After a historically bad 39-point loss on Saturday at Southern Illinois, ºüÀêÊÓƵ U. continues its road trip and faces an better Missouri Valley Conference foe on Wednesday.
ºüÀêÊÓƵ U. (5-4) has lost four of five, with three of those four defeats coming by double digits, and the fourth (Utah State) was a double-digit spread for most of the second half.
The Billikens have not yet beaten a team in the top half of Division I, per Ken Pomeroy ratings, and they don't face a bottom-half squad again until February.
Drake (7-1), picked to win the Missouri Valley Conference, is among the nation's top teams at 2-point field goal percentage, while SLU is among the worst.
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The Bulldogs have struggled from 3-point range this year, a year after ranking in the top 50 nationally.
The Bulldogs' leader, 6-foot-7 sharp-shooting Tucker DeVries, is the son of head coach Darian DeVries. The younger DeVries has topped the 30-point mark twice already this season, scoring 36 vs. Lipscomb and 33 against Akron.
Like Drake as a whole, DeVries has not yet found his 3-point stroke this season. DeVries is shooting 31.4% from 3, below his average last season of 37.3%.
The Billikens are 54-30 all-time vs. Drake, including 22-17 on the road.
Here's how to watch ºüÀêÊÓƵ U. vs. Drake basketball:
ºüÀêÊÓƵ Billikens at Drake Bulldogs TV, live stream and radio
Game time: 7 p.m. CST Wednesday, Dec. 6
Location: Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa
TV channel: Available to Mediacom cable subscribers in Iowa and some surrounding areas on , which can be found on channel 22, 722 or 822. Check listings at to see if it will air in your area.
Live stream:
Radio: KMOX (1120 AM and 98.7 FM) in ºüÀêÊÓƵ and online via or through The .
Streaming apps: The Varsity Network app on the or (free).
Storylines
SIU topped 100 on Saturday, the first time a SLU foe has done so since 1992.
The Billikens are a strong 3-point shooting team, but more looks can be hard to find.
Head coach Travis Ford is looking for more fight inside from his undersized squad.
The Billikens are working on their interior scoring, in area in which they've struggled mightily.
SLU's Kellen Thames is gaining height as well as experience.