After going down eight with five minutes to go, Miami (FL) went on a late tear to take down 12-seed Drake in the first round of the men’s NCAA tournament. Watch the extended highlights here. Watch highlights, game recaps and much more from the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments on the official NCAA March Madness YouTube channel.
DRKE 56, MIA 63Aher Uguak puts Loyola Chicago up eight late in the second half as the Ramblers cruise to winning the Missouri Valley Conference.
LIL 64, DRKE 58Lucas Williamson shakes his defender and splashes home the 3-pointer for Loyola.
LIL 64, DRKE 58Loyola Chicago takes the lead after Aher Uguak gets out in transition and crushes home the dunk.
LIL 64, DRKE 58The postgame press conference following the first-round matchup between the USC Trojans and the Drake Bulldogs. Watch highlights, game recaps, and much more from the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament on the official NCAA March Madness YouTube channel.
DRKE 56, USC 72The postgame press conference following the first-round matchup between the USC Trojans and the Drake Bulldogs. Watch highlights, game recaps, and much more from the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament on the official NCAA March Madness YouTube channel.
DRKE 56, USC 72The postgame press conference following the first-round matchup between the USC Trojans and the Drake Bulldogs. Watch highlights, game recaps, and much more from the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament on the official NCAA March Madness YouTube channel.
DRKE 56, USC 72USC guard Tahj Eaddy lobs an inbounds pass to forward Evan Mobley, who finishes with a two-handed jam.
DRKE 56, USC 72The Trojans stood strong against a hot Drake team to advance to the second round of the 2021 NCAA tournament. Evan Mobley's 17 points helped USC clinch their spot in the round of 32. See the extended highlights here. Watch highlights, game recaps, and much more from the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament on the official NCAA March Madness YouTube channel.
DRKE 56, USC 72Joseph Yesufu may have had the dunk of the entire tournament during Drake's First Four win over Wichita State. See the poster from every angle here. Watch all 2021 NCAA tournament games live: https://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/watch
DRKE 53, WICH 52It came down to the final shot, but Drake fought back from several deficits to advance to the Round of 64. Joseph Yesufu's 21 points helped the Bulldogs overcome Wichita State. Watch the extended highlights here. Watch highlights, game recaps, and much more from the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament on the official NCAA March Madness YouTube channel.
DRKE 53, WICH 52Drake's Joseph Yesufu comes up with the steal on Alterique Gilbert and races down the court to deliver a posterizing dunk in the face of Clarence Jackson.
DRKE 53, WICH 52Dexter Dennis drives to the basket and elevates to stuff down an emphatic two-handed dunk to extend Wichita State's lead to 41-31.
DRKE 53, WICH 52Drake's Joseph Yesufu misses a free throw to give Wichita State a chance to win, but Alterique Gilbert misses the game-winning 3-pointer sealing a 53-52 win for the Bulldogs.
DRKE 53, WICH 52Drake's Darnell Brodie puts up a tightly contested shot that ends up being the final basket the Bulldogs need to upset No. 22 Loyola Chicago.
LIL 50, DRKE 51Niko Medved knew all about the recent sad history of Drake basketball — the losing, the struggle to stay competitive in the Missouri Valley Conference, the general apathy surrounding the program..
| Missouri Valley | W | L | % | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley | 6 | 1 | .857 | - | L1 |
| Drake | 6 | 1 | .857 | - | W3 |
| Evansville | 6 | 1 | .857 | - | L1 |
| Indiana State | 6 | 1 | .857 | - | W5 |
| Missouri State | 6 | 1 | .857 | - | W6 |
| Southern Illinois | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1.5 | L1 |
| Belmont | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.5 | W3 |
| Illinois-Chicago | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.5 | L2 |
| Illinois State | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | W1 |
| Valparaiso | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | L1 |
| Murray State | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Northern Iowa | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4 | L1 |
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Lipscomb
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85-70 |
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Oakland
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85-77 |
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Stephen F. Austin
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92-68 |
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Akron
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79-59 |
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Texas Southern
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77-71 |
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Valparaiso
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83-65 |
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Missouri State
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St. Louis
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Nevada
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Grambling State
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Alcorn State
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Alabama-Birmingham
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