The Drake men play Evansville Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament in St. Louis. The Bulldogs are the two seed and stand 25-6 overall.

That’s Drake coach Darian DeVries. The Bulldogs have reached the championship game three straight years and beat Bradley in last season’s title contest.

DeVries hopes the recent success they have had in the tournament is a plus.

DeVries on the keys to winning three games in three days.

Evansville advanced with a 59-53 victory over Illinois State.