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March 2008
- WKU Buzzer Beats Drake in OT
  
  Associated Press | Mar 21, 08 4:54 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Western Kentucky finally brought madness to the NCAA Tournament today. The Hilltopper's Ty Rogers hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime to give his squad a 101-99 win over 14th-ranked Drake, the 5th seed in the West Region, reports the Associated Press. The Bulldogs had scrambled back from 16 down in the final eight minutes of regulation to tie, and Jonathan Cox hit two free throws with 5.7 seconds left in OT for short-lived lead. More »
  
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  NCAA basketball • NCAA • 2008 NCAA Tournament • Drake Bulldogs • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
- No. 20 Drake Wins Missouri Valley Title
  
  Associated Press | Mar 9, 08 6:15 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Drake clinched its first NCAA tournament berth since 1971 with a 79-49 win over Illinois State in the Missouri Valley Championship game. Former walk-on Adam Emmenecker padded his conference player of the year status with 16 points and six assists to garner tournament MVP honors as well. The No. 20 Bulldogs shot 56% while improving to 28-4, writes the AP. More »
  
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  basketball • NCAA basketball • Drake Bulldogs • Missouri Valley Conference • Illinois State Redbirds • Adam Emmenecker
- No. 2 Memphis Roars Into Postseason Play
  
  Associated Press | Mar 8, 08 9:02 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - No. 2 Memphis finished its Conference USA schedule with authority today with a 94-56 win over UAB, reports the Associated Press. Joey Dorsey led the way with 16 points and 12 rebounds as the Tigers won their fourth straight and finished 16-0 in conference. The Tigers led by 36 points at halftime in winning their 39th straight conference game. In other Top 25 action: More »
  
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  NCAA basketball • NCAA • Pac-10 Conference • Memphis Tigers • Conference USA • Stanford Cardinal • USC Trojans • Drake Bulldogs • Missouri Valley Conference • Creighton Bluejays • UAB Blazers
- No. 20 Drake Soars Past Indiana State
  
  ESPN | Mar 7, 08 10:45 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Drake moved one step closer to its first NCAA tournament berth since 1971 by easily defeating Indiana State, 68-46, in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The top-seeded Bulldogs (26-4) held the Sycamores, who won a play-in game over Wichita State Thursday, to 26% shooting, reports AP. Conference player of the year Adam Emmenecker had 13 points, 10 rebounds. More »
  
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  NCAA basketball • Drake Bulldogs • Missouri Valley Conference • Adam Emmenecker
- Price is Right as UConn Holds off West Virginia
  
  Associated Press | Mar 1, 08 6:18 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - No. 15 Connecticut blew much of a 17-point lead before settling down to beat West Virginia 79-71 today in a Big East game, reports the AP. AJ Price led the Huskies (23-6, 12-4) with 24 points, and Jeff Adrien had his 16th double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds. In other Top 25 action: More »
  
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  NCAA basketball • Big East • Connecticut Huskies • West Virginia Mountaineers • Drake Bulldogs • Missouri Valley Conference • Kent State Golden Flashes • Mid-American Conference
February 2008
- Drake Busts Butler's Win Streak
  
  Associated Press | Feb 23, 08 8:18 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - It took 35 years, but No. 16 Drake finally got its third win ever over No. 8 Butler today, reports the Associated Press. Josh Young scored 25 points as Drake (24-3) won the ESPN Bracketbuster matchup 71-64. The two mid-major schools had not played since the early 70's. Butler (25-3) leads the all-time series 4-3. More »
  
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  NCAA basketball • NCAA • Butler Bulldogs • Drake Bulldogs • Missouri Valley Conference • Josh Young • Horizon Conference • ESPN Bracketbuster • A.J. Graves
- Bradley Shocks No. 16 Drake
  
  Associated Press | Feb 20, 08 4:02 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Bradley Braves did what no team had been able to do so far this season: defeat No. 16 Drake at home. Between Jeremy Crouch's 23 points and Theron Wilson's 15, Bradley put together a 72-71 victory, its eighth in ten games. Perhaps most impressive, though, was the Braves' blanking of the Bulldogs in the final five minutes, AP reports. More »
  
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  NCAA basketball • Drake Bulldogs • Josh Young
- No. 9 Butler Holds Back Cleveland State
  
  Associated Press | Feb 16, 08 10:53 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Butler made up for a loss earlier in the season to Cleveland State with an improved defensive game in a 51-46 win over the Vikings. Matt Howard and A.J. Graves led the Bulldogs, who lead the Horizon league at 13-2, with 17 and 15 points respectively. The teams combined for a mere 39 points in the second half. Elsewhere in hoops: More »
  
