The Drake University men's basketball makes its annual trek to Carbondale, Ill., to face SIU in the second Missouri Valley Conference game of the season for both teams Sunday afternoon. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. at SIU Arena.
Both Drake and SIU are 1-0 in the MVC standings after Drake opened with a 66-64 win over Bradley Thursday evening and SIU earned an impressive 56-53 win at UNI.
The Bulldogs are hoping to move to 2-0 in the MVC standings for the first time since the 2007-08 season.
Drake's win over Bradley was keyed by a team effort in which four scored in double figures and five Bulldogs hauled in five or more rebounds as Drake outrebounded the taller Braves.