DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake men's basketball team got contributions up and down the lineup and earned a welcome bounce-back victory, beating Missouri Valley Conference newcomer UIC 77-64 at the Knapp Center on Saturday evening.
Tucker DeVries dropped in 25 points to lead the Bulldogs (7-1, 1-1 MVC), who suffered a tough loss in their conference opener at Indiana State on Wednesday night. They fell behind early in that one and faced an uphill climb the rest of the way. That wasn't the case in their return to the Knapp Center.
Drake took control with a 27-6 run in the first half and led by as many as 33 to improve to 59-8 at home under coach Darian DeVries.