The Drake University men's basketball team begins the second half of the Missouri Valley Conference season Saturday afternoon when it visits Indiana State. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. CST at the Hulman Center on ESPN3.
 
Drake has won its last two road games and four of its last five overall outings. In its last game, Drake suffered a 69-55 defeat to Illinois State in what was Bulldogs second home loss of the season.
 
Drake begins the second half of the Valley season with a 5-4 league record and all five of those wins coming by double-figures.
 
Head coach Darian DeVries' 16 wins are already the fifth most by a first-year head coach in Drake history and one win away from matching last season's win total.
 
Nick McGlynn continued to lead the Bulldogs with 15 points and seven rebounds in the Bulldogs' last outing and has shot 55.9 percent in the team's last three outings.
 
Following Saturday's game, the Bulldogs remain on the road to face Loyola Feb. 5 in a 6 p.m. contest.