THE BASICS
The Drake men's basketball team will pick up Missouri Valley Conference play on the road in Springfield, Mo., at JQH Arena against Missouri State on Sunday (Jan. 2) at 7 p.m. The game will be televised live on the MVC TV Network including Bally Sports Midwest and NBC Sports Network Plus.
Drake matched its season high with 15 3-pointers and wrapped up the non-conference portion of its schedule with an 82-53 victory over Mount Marty (NAIA institution in Yankton, S.D.) at the Knapp Center on Tuesday night (Dec. 28).
SCOUTING MISSOURI STATE
The Bears are 9-5 overall and recently set a MVC record for 3-pointers made in a single game after sinking 21 shots from beyond the arc during a 103- 56 victory over Evangel on Thursday (Dec.