Drake Falls to Murray State, 66-59

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DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake men's basketball team clawed all the way back from the biggest deficit it faced all season, then came up just short at the end.

Murray State scored the game's final seven points and beat the Bulldogs 66-59 at the Knapp Center on Sunday afternoon, handing Drake its second straight loss and ending its 28-game winning streak at home. The loss also snapped Drake's string of 18 straight Missouri Valley Conference wins at home.

The Bulldogs (12-2, 2-2 MVC) got a big lift in its comeback attempt from freshman Isaia Howard, who had scored only 12…