Belmont used an 11-0 run late in the game to hand Drake its first loss of the season, 74-69, in the opening round of the ESPN Events Invitational Thursday night.
The Bulldogs will face No. 10 ranked Alabama in the second round at 3:30 p.m CST Friday with the game televised on ESPNU.
Drake shot a season-low 40.6 percent from the floor (28-69) and also struggled at the free -throw line, hitting a season low 41.7 percent (5-12).
Senior forward Tremell Murphy matched a season high with 18 points— all in the second half — along with nine rebounds for Drake which fell to 3-1.