Drake vs. SIU Postgame Notes - Jan. 4

TEAM NOTES

Drake improved to 13-0, the best start in program history. The 13-straight wins are the second-longest win streak in Drake history behind only the 2007-08 team's 21-straight wins.
Twelve of Drake's 13 wins have come by double-figures and Drake has an average margin of victory of 24.0 points per game overall and 18.5 points per game in MVC play.
Drake is 4-0 in the MVC for the first time since 2017-18 and the fifth time in program history.
The 31-point win was Drake's fifth-biggest margin of victory ever against an MVC opponent and biggest since 1994.
Drake shot 59.6 percent and has shot 50 percent or better in five of the last six games. The Bulldogs came into the game ranked sixth nationally in shooting percentage.
Drake held a 38-20 advantage in rebounds, its third-biggest margin of the season.
Drake's defense has held 12-straight opponents below 70 points. MVC foes are averaging 59.8 points per game.
Drake's 37-point lead in the game was the third-biggest lead of the season.
The Bulldogs 13-0 run in the second half tied for its second biggest of the season.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Joseph Yesufu matched a career-high with 16 points.
Garrett Sturtz's 14 points were his second most of the season and his nine rebounds were also the second-most of the season.
D.J. Wilkins finished 2-of-3 from the arc with the lone miss being a half-court heave as time expired in the first half. He is shooting 27-of-46 from three-point range in the last eight games.

SERIES NOTES

Drake improved to 37-61 all-time against the Salukis and 12-17 in the Knapp Center.
Drake has won six of the last nine meetings.
Drake's 31-point win was its biggest in the series and Sunday's 18-point margin of victory was Drake's is now the fifth-biggest.

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