DES MOINES, Iowa – Braden Appelhans' record-breaking 3-point shooting helped the Drake men's basketball team celebrate its return to the Knapp Center with an entertaining record-setting victory.
Appelhans knocked down a school-record 10 threes in scoring a career-high 30 points and four teammates joined him in double figures as the Bulldogs rode torrid shooting from the start to a 108-57 victory over Western Illinois on Tuesday night.
A 6-foot-6 redshirt junior who transferred in after three seasons at New Mexico, Appelhans finished 10-for-14 from deep to break Jeff Allen's program record of nine, set on Jan.