DES MOINES, Iowa – Atin Wright set the tone with a dazzling first half and Tucker DeVries took over from there as the Drake men's basketball team returned to Missouri Valley Conference play with an 88-71 victory over Illinois State at the Knapp Center on Tuesday night.
Coming off a 10-day holiday break, the Bulldogs (12-2, 3-0) showed few signs of rust in beating the Redbirds for the seventh straight time, They shot a season-high 58.2 percent from the field (32-of-55), won their 13th consecutive home game and improved to 60-1 under coach Darian DeVries when scoring at least 80 points.