Drake University NCAA News

Des Moines, IA - Jordan Clarke paced five teammates in double figures with 18 points as the Drake Bulldogs made easy work of the Evansville Purple Aces 78-54 in Missouri Valley Conference action at the Knapp Center.

It's that time of year again. It's time for the annual January tease of the Drake men's basketball team under head coach Mark Phelps.

Tyler Brown scored a career-high 26 points and Jackie Carmichael had 18 points and 20 rebounds Wednesday night, leading Illinois State past Drake 64-53. Carmichael nearly matched Drake 's rebounding total as the Redbirds owned a 45-23 advantage on the boards.

Creighton moves down four spots in the poll following a week that began with a win at home over Illinois State, 102-74. After that came an upset loss at Northern Iowa, 65-62. Kentucky hangs on to number one for the second straight week.

When: 7:05 p.m. today Where: Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa Records: MSU 13-11 overall, 6-6 Missouri Valley Conference; Drake 13-10, 6-6 TV / Radio : KCZ; KTXR 101.3 FM Missouri State's Jarmar Gulley spent 15 minutes prior to Friday's basketball practice dribbling around orange cones, exclusively left-handed, before taking jump shots.

After an emotional week that saw Drake earn its biggest win of the season, it's back down to business for the Bulldogs, as the team takes on Missouri State this Saturday at 7:05 p.m. at the Knapp Center.

With four weeks to play, I'll go out on a limb and predict that a guy named Greg will win the Missouri Valley Conference coach of the year award.

MSU expects to sign a class Wednesday that features some of the state's top defensive linemen.

The New Mexico State men's basketball team has been selected to host Drake, Feb.

Creighton moves up two spots in the poll following a week that began with a win at Drake, 77-69. After that came another win at home against Bradley, 73-59. Gonzaga breaks into the Top 25 at #24 with a win at Portland, 74-62. Vanderbilt comes in at #25 with wins against Middle Tennessee State, 84-77 and Tennessee, 65-47. Kansas State falls out of ... (more)

With a solid performance that included going up against the #15 team in the nation, Rayvonte Rice, a 6-4 sophomore from Drake, has earned the StatSheet NCAA Player of the Week.

Ben Simons scored 29 points and Kurt Alexander scored six of his 17 points in the third overtime as Drake outlasted Wichita State 93-86 on Saturday night.

Creighton guard Antoine Young, left, tries to block a shot by Drake guard Kurt Alexander during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan.

Doug McDermott scored 30 points and No. 15 Creighton held off Drake 77-69 on Wednesday night for its sixth straight road win.

Jefferson, a three-star prospect made his decision late Saturday night during his official visit on campus and announced his verbal commitment in the early morning hours on of Sunday morning on Twitter.

Creighton moves up four spots in the poll following a week that began with a win at Missouri State, 66-65. After that came another win at home against Indiana State, 75-49. Kentucky gets back the number one ranking following a week in which they first got a victory at home against Arkansas, 86-63. After that came another win at home against ... (more)

Katie Broadway stole this weekend's show at Redbird Arena as she became the 27th player in program history to score 1,000 career-points. The star also set a new career-high of 29 points en route to ISU defeating Creighton on Sunday.

Thanks to a four-game winning streak, Drake has vaulted up the Missouri Valley Conference standings and sat in third place heading into last night's contest at Northern Iowa.

As the weekend winds down, we have a few games for you to peruse through today as you do laundry, get over that hangover or enjoy brunch with whatever that person's name is ... 12:00pm North Carolina State @ Miami - Alex Johnson has been steady off the bench for NC State.

Creighton moves up four spots in the poll following a week that began with a win at home over Northern Iowa, 63-60. After that came another win at Illinois State, 87-78. Finally, they put up a third win at home against Southern Illinois, 90-71. Syracuse remains number one for the fifth week in a row.