Drake men’s basketball guard Roman Penn looked around a pair of Northern Iowa defenders, looking for an open lane or an available shot.
He pointed and forward Tremell Murphy jogged toward the center of the free throw lane. Penn dished a pass to Murphy, who immediately scored the first two points of the game – on a backward dunk, of all things.
The Bulldogs drew on that momentum and, on the following three plays, D.J. Wilkins extended the lead with a layup, Garrett Sturtz pulled down the rebound on a missed AJ Green 3-pointer and Wilkins sunk a 3-pointer to give Drake an early 7-0 lead.