DES MOINES, Iowa – Veteran guard Roman Penn made a timely return to help the Drake men's basketball team pull away late for an 80-72 victory over Wofford at the Knapp Center on Monday night.
The Bulldogs (2-0) did not shake its opponent from the Southern Conference until a 17-4 run finally put it out of reach with 2 and a half minutes left, sending them to their 34th straight non-conference victory at home.
Penn, who sat out the season-opening victory over IUPUI while recovering from a foot injury, was a major contributor in that burst and ended up scoring seven of Drake's final 12 points.