BY DRAKE LOHSE
Let’s go backwards. That starts in Minnesota. On the first day of the Christmas month, the Bulldogs traveled north, faring nefarious conditions, to face off against the North Dakota State Bison, in the inaugural game of the U.S. Bank Stadium Classic.
Led by a historic triple double from senior point guard Nick Norton (18 points, 17 assists, 13 rebounds) the Bulldogs seemed unable to suffer from the shooting woes that have plagued them for the previous couple of games. As a team, Drake shot 56.1 percent from the field, and 52.2 percent from the three point line. Senior Nick McGlynn and transfer D.J. Wilkins did their part, putting up 23 points and 15 points with 5 assists,…
