The Drake University men's basketball team begins postseason play Saturday as the No. 2 seed in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis. The Bulldogs will the winner of the No. 3 Missouri State Saturday at 3 p.m.
The Bulldogs' Friday quarterfinal game against UNI was canceled due to COVID-19 protocols.
The contest will be televised on CBS Sports Network
The Bulldogs enter the postseason with a 24-3 record to tie for the third-most wins in program history and earned the No. 2 seed with a 15-3 record in league play. The team's 15 league wins also tied a program record.
That league record earned the Bulldogs the No. 2 seed in the tournament for the second time in program history and second time in the last three seasons. A win Friday would advance the Bulldogs to the semifinals for the third-consecutive season.
The Bulldogs also finished the regular season ranked first or second in the Valley in 11 statistical categories including scoring, defensive scoring, rebounding and margin of victory.