KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Drake men's basketball team took a trip south down I-35 to Kansas City on Tuesday night to challenge Big 12 Conference member Kansas State from the T-Mobile Center as part of the Wildcat Classic. The Bulldogs and Wildcats battled back-and-forth, pushing the game to overtime, but Drake prevailed behind a game-winning shot at the buzzer from .
The Bulldogs raced out to an early advantage hitting four of their first six shots from the field and kept Kansas State off the board as the Wildcats went 0-for-5. When the horn sounded for the first media timeout of the night, Drake led 9-0.