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Garrett Sturtz
The wait is almost over for the Drake basketball team which will find out Sunday if it will be part of the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs are 25-4 but need an at-large bid after losing to Loyola in the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.
Drake has not been to the tournament since 2008.
“I think are chances are very high,” said junior guard Garrett Sturtz. “We are just waiting to see if we get selected but we are very optimistic.”
The Bulldogs raced out to a school record 18-0 start but the depth that was a key part of that start vanished with two key injuries. Leading scorer Tank Hemphill had foot surgery after being injured in a February 10 win over Northern Iowa and point guard Roman Penn suffered a season ending foot injury in a February 21 win over Evansville. Hemphill could return to action next week.
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Still perfect: Drake comes back to beat Valpo
No. 25 Drake improved to 18-0 with an 80-77 win. Share Updated: 4:38 PM CST Feb 6, 2021
No. 25 Drake improved to 18-0 with an 80-77 win. Share Updated: 4:38 PM CST Feb 6, 2021 Drake keeps getting tested, but the undefeated Bulldogs keep coming through at the end. Saturday, the No. 25 Bulldogs overcame an eight-point halftime deficit to beat Valpo 80-77 and move to 18-0 on the season. The win extends the best start in program history.Drake trailed 69-65 after Valpo s Sheldon Edwards sank a 3-pointer. The Bulldogs, however, responded with an 11-0 run, capped by a Roman Penn 3-pointer that put Drake up 76-69 with 1:02 left in the game.Tank Hemphill led the way for Drake with 18 points and 12 rebounds, Tremell Murphy added 11 points and 11 rebounds. Drake plays Valpo again at 1 p.m. on Sunday.