Drake took down the University of Illinois Chicago Flames 77-64 on Saturday at the Knapp Center. The Bulldogs outscored the Flames 39-19 in the first half and held on to the win.
Tucker DeVries dropped in 25 points to lead the Bulldogs. Drake used a 27-6 in the first half to seize control of the game.
The Bulldogs improved to 7-1 overall and 1-1 in MVC play. Next up for Drake is a home game on Wednesday against Omaha at 7:00 p.m.