The Drake University men's basketball team begins postseason play on Thursday, March 3, at the MVC Tournament in St. Louis, Mo. The Bulldogs enter the tournament as the No. 10 seed and will face No. 7 Missouri State in a first-round game scheduled to tipoff at 8:30 p.m. The contest will be broadcast on MVC TV affiliates.
Two weeks ago, MSU edged the Bulldogs, 61-52, in Springfield, Mo., despite a career-high 16 points from Ore Arogundade (Chicago, Ill.). In the first meeting of the season, Drake held a 15-point lead before falling at home, 79-70.