PULLMAN, Wash. — On Sunday, the NCAA Selection Sunday show announced that the No. 7 seed Washington State men's basketball team is facing off against the No. 10 seed Drake.
Who are the Drake Bulldogs?
From Des Moines, Iowa the Bulldogs won their conference tournament by four points to punch their ticket for the big dance. The team went 28-6 overall and 16-4 in the Missouri Valley Conference during the regular season.
This is their 7th tournament appearance in the NCAA Tournament and their 3rd appearance in the past four years.
Drake's leading scorer is #12 Tucker DeVries, averaging 21.8 points, 3.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Drake has three more players averaging over 11 points per game.
The Drake Starters (based on previous games):
#01 Kevin Overton, a 6'5" freshman guard from Oklahoma City, Okla.
#04 Conor Enright, 6-foot redshirt sophomore guard from Mundelein, Ill.
#10 Atin Wright, 6'1" junior guard from Hawthorne, Calif.
#12 Tucker DeVries, 6'7" junior guard and forward from Waukee, Iowa.
#51 Darnell Brodie, 6'10" a graduate student forward from Newark, N.J.
Drake's Conference Championship
The Bulldog's faced Indiana State in the Missouri Valley Conference championship game, winning 84-80. During that game, DeVries scored 27 points, had 5 assists and 7 rebounds. Wright and Brodie both had 17 points of their own.
During the championship game, Drake scored 14 points off of turnovers, 26 points in the paint, 6 fast break points, and 8 second chance points. They had a 51.7% field goal average, 61.1% 3-point average and a high 84.6% free throw average.
Washington St vs Drake
The Washington St Cougars and Drake Bulldogs match-up is on March 21 at 7:05 p.m. in Omaha, Nebraska. The game will air live on tru/TV.
Points per game
- Washington St - 74.3 points
- Drake - 80.5 points
Points allowed per game
- Washington St - 66.9 points
- Drake - 70.5 per game
Record
- Washington St: 24-9 overall, 14-6 in conference
- Drake - 28-6 overall, 16-4 in conference
NET ranking
- Washington St is 44th in the NET with a 6-4 Quad 1 record, 3-4 in Quad 2, 7-1 in Quad 3 and 8-0 in Quad 4 games.
- Drake is 47th in the NET with a 4-1 Quad 1 record, 3-3 in Quad 2, 9-2 in Quad 3 and 11-0 in Quad 4 games.
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