The Drake Bulldogs will travel to Peoria to face the Bradley Braves in MVC play from the Carver Arena on ESPN2. Bradley leads the all-time series, 91-66, after winning three of the last four meetings.
Drake improved to 24-6 after defeating Illinois State in Des Moines. The Bulldogs led the Redbirds at the break, and they poured in on the second half en route to a 31-point victory, 82-51. Drake is scoring 76.1 points per game, while allowing 64.5 ppg, and shooting 46.9% from the field.
Drake has won their last ten games, and they currently sit tied atop the conference with Bradley. The Bulldogs 15-4 in MVC play, with a 6-5 road record. Sophomore Tucker DeVries’ has delivered as the Bulldogs leading scorer this season, and after back-to-back 32-point outings at the top of the month, he averages 19.2 ppg, while grabbing 5.7 rpg. Senior point guard Roman Penn scored 22 points in the win over Belmont last week, and he’s now up to 12.6 ppg and a team-lead 5.3 apg. Fellow veteran guard Garrett Sturtz has double-doubled in four of the last eight games, and he’s up to 9.4 ppg and 6.8 rpg.
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