Drake’s defense, it turns out, is for real. The Bulldogs just shut down a team that, at least at times, held its own in the best conference in basketball to pick up their first NCAA tournament win in more than 50 years.
No. 11 Drake pulled off a 67-57 upset over No. 6 Missouri at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas on Thursday afternoon. Even though Drake has been in four of the last five NCAA tournaments, it marked the program’s first win in the event since 1971.