The Drake University men's basketball team closes out its two-game homestand on Tuesday evening when it welcomes No. 25/24 Wichita State for the Shockers' annual visit to the Knapp Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. with the contest being broadcast regionally on Mediacom MC22 and streamed via The Valley On ESPN3.

Tuesday will also be a 'Blue Out' for the Bulldogs with the team asking all fans to wear blue. The first 1,000 students in attendance will receive a free blue t-shirt courtesy of Jethro's. Also one fan will have the opportunity to win a Ford Fusion, courtesy of Noble Auto Group, and the Greater Des Moines Convention & Visitors Bureau will give away 750 free cupcakes.

The Bulldogs return to their home court following an 82-66 loss to UNI on Saturday to fall to 6-18 overall and 1-11 in MVC action. Wichita State is coming off of its first conference loss of the season to stand at 11-1 in the league and 17-6 overall. The Shockers have won 12 of their last 13 games to earn their top-25 ranking. 

Drake sophomore Ore Arogundade has averaged 12.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in the last six games. At Indiana State, Arogundade had a career-high 15 points with eight rebounds. Against Loyola and Missouri State he had then career highs of 12 points and added a career-high nine rebounds against Bradley.

Freshman center Dominik Olejniczak has also seen his offensive production surge as he is 24-of-28 from the field in the last seven games. In his first career start, he scored 13 points with seven rebounds against UNI. Arogundade and Olejniczak's efforts on the glass have helped Drake outrebound its last five opponents.

The Bulldogs hope to continue that trend, but face a WSU squad that outrebounds its opponents by nearly four per game. 

Following Tuesday's game, the Bulldogs return to the road to close the season series at SIU on Saturday at 3 p.m.