THE BASICS
With three games in a five-day period, Drake begins the stretch with a test at league leader Loyola Saturday at 5 p.m. The game will be televised live on ESPN2.
SCOUTING LOYOLA
The Ramblers are currently 20-5 overall and 11-3 in Missouri Valley Conference play after escaping Valparaiso with a 71-69 win on Wednesday night. Loyola trailed 36-30 at halftime and Chris Knight's layup with 57 seconds remaining proved to be the game winner.
Chicago native and graduate student guard Lucas Williamson leads Loyola in points (13.4 points per game), rebounds (4.