For the second straight year Drake came up short in the Missouri Valley Championship game against Loyola. The Bulldogs surrender a 19-0 run in the first half and fell to the Ramblers 64-58. Roman Penn led the Bulldogs with 18 points.

Drake led 18-8 in the opening half before Loyola took control. Bulldog coach Darian DeVries.

The Bulldogs are 24-10 and while a second straight at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament is unlikely DeVries says his team has hopes of playing in the postseason.

DeVries has led the Bulldogs to four straight 20-win seasons and this was the first time Drake has ever sold out of its allotment of tickets for the tournament.