Drake vs. Omaha - Postgame Notes

Team Notes

The win was Drake's 19th-straight non-conference home win. Drake's last non-conference loss in the Knapp Center came on Dec. 19, 2016 to South Dakota State.
Drake is 3-0 to open a season for the first time since 1998-99 and the 21st time in program history
Drake scored 80 or more points for the second time this season and the 18th time under head coach Darian DeVries. Drake is 18-0 when scoring 80 or more points under DeVries.
Drake is 14-0 in non-conference home games under head coach Darian DeVries.
Drake is 28-4 at home under DeVries.
Drake's 40 first-half points were its most in an opening half this season. Drake is averaging 36.0 points in the first half this season. Drake has led at halftime in all three games this season and is 39-5 under DeVries when leading at halftime.
Drake's bench scored 31 points to mark the third-straight game Drake's reserves have scored 30 or more points. The Bulldogs' bench is averaging 35.0 points per game this season.
Drake had 17 assists for the third-straight game. Drake has a 51-to-32 (1.6) assist-to-turnover ratio this season.

Individual Notes

D.J. Wilkins finished with 19 points, one shy of matching a career high. He was 7-of-8 from the field and a perfect 4-of-4 from the arc.
Darnell Brodie had a career-high 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting
Roman Penn finished with 10 points and 10 assists for the second double-double of his career. It marked the third time he has had 10 or more assists in a game as a Bulldog and the 25th time with five or more.
Garrett Sturtz, Drake's leading scorer, had 10 points to mark the 18th time in his career and the fifth time in his last six games he has been in double-figures.
Shanquan Hemphill had 12 points and has scored in double-figures in all three games as a Bulldog.

Series Notes

Drake improved to 9-1 all-time against Omaha, 9-0 in Des Moines and 3-0 in the Knapp Center.
Drake's 87 points were its sixth-most scored in the series.

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