The Drake University men's basketball team takes to the road for its second meeting of the season against Bradley on Saturday evening at 7 p.m. In Carver Arena.

Earlier this season, the Bulldogs defeated the Braves, 80-70, in Des Moines behind Graham Woodward's career-high 23 points and 19 points from Reed Timmer.

Drake makes the trek to Peoria with a 6-21 overall record and a 1-14 mark in MVC action. Bradley stands at 4-24 overall and 2-13 in league action. The Bulldogs have won four-straight regular-season meetings over Bradley but have lost two of the last three meetings in Peoria.

Timmer needs 35 points to reach the 500-point mark this season and become the 19th Bulldog to reach that milestone. He is currently averaging 17.2 points per game, the third-highest average in the MVC.

Drake's young roster has been buoyed as late by sophomore Ore Arogundade and freshman center Dominik Olejniczak. Arogundade has averaged 8.8 points and 6.2 rebounds per game in the last nine games and led Drake in rebounding in five of those games.

Olejniczak has also seen his offensive production surge as he is 35-of-43 from the field in the last 10 games. He has scored eight or more points in four-straight games with two double-figure scoring games in that span.

Their combined efforts have helped Drake outrebound six of its last eight opponents.

Bradley is led by a pair scorers averaging 9.1 points per game in Donte Thomas and Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye. The Braves are one of the few teams in he MVC with a roster younger than the Bulldogs. The Braves are the nation's youngest team with 10 of its 12 active players being freshman.

Saturday's two rosters also feature seven international student-athletes. All-told, eight nations and four continents will be represented on the court Saturday.

Following Saturday's game, Drake will play its final road game of the season on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at Missouri State.