DES MOINES, IOWA - Senior forward John Michael Hall  (Moultrie, Ga.) came off the bench to match a career high with 10 points helping the Drake men's basketball team rally to its fourth straight victory with a 74-69 Missouri Valley Conference triumph past Wichita State Sunday night at the Drake Knapp Center.

Junior guard Josh Young (Lawton, Okla.) led a balanced attack with 16 points, making a conventional three-point play to break a 67-67 tie giving Drake a lead it never relinquished.

Guard Craig Stanley (Plano, Texas) penetrated the lane before passing to Young  who made a layup and converted a free throw with 1:38 left after being fouled by Wichita State's Aaron Ellis.

Drake's Adam Templeton (Rapid City, S.D.) then stole a pass on Wichita State's ensuing possession with Stanley hitting a jumper from the right wing to push the score to 72-67 with 53 seconds left.

"Our guys made big plays down the stretch," said first-year Drake coach Mark Phelps. "John Michael Hall gave us a huge left off the bench."

The Shockers, behind the torrid shooting of guards Clevin Hannah and Toure' Murry, enjoyed a pair of 10-point leads in the first half.

Hannah scored a career-high 22 points, tying a MVC record by making all six of his three-point shots.

Murry netted a career-high 19 points, equaling his combined scoring output of his previous two games.

Hall was part of a productive Drake bench which scored 31 points - the third highest single-game output of the season.

Sophomore reserve guard Josh Parker (Harvey, Ill.) tallied 15 points, hitting three three-point baskets.

After a three-point basket at the top of the key by reserve senior guard Jacob Baryenbruch (Spring Green, Wis.) gave Drake a 16-15 edge, Wichita State made its next six shots, including three straight three-point baskets by Hannah, to grab a 31-24 advantage.

Two free throws by Murry with 4:18 left in the first half gave the Shockers their first 10-point lead at 34-24.

Hall scored eight straight points during a 2 minute 45 second span midway through the second half to turn a 49-48 deficit into a 56-49 Drake lead capping the flurry with a dunk off his own steal.

Drake senior forward Jonathan Cox (Barrington, Ill.) scored 13 points while becoming the 21st player in school history to reach 1,000 career points. He moved into a tie for No. 19 on the career scoring list with Dolph Pulliam (1966-69) at 1,007.

Stanley, who scored a combined three points in his first two MVC games, enjoyed his third straight double-figure contest by adding 12 points.

Drake tied a season high in field goal percentage shooting, firing at a 53.3 percent clip making 24 of 45 shots.

The Bulldogs defense collected 12 steals, converting those miscues into 31 points.

Young had a team-high four rebounds, while collecting two steals.

Hall, Stanley, Templeton and senior Brent Heemskerk (Grand Rapids, Mich.) also had two thefts.

Drake improved to 13-4 overall, while moving into a three-way tie for first place in the MVC with Bradley and Northern Iowa at 4-1.

Wichita State, which suffered its fifth straight loss, fell to 6-10, including an 0-5 conference record.