DES MOINES, Iowa— The Drake University men's basketball team fell to South Dakota, 79-74, Friday evening, Nov. 11, at the Knapp Center in the season opener for both teams.
Junior Reed Timmer (New Berlin, Wis.) led the Bulldogs with 17 points and two steals on a night where four Bulldogs scored in double figures. Junior T.J. Thomas (Stone Mountain, Ga.) scored 13 points in his first game as a Bulldog with led with eight rebounds. However, Thomas' performance on the glass was not enough to overcome a 9-rebound deficit that helped the Coyotes score 14 second-chance points.