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  NCAA basketball • Butler Bulldogs • Drake Bulldogs • Purdue Boilermakers • Missouri Valley Conference • Horizon League • Northwestern Wildcats • Cleveland State Vikings • Northern Iowa Panthers
- Despite Sass, Houston Can't Tip Memphis
  
  Commercial Appeal (Memphis) | Feb 14, 08 5:13 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The first-ranked Memphis Tigers may have given Houston some hope with a 37-35 first-half lead, but they weren't about to give the game away. Holding the tough-talking Cougars to 29% shooting after the break and pulling in 13 more rebounds, Memphis kept its record perfect with a 68-59 victory. In other college hoops action: More »
  
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  NCAA basketball • SEC • Memphis Tigers • Tennessee Volunteers • Conference USA • Arkansas Razorbacks • Drake Bulldogs • Missouri Valley Conference • Houston Cougars • Southern Illinois Salukis
- Louisville Clamps Down on Georgetown
  
  Associated Press | Feb 10, 08 12:51 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Louisville used a strangling defense to shut down No. 6 Georgetown's offense last night and scored just enough point itself for a 59-51 Big East win, reports the Associated Press. David Padgett scored 18 points and Jerry Smith had 16 for the Cardinals (18-6, 8-3), but it was the defense that won it as the Hoyas (19-3, 9-2) were held to 35% shooting and 20 points in the second half. In other Top 25 action: More »
  
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  NCAA basketball • NCAA • Big 12 Conference • Kansas University Jayhawks • Big East • Georgetown Hoyas • Louisville Cardinals • Drake Bulldogs • Baylor Bears
- Aggies Put Iowa State Behind Them 69-51
  
  Battallion | Feb 6, 08 5:28 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - After a slow start and a brief Iowa State lead, 18th-ranked Texas A&M pulled ahead for good to finish the game 69-51. The Aggies' fourth straight win came courtesy of 16 points from Bryan Davis, the Battallion reports. "We're playing with much more toughness and much more poise, home and away," said Aggies coach Mark Turgeon. In other college hoops results: More »
  
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  NCAA basketball • NCAA • Big 12 Conference • Texas A&M Aggies • Butler Bulldogs • Drake Bulldogs • Horizon League • Missouri Valley Conference • Illinois State Redbirds • Iowa State Cyclones
January 2008
- No. 1 Memphis Handles Houston 89-77
  
  Associated Press | Jan 30, 08 11:33 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The No. 1 Memphis Tigers beat the Houston Cougars 89-77 and at 20-0 matched the best start in school history. Chris Douglas-Roberts had 30 points and Joey Dorsey snared 22 rebounds. Memphis dominated the smaller Houston squad down low; the Tigers outrebounded the Cougars 49-29 and had 44 points in the paint, reports the Associated Press. Dion Dowell led Houston with 23 points. In other Top 25 games: More »
  
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  basketball • NCAA basketball • Big Ten Conference • Memphis Tigers • Michigan State Spartans • Illinois Fighting Illini • Drake Bulldogs • Creighton Bluejays • Houston Cougars
- Lofton, Tennessee Crush Georgia
  
  Associated Press | Jan 27, 08 2:43 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Tennessee's Chris Lofton nearly outplayed the Bulldogs alone in the first half of yesterday's match up, the AP reports. Lofton had 20 points in the half to give the No.3 Volunteers a 44-23 lead which they would not come close to relinquishing. He finished with a season high 27 points, including seven threes. In other NCAA action: More »
  
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  NCAA basketball • SEC • Pac-10 Conference • Tennessee Volunteers • Stanford Cardinal • Georgia Bulldogs • Drake Bulldogs • Missouri Valley Conference • California Golden Bears • Northern Iowa Panthers
- Kentucky Shocks No. 3 Tennessee 72-66
  
  ESPN | Jan 23, 08 12:41 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Billy Gillispie got perhaps his biggest win so far as the first-year coach of Kentucky, stunning No. 3 Tennessee in a signature 72-66 win. The high-scoring Volunteers were held to just 39% shooting from the field—7 of 26 from long range—and the Wildcats' ball-control offense ensured a manageable pace. Also in college hoops: More »
  
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  NCAA basketball • NCAA • Tennessee Volunteers • Wisconsin Badgers • Michigan Wolverines • Drake Bulldogs • Kentucky Wildcats • Creighton Bluejays