The Drake women’s basketball team picked up a 73-70 win over Missouri State in the quarterfinals of the MVC Tournament on Friday afternoon. The Bulldogs fought back after trailing most of the game to advance.

A pair of threes from Katie Dinnebier and Sarah Beth Gueldner tied the game up at 63 and the Bulldogs took the lead with under a minute to play on a Maggie Bair acrobatic layup. Drake then got a big block from Anna Miller and were clutch down the stretch at the foul line to seal the win.

Maggie Bair and Grace Berg each dropped in 20 points and Bair also had 10 rebounds to notch her 11th double-double of the season. Katie Dinnebier had 19 points and 4 assists and went a perfect 6 of 6 at the free throw line.

The Bulldogs improved to 20-9 on the season and will now take on Illinois State in the semifinals of the Hoops in the Heartland Tournament at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday in Moline, Ill.

Missouri State dropped to 20-11 on the season.