The Bulldogs made their second consecutive appearance in the men’s NCAA Tournament after winning the Missouri Valley Conference championship for the second year in a row. As the No. 10 seed team, Drake faced off against the seventh-seeded Washington State Cougars in Omaha, Nebraska, hoping to win their first game within the Round of 64 since 1971.
Head coach Darian DeVries started graduate student Darnell Brodie at forward, first-year Kevin Overton at guard, sophomore Conor Enright at guard, junior Tucker DeVries at guard and junior Atin Wright at guard.
Drake finished the first half down 33-29 but were able to turn the score in their favor in the second half, at one point they led 54-46 with 7:53 left in the second half.