MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Drake University men's basketball team came up just short in hard-fought 68-67 loss at Minnesota Monday, Dec. 11, evening at Williams Arena. The Bulldogs led for nearly 30 minutes against the previously No. 14 ranked Golden Gophers before Minnesota pulled away late in the second half.
Drake (5-5) was led by 14 points from Minnesota native Graham Woodward (Edina, Minn.) as the senior was 4-of-9 from the three-point arc with three assists. Ore Arogundade (Chicago, Ill.) was 3-of-4 from the arc and 6-of-10 overall to finish with 15 points while De'Antae McMurray (Alton, Ill.