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WKU Buzzer Beats Drake in OT
WKU Buzzer Beats Drake in OT
March Madness
Mar 21, 2008 4:54 PM CDT

WKU Buzzer Beats Drake in OT

Rogers hits 3-pointer at buzzer to finish upset

(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...

No. 20 Drake Wins Missouri Valley Title
No. 20 Drake Wins Missouri Valley Title
March Madness
Mar 9, 2008 6:15 PM CDT

No. 20 Drake Wins Missouri Valley Title

Emmenecker gets MVP honors as Bulldogs head to the Big Dance

(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...

No. 2 Memphis Roars Into Postseason Play

USC upsets No. 7 Stanford, No. 20 Drake reaches MVC final

(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...

No. 20 Drake Soars Past Indiana State

Bulldogs' win in tourney completes a season sweep of Sycamores

(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...

Price is Right as UConn Holds off West Virginia

No. 20 Drake clinches MVC, Bowling Green upsets No. 23 Kent St.

(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...

Drake Busts Butler's Win Streak
Drake Busts Butler's Win Streak
Feb 23, 2008 8:18 PM CST

Drake Busts Butler's Win Streak

No. 16 Bulldogs win ESPN Bracketbuster matchup

(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)...

Bradley Shocks No. 16 Drake
Bradley Shocks No. 16 Drake
Feb 20, 2008 4:02 AM CST

Bradley Shocks No. 16 Drake

Turnovers torpedo Bulldogs' chances of rallying

(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...

No. 9 Butler Holds Back Cleveland State

Conference leaders Drake and Purdue both gain road victories

(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...

Despite Sass, Houston Can't Tip Memphis

Tennessee cruises past Arkansas, So. Illinois shocks Drake

(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...

Louisville Clamps Down on Georgetown
Louisville Clamps Down on Georgetown
Feb 10, 2008 12:51 AM CST

Louisville Clamps Down on Georgetown

Kansas beats pesky Baylor, Drake wins its 21st straight game

(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...

Aggies Put Iowa State Behind Them 69-51

Butler and Drake both come back against Valparaiso, Illinois State

(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,...

No. 1 Memphis Handles Houston 89-77
No. 1 Memphis Handles Houston 89-77
Jan 30, 2008 11:33 PM CST

No. 1 Memphis Handles Houston 89-77

Elsewhere in Top 25, Mich. St. downs Illinois, Drake clips Creighton

(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...

Lofton, Tennessee Crush Georgia
Lofton, Tennessee Crush Georgia
Jan 27, 2008 2:43 AM CST

Lofton, Tennessee Crush Georgia

Stanford's twins too much for Cal, Drake beats N. Iowa

(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...

Kentucky Shocks No. 3 Tennessee 72-66
Kentucky Shocks No. 3 Tennessee 72-66
Jan 23, 2008 12:41 AM CST

Kentucky Shocks No. 3 Tennessee 72-66

Badgers gnaw Wolverines, Bulldogs chomp Bluejays

(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...

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