DES MOINES, Iowa – Junior De'Antae McMurray (Alton, Ill.) scored a career-high 24 points with six assists to lead the Drake University men's basketball team to a 102-98 win over Loyola in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams.
McMurray was joined in scoring by Reed Timmer's (New Berlin, Wis.) 23 points as the pair went 14-of-25 from the field on a night in which Drake (3-10, 1-0 MVC) shot 53.8 percent from the field and 55.6 percent from the three-point arc.
"Our guys continue to be aggressive," said Drake head coach Jeff Rutter.