HURRICANES 512 SEEDS. THEIR FANS ARE AT BIG GIRL BREWERY RIGHT NOW IN TAPROOM IN TOWN, PATIENTLY WAITING FOR THE START OF THE GAME AND THE ARRIVAL OF GRIFF, THE DRAKE MASCOT EVER SO POPULAR ON CAMPUS. THIS MORNING, WE FOUND A FAMILY EXCITED ABOUT DRAKE TAKING THE COURT IN THE BIG DANCE. FIVE FAMILY MEMBERS CAME IN FROM CHICAGO, THREE DRAKE GRADUATES THEMSELVES. THEY BROWSE DRAKE GEAR AT THE BOOKSTORE. THEY WERE ALL EXCITED, NOT ONLY FOR THE PROSPECTS OF THE MEN’S TEAM PLAYING TONIGHT, BUT FOR THE WOMEN’S TEAM WHO PLAYS TOMORROW NIGHT. DON’T FORGET ABOUT THEM. THEY TELL US IT’S AMAZING TO SEE THEIR SMALL SCHOOL WITH TWO TEAMS IN THE BIG TOURNAMENT. THEY ARE FILLED WITH PRIDE, HOPE FOR THEIR UNIVERSE AND SAY THE SUCCESS OF THE TEAMS THIS YEAR IS SOMETHING BOTH PROGRAMS CAN BUILD ON IN THE FUTURE. WELL, IT’S GOOD PUBLICITY. YOU GET THE RECRUITMENT, YOU GET THE NAME OUT THERE AND HOPEFULLY WE’LL GET A GOOD
Drake loses heartbreaker to Miami in first round of NCAA Tournament
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Updated: 9:34 PM CDT Mar 17, 2023
Fifth-seeded Miami erased an 8-point deficit in the final 5 minutes of the game to rally back and beat the No. 12 Drake, 63-56, Friday night in Albany, New York.The Bulldogs had the lead, and the momentum, for most of the game but hit a dry spell and didn't make a field goal in the final 5 minutes, 39 seconds of game action. Missouri Valley Conference player of the year Tucker DeVries struggled in the loss, shooting 1-for-13 — he was 1-for-11 from 3-point range — and finishing with 3 points. He missed a potential game-tying three with 20 seconds to go. Darnell Brodie led Drake with 20 points and 9 rebounds.Drake led 30-25 after the first half and showed why they were a popular upset pick coming in. But Miami rallied back behind 7 steals.Nigel Pack finished with 21 points to lead Miami. Drake, the MVC Tournament champs, finishes the season at 27-8.
ALBANY, N.Y. — Fifth-seeded Miami erased an 8-point deficit in the final 5 minutes of the game to rally back and beat the No. 12 Drake, 63-56, Friday night in Albany, New York.
The Bulldogs had the lead, and the momentum, for most of the game but hit a dry spell and didn't make a field goal in the final 5 minutes, 39 seconds of game action.
Missouri Valley Conference player of the year Tucker DeVries struggled in the loss, shooting 1-for-13 — he was 1-for-11 from 3-point range — and finishing with 3 points. He missed a potential game-tying three with 20 seconds to go. Darnell Brodie led Drake with 20 points and 9 rebounds.
Drake led 30-25 after the first half and showed why they were a popular upset pick coming in. But Miami rallied back behind 7 steals.
Nigel Pack finished with 21 points to lead Miami.
Drake, the MVC Tournament champs, finishes the season at 27-8.
