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Southeast Missouri State Falls 78-73 to Drake - Recap
Drake got 16 points from Roman Penn en route to a 78-73 victory over Southeast Missouri State on Saturday at Knapp Center.
Drake won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the -11.5-point spread.
D.J. Wilkins had 15 points for Drake and Anthony Murphy chipped in with 14 points. Roman Penn had 3 assists for them, while Roman Penn was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.
Southeast Missouri State got 18 points from Alex Caldwell in a losing cause and another 17 points from Sage Tolbert. Darrious Agnew contributed 4 assists for them, while Skyler Hogan had 12 rebounds.
Drake trailed at halftime, 43-38.
Southeast Missouri State won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 35-27.
Drake heads into a battle against Dayton. Southeast Missouri State, meanwhile, will have their next action against Youngstown State.