Ben McCollum's squad had a great night shooting, hitting 51% of their shots from the floor. They only took eight shots from beyond the arc on the night, draining two of them. Drake's bench dominated Murray State, posting 22 points to the Racers' 9.

It was physical all game,” Drake head coach Ben McCollum said. “In the first half, it was physical both directions. In the second half, I thought it got really physical. It kind of made the game a little bit muddy.

BOTTOM LINE: Drake visits Murray State after Bennett Stirtz scored 30 points in Drake's 75-65 win over the Southern Illinois Salukis. The Racers are 5-4 in home games. Murray State is 4-8 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 11.3 turnovers per game.