The Drake University men's basketball team travels to SIU for the second meeting between the Bulldogs and Salukis on Saturday afternoon. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. at SIU Arena with the contest being broadcast on MVC TV affiliates.
Saturday's contest will feature two of the top three scorers in the Missouri Valley Conference in Drake's Reed Timmer and SIU's Anthony Beane, Jr. Timmer, a sophomore, is averaging 17.6 points per game to rank third in the MVC while Beane, a senior, is second at 20.0 points per game. Timmer has made a habit of scoring against the Salukis as he has averaged 23.