West Lafayette, Indiana — Fifty years later Drake is moving on in the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs roared back from a 12 point deficit to edge Wichita State 53-52.
It happened on the 50th anniversary of Drake’s last NCAA Tournament win in 1971.
That’s Drake coach Darian DeVries. The Bulldogs overcame horrendous starts to both halves and won despite shooting under 38 percent for the game.
DeVries says the Bulldogs stayed in the game with solid defense.
Sophomore guard Joe Yesufu ignited the comeback by scoring 21 points.
Yesufu says everyone played a role in the win.
The Bulldogs improve to 26-4 and advance to play sixth seeded USC on Saturday at 3:30, Iowa time.
