DES MOINES, Iowa - Joseph Yesufu hit two key shots in overtime and the Drake University men's basketball team, getting a career-best 20 points from Darnell Brodie, held off Illinois State to remain unbeaten with a 78-76 victory at the Knapp Center on Sunday.
The Bulldogs overcame an early 11-point deficit and leading scorer ShanQuan Hemphill's foul trouble to improve to 16-0 for the season and 7-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference, Drake's best start in league play since the 2007-08 season.
Illinois State (5-11, 2-8 MVC), which has no seniors, stormed back from 15 points down in the second half to send the game into overtime tied at 71, and the Redbirds scored the first bucket of the extra session to go up 73-71.