Drake needs to win and get some help as the Bulldogs open the final week of the regular season at Illinois-Chicago Wednesday night. A 91-77 loss at Northern Iowa over the weekend dropped the Bulldogs a game behind Indiana State at 14-4 in the Missouri Valley standings. U-I-C is 4-14 in conference play and 11-18 overall.

That’s Drake coach Darian DeVries who says the Bulldogs had too many defensive breakdowns against the Panthers.