Atlanta, Georgia — The Drake University men’s basketball team will participate in Holiday Hoopsgiving at State Farm Arena in Atlanta against Clemson on Saturday (Dec. 11) with a 1 p.m. (CT) tip-off.
After trailing by 11 points early in the second half, Tucker DeVries led all scorers with 24 points to lead the comeback en route to a 78-70 road win at Omaha.
Drake is ranked No. 9 in the latest men’s basketball CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll.
Clemson is coming off an 80-75 loss in its ACC opener at Miami on Saturday (Dec. 4) following a loss at Rutgers in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge (74-64) on Nov. 30. The Tigers led the Hurricanes, 70-61 with 5:02 remaining before surrendering the lead.
Sophomore center PJ Hall paces Clemson with a team-high 13.9 points per night while hauling 5.4 rebounds per game. Junior guard Nick Honor has a team-best 33 assists and averages 11.2 points per game.
The Bulldogs return to the Knapp Center to play host to Jackson State on Thursday, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m.
