The Drake University men's basketball team travels to Bradley to open up the Missouri Valley Conference season New Year's Eve at 6 p.m.
The league opener will be broadcast on ESPN+ from Bradley's Carver Arena.
Drake, the league's defending regular-season champion, opens the league season on the road after navigating conference play with a 10-3 record to mark the program's second-most wins before beginning conference play in program history.
The Bulldogs' recorded their 10th win with an 85-80 win at Air Force prior to the holiday break behind a career-high 22 points and nine assists from Roman Penn.