DES MOINES, Iowa – Everybody played, everybody scored, and the Drake men's basketball team returned to the victory column.
A 20-3 first half run broke it open and the Bulldogs reached season highs in eight different categories in rolling past Division III Simpson 89-51 at the Knapp Center on Monday night, the latest installment in a series that dates back to 1907.
Drake coach Eric Henderson is using a nine-player rotation and for the third time in as many games, all nine scored, led by Braden Appelhans with a season-high 15 points. Three others followed in double figures – Jaehshon Thomas with 14, Okku Federiko with 12 and Wilguens Jr.