victory over Northern Iowa on Sunday. Tytan Anderson had a basket for Northern Iowa to begin the extra period. Stirtz followed with a layup to tie it and his 3-pointer with 16 seconds left set the final margin.

The senior hit two of the three free throws to send the game to overtime where Drake then outscored UNI 9-3 in the period. Tytan Anderson was the leading scorer for UNI, scoring 21 points. Jacob Hutson had 14 points.