DES MOINES, Iowa - The Drake University men's basketball team defeated the Upper Iowa Peacocks, 95-88, in a high scoring exhibition Saturday afternoon at the Knapp Center. The contest was the Bulldogs' lone exhibition and featured the Knapp Center debut of three new Bulldogs along with the veteran core.
The Bulldogs were led in scoring by sophomore forward Liam Robbins (Davenport, Iowa), who walked away with 22 points and also led on the defensive end with five blocks in his appearance as the team's go-to big man. Junior guard Roman Penn (Calumet City, Ind.