Game 10 • vs. Jackson State • #DUvsJSU
Dec. 15, 2014 • 7:05 p.m. CST
Des Moines, Iowa • Knapp Center
Television: None
Radio: 1350-AM KRNT
Web: GoDrakeBulldogs.com
The Game
• The Drake University men's basketball team plays its second game in three days on Monday evening when it hosts Jackson State for the first of four-straight games in Des Moines.
• The Bulldogs return home following a 64-48 loss at Green Bay to fall to 1-8 on the season with their fifth-straight loss.
• Jackson State faces a similar situation at 1-8 on the season with six-straight losses following a 58-46 loss at Loyola on Saturday night.
• That game saw the debut of transfer Raeford Worsham who poured in 15 points in the loss.
•Drake has faced an incredibly challenging schedule to date as the Bulldogs' foes own a combined 51-31 (.622) record to date. Only two of Drake's opponents (IUPUI and North Dakota) have a losing record this season.
• Additionally, as of Sunday, two of Drake's opponents (Green Bay and Valparaiso) are ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 poll with four others (Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Portland and Murray State) receiving votes.
• Drake is one of the most accurate shooting teams in the nation as the team ranks 28th in three-point percentage (.406), 56th in field goal percentage (.474) and 34th in free-throw percentage (.742).
• Drake has shot 50 percent or better from the field in three of the last four games and in five total games this season.
• Drake's freshmen have accounted for 36.5 percent of the team's scoring, 35.6 percent of rebounding and 48.5 percent of assists this season.
• Monday's game is the third meeting between the two programs with Drake leading the series, 2-0.
A Win Would ...
• Make Drake 2-8 this season.
• Break Drake's five-game losing streak.
• Be head coach Ray Giacoletti's 188th career win.
• Be the 1,181st win in program history.
• Make Drake 3-0 all-time against Jackson State.
A Loss Would ...
• Give Drake nine or more losses through its first 10 games for the first time since the 1996-97 season.
• Be Drake's sixth-straight loss and third home loss of the season.
• Make Drake 2-1 all-time against Jackson State.
vs. the SWAC
• Drake is 14-1 all-time against current members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
• Arkansas-Pine Bluff has been Drake's most common SWAC opponent with four meetings between the two teams.
• Mississippi Valley State is the lone SWAC program with a win over Drake. The Delta Devils defeated Drake, 76-74, on Nov. 25, 2000/
Hot Shooting
• Making shots has not been an issue for the Bulldogs as the team is converting on 47.4 percent of their shots this season, the 56th best percentage in the nation.
• The Bulldogs have shot 50 percent or better in five of their last seven games.
Turnovers Hampering Offense
• Despite the proficient shooting, Drake has struggled to get shots off due to the offense turning the ball over on 24.8 percent of its possessions this season.
• Drake ranks 342nd out of 351 Division I programs in turnover rate.
• Cal Poly leads the nation at 7.5 percent.
• If Drake committed turnovers at the national average of 19.0 percent and scored at their current rate, it would yield an additional 7.1 points per game.
Tough Schedule
• Drake's opponents have proven to be worthy competition this season as the Bulldogs' eight opponents to date boast a 51-31 (.621) combined record.
• The eight opponents that have defeated Drake are currently 49-24 (.671)
• Drake's strength of schedule, which only factors in games against Division I opponents, ranks 114th in the nation.
• That ranks as the fifth-toughest schedule in the MVC.
