The Drake University men's basketball team remained in first place and undefeated in the Missouri Valley Conference standings with a hard-fought 75-72 win at Indiana State Saturday, Jan. 6, afternoon. Senior De'Antae McMurray (Alton, Ill.) led the Bulldogs with a season-high 25 points while Reed Timmer (New Berlin, Wis.) added 18 points. The guard added pair of critical three-pointers in the second half along with a pair of free throws to seal the Bulldogs' second conference road win of the season.
Drake (10-7, 4-0 MVC) held a 10-point, 39-29, halftime lead that Indiana State nearly erased in the second half.