Drake at Missouri State Postgame Notes

TEAM NOTES

The loss gave Drake back-to-back losses for the second time this season and just the second time in the last two seasons. Drake is 7-2 following a loss this season.
Drake falls to 2-8 in road games this season and 1-6 in MVC road games.
In its last three losses, Drake's opponents have shot 38-of-64 (.594) from the three-point arc. In the Bulldogs seven MVC losses, opponents have shot 70-of-154 (.455) from three-point range.
Despite the loss, Drake has won 29 of its last 42 games.
Drake's 22-point deficit in the first half was the second-biggest deficit the Bulldogs have faced in MVC play this season and the eventual 35-margin was the biggest this season.
Drake shot 41.9 percent from two-point range in the loss and is now shooting 54.4 percent (236-of-434) inside the arc in MVC games.
In its seven MVC losses, Drake is averaging just 10.6 free throw attempts.
Missouri State's 97 points were the most the Bulldogs have surrendered in a regulation game since Colorado scored 100 points Nov. 18, 2018. It was the most scored by an MVC opponent since Loyola scored 98 on Dec. 29, 2016 in a game that Drake won 102-98.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Noah Thomas had a season-high 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting and matched a season-high with four assists.
D.J. Wilkins had 13 points to mark his second-straight game in double-figure scoring. He is shooting 6-of-15 from three-point range in those games.
Liam Robbins had three blocks to extend his school-record total to 73 blocks this season. He now has 108 career blocks to rank fourth in Drake history.
Roman Penn was held below his average in assists for just the 10th time this season. He has a 37-to-10 assist-to-turnover ratio in the last eight games.
Penn has 151 assists this season, the fourth-most in school history. He needs five more to move into a tie for third with Terry Benka's 156 from 1976-77
Garrett Sturtz made both of his field-goal attempts and is shooting 26-of-33 in the last seven games
Jonah Jackson made three three-pointers. It was his 11th game with two or more three-pointers. He also attempted his fourth two-point shot of the season.

SERIES NOTES

Drake fell to 18-44 all-time against Missouri State. The loss snapped Drake's five-game win streak over the Bears, Drake's longest streak in the series.
The Bulldogs fell to 4-24 in Springfield and 3-9 in JQH Arena.

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