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Mizzou falls to Drake in first game of WNIT play

March 18, 2022 8:46 AM

Published March 17, 2022 9:08 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Mizzou women's basketball team could not hang on for a win on Thursday night, as Drake downed the Tigers 83-78 in overtime.

MU came out with a commanding lead, holding the Bulldogs scoreless for the opening three minutes of the matchup, but Drake's Maddie Petersen kept her team alive with 22 points.

Aijha Blackwell had a huge performance for the Tigers with the game-high 27 points along with 10 rebounds.

Mizzou ends the season 18-13 overall and 7-9 in conference play.

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