DES MOINES, Iowa – The largest Knapp Center crowd of the season greeted the Drake men's basketball team on its return to Missouri Valley Conference play and the Bulldogs gave the fans what they wanted – another victory.
Drake got 20 points from Bennett Stirtz and played lockdown defense in beating Belmont 65-46 on Sunday afternoon to remain unbeaten.
The crowd of 5,231 saw the Bulldogs (12-0, 2-0 MVC) hold the normally high-scoring Bruins to a season low in points and field goals (15) while winning for the 28th straight time at home.