Drake hosts Northern Iowa Saturday afternoon in a key Missouri Valley Conference showdown. The Bulldogs are tied at the top of the Valley standings with Loyola with an 8-2 record and two weeks ago in Cedar Falls erased a late 10 point deficit to beat the Panthers in overtime.

That’s Drake coach Darian DeVries who hopes a big crowd will give the Bulldogs a homecourt advantage.

UNI is 8-3 and a with a victory the Panthers would be in the thick of the title chase.

Panther coach Ben Jacobson. Senior guard Trae Berhow says the Panthers want to avenge the loss in the first meeting with the Bulldogs.