
This was in part because most MVC schools did not play basketball during those seasons. There was no Missouri Valley Conference play during the 1943––45 seasons because of World War II. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s Drake's winning streak secured eight winning seasons. The Bulldogs participated in the National Intercollegiate Tournament in 1937–38 (losing to Murray State 47–40) and 1938–39 (losing to Oklahoma State 28–15). The following 1935–36 season Drake was invited to the District Olympic Tournament post-season tournament (defeating North Dakota 49–46, falling to Minnesota 36–19). The Bulldogs did not qualify for a postseason tournament by winning the conference title, though, as no post-season tournaments were held during the 1934–35 season. The next year, during the 1907–08 season, they were charter members of the Missouri Valley Conference.ĭrake went on to dominate the 1930s, winning three conference titles in the decade (1934–35, 1935–36, and 1938–39). The Bulldogs finished with a 2–1 record as an independent. The first season Drake fielded a men's basketball team was 1906–07. The program is best known for making the 1969 Final Four. The Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Drake University, located in Des Moines, Iowa, in NCAA Division I basketball competition and is coached by Darian DeVries. Drake is going to be a tough out for anybody. The Drake Bulldogs shoot the ball as well as any team in the country, they play defense, and they take care of the ball. The Miami Hurricanes have the coach, experience, and guard play to make a deep run in this tournament, but they've also had issues with defense and turnovers at times as well. The under is 6-2 in Hurricanes last 8 neutral site games.
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The under is 6-0 in Bulldogs last 6 overall. The Hurricanes are 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 Friday games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Bulldogs are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 Friday games and 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games overall. The Miami Hurricanes are allowing 33.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.1 rebounds per game.
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The Miami Hurricanes are shooting 37.2 percent from beyond the arc and 78 percent from the free throw line. Norchad Omier is the third double-digit scorer and Nijel Pack is grabbing 2.7 rebounds. Isaiah Wong is averaging 16.2 points and 4.3 rebounds, while Jordan Miller is averaging 15.3 points and 6.2 rebounds. The Miami Hurricanes are averaging 79.6 points on 48.5 percent shooting and allowing 71.7 points on 44.8 percent shooting. The Drake Bulldogs are allowing 31 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game. The Drake Bulldogs are shooting 36.8 percent from beyond the arc and 77.5 percent from the free throw line. Garrett Sturtz is grabbing 6.3 rebounds and Darnell Brodie is grabbing 7.3 rebounds. Tucker Devries is averaging 19 points and 5.6 rebounds, while Roman Penn is averaging 12.6 points and 5.4 assists.

The Drake Bulldogs are averaging 75.6 points on 46.6 percent shooting and allowing 64.8 points on 41.2 percent shooting. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction. The Drake Bulldogs and Miami Hurricanes meet Friday in the college basketball NCAA Tournament First Round at the MVP Arena.
