ST. LOUIS – ShanQuan Hemphill, Tucker DeVries and Roman Penn combined for 32 of Drake's 37 points in the second half to power the Bulldogs to a 65-52 victory past Southern Illinois in the quarterfinal round of the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at Enterprise Center Friday night.
The Bulldogs, winning a season best sixth straight game, improved to 23-9, marking the second straight season the program has won 23 games and fifth time in school history.
Hemphill scored a season-high 19 points, while enjoying his second double-double of season with 19 points and 10 rebounds.