Valparaiso hosts Penn and Drake

Drake Bulldogs (18-6, 9-4 MVC) at Valparaiso Beacons (10-14, 4-9 MVC)

Valparaiso, Indiana; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Drake visits the Valparaiso Beacons after Roman Penn scored 28 points in Drake's 88-81 overtime win against the Northern Iowa Panthers.

The Beacons have gone 7-4 in home games. Valparaiso is 1-1 in one-possession games.

The Bulldogs are 9-4 in MVC play. Drake is third in the MVC with 13.8 assists per game led by Penn averaging 5.2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Krikke is averaging 18.2 points and 6.1 rebounds for the Beacons. Kobe King is averaging 16.6 points over the last 10 games for Valparaiso.

Tucker DeVries is averaging 18.6 points and 5.9 rebounds for the Bulldogs. D.J. Wilkins is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Drake.

LAST 10 GAMES: Beacons: 4-6, averaging 67.9 points, 30.5 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 6.8 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.7 points per game.

Bulldogs: 7-3, averaging 73.8 points, 34.2 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 5.0 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.7 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.