Drake at Bradley Postgame Notes

TEAM NOTES

Drake had 21 assists, its second-most of the season and the second-straight game with 20 or more assists.
Drake shot 49.1 percent from the field, its highest percentage in a loss since shooting 51 percent in last season's home loss to Loyola on Jan. 5.
The loss was Drake's first this season when shooting better than its opponent and just the second in the last two years. Drake is 28-2 now when shooting better than its opponent under head coach Darian DeVries.
Drake dropped to 3-4 this season and 6-12 the last two seasons when trailing at halftime.
Bradley held a 39-29 advantage in rebounding, the second-biggest deficit the Bulldogs have encountered this season.
Drake made 11 three-pointers, its third-most of the season.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Roman Penn notched his first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 12 assists before fouling out with 24 seconds left. His 12 assists were the most by a Bulldog since Nick Norton's 17 assists on Dec. 1, 2018.
Jonah Jackson scored Drake's first points with a three-pointer to mark his seventh-straight game with a three-pointer. Three minutes later he converted on his second attempt and finished with five three-pointers for 15 points. His five three-pointers matched his career-high set in the season opener against Kennesaw State. He is shooting 9-of-21 from the three-point arc in the last two games.
With his basket at 4:20 in the first half, Liam Robbins hit double-figures in his sixth-straight game and 10th game this season. Robbins finished with 21 points, his third-highest output as a Bulldog and third 20-point game this season.
Antonio Pilipovic drained a three-pointer as time expired in the first half to mark his third-straight game with a three-pointer.

SERIES NOTES

Drake is now 66-88 all-time against Bradley and 9-29 in Carver Arena.
The loss snapped the Bulldogs' two-game win streak over the Braves. Drake has won four of the last six meetings and two of the last three in Peoria.

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